State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Utah vs Virginia
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Virginia, $58,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 14%.
Nominal pay gap
+14%
Utah vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $66,720
- p25
- $48,210
- p75
- $80,550
- p10
- $38,430
- p90
- $102,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $58,520
- p25
- $40,960
- p75
- $70,480
- p10
- $36,330
- p90
- $98,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.