State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Utah vs Washington
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Washington, $45,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.1% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.1%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+59.1%
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
Washington
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $45,370
- p25
- $41,590
- p75
- $48,830
- p10
- $38,260
- p90
- $71,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.