State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Utah vs West Virginia
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In West Virginia, $35,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.3% — not 86%.
Nominal pay gap
+86%
Utah vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+68.3%
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
West Virginia
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $35,880
- p25
- $29,840
- p75
- $40,240
- p10
- $21,880
- p90
- $63,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.