State comparison · 2025
Tax Preparers salary: Utah vs Wisconsin
Tax Preparers in Utah earn a median of $66,720. In Wisconsin, $44,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 50.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.5%
Utah vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
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
Wisconsin
Tax Preparers
- Median
- $44,340
- p25
- $36,260
- p75
- $55,660
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $73,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.