The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,160 | -0.43% | 21.12% |
| 2021 | $30,290 | 6.93% | - |
| 2020 | $28,190 | 11.42% | - |
| 2019 | $24,970 | -74.93% | - |
| 2018 | $43,680 | 41.48% | - |
| 2017 | $25,560 | 6.06% | - |
| 2016 | $24,010 | 18.91% | - |
| 2015 | $19,470 | -1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $19,700 | -18.73% | - |
| 2013 | $23,390 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $23,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,160, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Arkansas, following the highest paying city Jonesboro (median annual salary of $30,770). Compared with Jonesboro, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jonesboro | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hot Springs |