The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $30,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,190.
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 | $40,550 | 4.78% | -22.76% |
| 2021 | $38,610 | 18.73% | - |
| 2020 | $31,380 | -0.25% | - |
| 2019 | $31,460 | 4.77% | - |
| 2018 | $29,960 | -32.04% | - |
| 2017 | $39,560 | -20.45% | - |
| 2016 | $47,650 | 6.97% | - |
| 2015 | $44,330 | -31.78% | - |
| 2014 | $58,420 | 4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $55,590 | 10.45% | - |
| 2012 | $49,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,550 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Bakersfield-Delano is 50.4 percent (50.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.