The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $24,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,370 | 14.17% | 38.28% |
| 2016 | $45,810 | -0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $45,920 | 13.24% | - |
| 2014 | $39,840 | 11.52% | - |
| 2013 | $35,250 | 6.55% | - |
| 2012 | $32,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,370 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 56.8 percent (56.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.