The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $37,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,650.
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 | $58,950 | -25.92% | 1.66% |
| 2021 | $74,230 | 24.03% | - |
| 2020 | $56,390 | -17.70% | - |
| 2019 | $66,370 | 3.74% | - |
| 2018 | $63,890 | -8.69% | - |
| 2017 | $69,440 | 5.50% | - |
| 2016 | $65,620 | -5.96% | - |
| 2015 | $69,530 | 12.93% | - |
| 2014 | $60,540 | 6.24% | - |
| 2013 | $56,760 | -2.13% | - |
| 2012 | $57,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,950 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 60.9 percent (60.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.