The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $42,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,340.
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 | $62,480 | -19.53% | 10.40% |
| 2021 | $74,680 | -17.86% | - |
| 2020 | $88,020 | 18.46% | - |
| 2019 | $71,770 | 10.65% | - |
| 2018 | $64,130 | 3.54% | - |
| 2017 | $61,860 | 5.98% | - |
| 2016 | $58,160 | 8.56% | - |
| 2015 | $53,180 | 4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $50,910 | -4.42% | - |
| 2013 | $53,160 | -5.30% | - |
| 2012 | $55,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,480 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 63.1 percent (63.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.