The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $34,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,550.
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 | $47,600 | -0.38% | -27.29% |
| 2021 | $47,780 | 1.93% | - |
| 2020 | $46,860 | -20.42% | - |
| 2017 | $56,430 | -1.35% | - |
| 2016 | $57,190 | 1.59% | - |
| 2015 | $56,280 | 20.15% | - |
| 2014 | $44,940 | -34.82% | - |
| 2012 | $60,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,600 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 41.7 percent (41.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.