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Tax Preparer Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Tax Preparers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,300
25th Percentile Wage
$40,270
50th Percentile Wage
$46,940
75th Percentile Wage
$77,470
90th Percentile Wage
$107,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,300.

Table 2. Compare Tax Preparer Salary in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,940 in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 42.6 percent (42.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 50.9 percent (50.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$81,710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$63,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$62,480
Visalia-Porterville
$59,160
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$53,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$49,770
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,400
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$49,330
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$47,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$47,600
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$47,550
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$46,940
Stockton
$46,860
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$46,550
Chico
$46,520
Vallejo-Fairfield
$46,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$46,140
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,860
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,860
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,860
Fresno
$45,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$44,860
Salinas
$44,740
Redding
$43,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$42,510
Napa
$41,930
Bakersfield-Delano
$40,550
Hanford-Corcoran
$40,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$38,550
Modesto
$36,800
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,700
Yuba City
$36,340
El Centro
$35,680
Madera-Chowchilla
$23,050