The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $53,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $59,160 | 1.89% | 59.13% |
| 2017 | $58,040 | 58.34% | - |
| 2015 | $24,180 | 3.14% | - |
| 2014 | $23,420 | 1.62% | - |
| 2013 | $23,040 | -4.95% | - |
| 2012 | $24,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,160 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Visalia-Porterville is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 61.0 percent (61.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.