The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $40,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,920 | 13.80% | 56.82% |
| 2021 | $55,960 | 47.71% | - |
| 2020 | $29,260 | 2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $28,490 | 1.65% | - |
| 2018 | $28,020 | 3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $27,090 | -12.11% | - |
| 2016 | $30,370 | 17.62% | - |
| 2015 | $25,020 | -12.03% | - |
| 2014 | $28,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,920, Fort Collins-Loveland is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Denver-Aurora-Broomfield (median annual salary of $80,000). Compared with Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Fort Collins-Loveland is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Boulder | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley |