The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Danbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Danbury 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 | $31,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Danbury, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61,760 | 1.07% | 19.87% |
| 2019 | $61,100 | 19.00% | - |
| 2016 | $49,490 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $49,090 | -0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $49,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,760, Danbury is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city New Haven (median annual salary of $67,630). Compared with New Haven, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Danbury is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford |