The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $24,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,940.
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 | $37,560 | 18.88% | 50.16% |
| 2021 | $30,470 | -57.11% | - |
| 2020 | $47,870 | -1.34% | - |
| 2019 | $48,510 | -4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $50,470 | -25.14% | - |
| 2017 | $63,160 | 18.48% | - |
| 2016 | $51,490 | 37.13% | - |
| 2015 | $32,370 | 31.02% | - |
| 2014 | $22,330 | 6.31% | - |
| 2013 | $20,920 | 10.52% | - |
| 2012 | $18,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,560 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ocala and 49.8 percent (49.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.