The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $26,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,540.
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 | $42,200 | -10.05% | 27.61% |
| 2021 | $46,440 | 33.20% | - |
| 2020 | $31,020 | -19.60% | - |
| 2019 | $37,100 | -5.98% | - |
| 2018 | $39,320 | -28.20% | - |
| 2017 | $50,410 | 28.01% | - |
| 2016 | $36,290 | -0.61% | - |
| 2015 | $36,510 | 10.35% | - |
| 2014 | $32,730 | 8.25% | - |
| 2013 | $30,030 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $30,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,200, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Kentucky, followed by West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $37,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |