The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $29,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,540.
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 | $47,300 | 27.48% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $34,300 | -58.89% | - |
| 2020 | $54,500 | 7.52% | - |
| 2019 | $50,400 | 25.38% | - |
| 2018 | $37,610 | 4.47% | - |
| 2017 | $35,930 | 14.72% | - |
| 2016 | $30,640 | 12.50% | - |
| 2015 | $26,810 | -11.86% | - |
| 2014 | $29,990 | -2.53% | - |
| 2013 | $30,750 | -29.40% | - |
| 2012 | $39,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,300, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux (median annual salary of $50,260). Compared with Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, the median annual salary of tax preparers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lafayette | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area |