The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick 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 | $18,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $47,770 | 1.44% | 9.00% |
| 2013 | $47,080 | 7.67% | - |
| 2012 | $43,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,770, Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city California-Lexington Park (median annual salary of $56,190). Compared with California-Lexington Park, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Salisbury | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |