The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Winston-Salem 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 | $24,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,880.
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 | $47,110 | 16.71% | 38.87% |
| 2021 | $39,240 | 29.99% | - |
| 2020 | $27,470 | 12.34% | - |
| 2017 | $24,080 | 7.02% | - |
| 2016 | $22,390 | -37.38% | - |
| 2013 | $30,760 | 6.37% | - |
| 2012 | $28,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,110 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Winston-Salem is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 61.6 percent (61.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.