The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $26,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,390 | -85.66% | 25.09% |
| 2016 | $69,420 | -13.45% | - |
| 2015 | $78,760 | 35.49% | - |
| 2013 | $50,810 | 44.87% | - |
| 2012 | $28,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,390 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 48.0 percent (48.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
| Nashua | |
| Manchester | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Dover-Durham | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |