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Tax Preparer Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Tax Preparers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,920
25th Percentile Wage
$27,980
50th Percentile Wage
$41,190
75th Percentile Wage
$49,210
90th Percentile Wage
$65,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,920.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,190
15.51% -56.66%
2016
$34,800
-12.70% -
2015
$39,220
-19.40% -
2014
$46,830
-30.17% -
2013
$60,960
-5.86% -
2012
$64,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Tax Preparer Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,190 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Nassau-Suffolk is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$67,420
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$63,720
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$62,540
Syracuse
$60,220
Rochester
$48,460
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$47,800
Utica-Rome
$46,440
Nassau-Suffolk
$41,190
Glens Falls
$39,500
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,140
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,970
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,660
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$32,770
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$19,920