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Tax Preparer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,420
25th Percentile Wage
$48,570
50th Percentile Wage
$63,720
75th Percentile Wage
$82,480
90th Percentile Wage
$103,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,720
15.49% 13.14%
2021
$53,850
-30.31% -
2020
$70,170
10.77% -
2019
$62,610
4.41% -
2018
$59,850
19.88% -
2017
$47,950
15.14% -
2016
$40,690
-25.76% -
2015
$51,170
-14.36% -
2014
$58,520
-3.30% -
2013
$60,450
8.44% -
2012
$55,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Tax Preparer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,720, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary of $67,420). Compared with New York-White Plains-Wayne, the median annual salary of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.