The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tax preparers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $21,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,640.
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 | $42,350 | 13.03% | 42.62% |
| 2021 | $36,830 | 13.11% | - |
| 2020 | $32,000 | 6.53% | - |
| 2019 | $29,910 | -21.63% | - |
| 2017 | $36,380 | 4.29% | - |
| 2016 | $34,820 | 14.62% | - |
| 2015 | $29,730 | 21.46% | - |
| 2014 | $23,350 | -4.11% | - |
| 2013 | $24,310 | 0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $24,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,350 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 53.7 percent (53.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.