The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $18,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,200.
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 | $27,820 | -7.40% | -22.25% |
| 2021 | $29,880 | -1.84% | - |
| 2020 | $30,430 | 17.55% | - |
| 2019 | $25,090 | -35.59% | - |
| 2018 | $34,020 | 9.35% | - |
| 2017 | $30,840 | -65.14% | - |
| 2016 | $50,930 | 32.83% | - |
| 2015 | $34,210 | -7.37% | - |
| 2014 | $36,730 | 7.38% | - |
| 2013 | $34,020 | 0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $34,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,820 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Augusta-Richmond County is 55.5 percent (55.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.