The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $26,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,380.
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 | $47,590 | 3.93% | -4.64% |
| 2021 | $45,720 | 37.55% | - |
| 2020 | $28,550 | -12.29% | - |
| 2019 | $32,060 | -18.71% | - |
| 2018 | $38,060 | 8.41% | - |
| 2017 | $34,860 | 9.41% | - |
| 2016 | $31,580 | -16.81% | - |
| 2015 | $36,890 | -36.51% | - |
| 2014 | $50,360 | -5.12% | - |
| 2013 | $52,940 | 5.93% | - |
| 2012 | $49,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,590, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $62,550). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower.