The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tax preparers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $27,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,940.
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 | $51,480 | -19.27% | 50.72% |
| 2021 | $61,400 | 23.81% | - |
| 2019 | $46,780 | 3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $45,120 | -2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $46,180 | -12.15% | - |
| 2016 | $51,790 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $49,700 | 13.88% | - |
| 2014 | $42,800 | 37.17% | - |
| 2013 | $26,890 | 5.65% | - |
| 2012 | $25,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,480 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 46.3 percent (46.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.