The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,270.
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 | $29,830 | -19.85% | -0.94% |
| 2021 | $35,750 | 18.94% | - |
| 2017 | $28,980 | -0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $29,220 | 22.42% | - |
| 2015 | $22,670 | 4.32% | - |
| 2014 | $21,690 | -2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $22,270 | -35.20% | - |
| 2012 | $30,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,830 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 54.2 percent (54.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.