The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $29,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,090.
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 | $63,000 | 4.62% | 44.02% |
| 2021 | $60,090 | 3.54% | - |
| 2019 | $57,960 | 19.31% | - |
| 2018 | $46,770 | 10.71% | - |
| 2017 | $41,760 | 22.75% | - |
| 2016 | $32,260 | -45.85% | - |
| 2015 | $47,050 | 9.42% | - |
| 2014 | $42,620 | 8.24% | - |
| 2013 | $39,110 | 9.82% | - |
| 2012 | $35,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 56.2 percent (56.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.