The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $17,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $30,080 | 11.27% | -25.53% |
| 2016 | $26,690 | -62.76% | - |
| 2015 | $43,440 | 2.05% | - |
| 2014 | $42,550 | -5.76% | - |
| 2013 | $45,000 | 16.09% | - |
| 2012 | $37,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,080 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 53.8 percent (53.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.