The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tax preparers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $24,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,420.
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 | $34,000 | 45.97% | 29.76% |
| 2020 | $18,370 | -45.94% | - |
| 2018 | $26,810 | -8.39% | - |
| 2017 | $29,060 | 17.83% | - |
| 2016 | $23,880 | -23.37% | - |
| 2015 | $29,460 | 18.94% | - |
| 2012 | $23,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,000 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 47.8 percent (47.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.