The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $26,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,490.
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 | $36,360 | 5.39% | 16.94% |
| 2016 | $34,400 | -1.13% | - |
| 2015 | $34,790 | 11.99% | - |
| 2014 | $30,620 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $30,020 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $30,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,360 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Olympia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Bellingham | |
| Spokane | |
| Yakima | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tacoma | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Olympia |