The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $23,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,310.
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 | $27,430 | -8.57% | -18.41% |
| 2021 | $29,780 | 5.64% | - |
| 2018 | $28,100 | -4.31% | - |
| 2017 | $29,310 | 3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $28,370 | 5.60% | - |
| 2015 | $26,780 | -21.28% | - |
| 2012 | $32,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,430 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Huntington-Ashland is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 12.2 percent (12.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |