The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $37,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,420.
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 | $63,720 | 15.49% | 13.14% |
| 2021 | $53,850 | -30.31% | - |
| 2020 | $70,170 | 10.77% | - |
| 2019 | $62,610 | 4.41% | - |
| 2018 | $59,850 | 19.88% | - |
| 2017 | $47,950 | 15.14% | - |
| 2016 | $40,690 | -25.76% | - |
| 2015 | $51,170 | -14.36% | - |
| 2014 | $58,520 | -3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $60,450 | 8.44% | - |
| 2012 | $55,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,720, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary of $67,420). Compared with New York-White Plains-Wayne, the median annual salary of tax preparers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |