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Tax Preparers in Iowa

Want to work in Iowa as a Tax Preparer? Read this first!

15.7% Jobs Projection
$35,800 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Tax Preparers in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Tax Preparers in Iowa is growing faster than average.

  • Tax Preparers in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tax Preparers Work in Iowa?

470 people worked as Tax Preparers in 2018 in this state.

There were 570 Tax Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 840 Tax Preparers working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Tax Preparers than average.

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Tax Preparers in this state are growing at a rate of 15.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.7%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 130 annual Tax Preparers job openings in Iowa, and 1,180 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 11,500 annual jobs and 106,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tax Preparers Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Tax Preparers ranged from $20,820 to $76,290 with $35,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.01 to $36.68. The median hourly rate was $17.21.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.39 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.18.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Tax Preparers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tax Preparers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 280 $32,470
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 80 $48,380
Iowa City, IA 50 $37,640
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 50 $52,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 50 $36,730

Top States for Tax Preparers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tax Preparers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 10,200 $52,020
Texas 6,280 $45,090
Florida 4,120 $30,060
New York 4,070 $61,880
Illinois 3,370 $28,240
Georgia 2,720 $33,640
Tennessee 2,390 $43,070
Pennsylvania 1,920 $35,610
Ohio 1,790 $37,390
Virginia 1,700 $27,690
Indiana 1,620 $34,690
Massachusetts 1,600 $59,920
Arizona 1,550 $34,930
Michigan 1,550 $0
Oklahoma 1,460 $40,320
Louisiana 1,430 $30,740
Kentucky 1,390 $30,080
North Carolina 1,280 $33,240
Maryland 1,210 $45,610
New Jersey 1,210 $46,460

Below are the states where Tax Preparers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $61,880
Massachusetts $59,920
Colorado $56,690
Hawaii $53,210
California $52,020
Minnesota $51,260
District of Columbia $50,520
Oregon $49,660
Vermont $49,540
Alaska $49,520

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