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Tax Preparers in Missouri

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-2% Jobs Projection
$37,010 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

While jobs for Tax Preparers in Missouri are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Tax Preparers in Missouri is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Tax Preparers Work in Missouri?

In Missouri, there were 990 people working as Tax Preparers in the year 2018.

There were 1,100 Tax Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Tax Preparers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.7%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 1,690 total jobs in 2026 for Tax Preparers in this state.

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

What do Tax Preparers Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Tax Preparers ranged from $19,150 to $66,040 with $37,010 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.21 to $31.75. The median hourly rate was $17.79.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.29 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $2.50.

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

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Top Missouri 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
St. Louis, MO-IL 570 $37,880
Kansas City, MO-KS 320 $36,420
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 80 $30,300

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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