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Tax Preparers in New York

Considering a career as a Tax Preparer in New York?

16.8% Jobs Projection
$61,880 Median Salary
490 Job Openings

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

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

  • Tax Preparers in New York earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tax Preparers Work in New York?

In New York, there were 4,070 people working as Tax Preparers in the year 2018.

There were 2,840 Tax Preparers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Tax Preparers in this state are growing at a rate of 16.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.7%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 490 annual job openings, and 4,460 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for Tax Preparers ranged from $24,330 to $107,550 with $61,880 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.7 to $51.71. The median hourly rate was $29.75.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.11 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $7.64.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,300 $59,850
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 220 $24,810
Rochester, NY 200 $56,150
Syracuse, NY 110 $53,050

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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