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Tax Professional salary

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Kenton Klaus

Average tax professional salary

$60,241

$28.96 hourly rate
Entry-level tax professional salary
$31,000 yearly salary
Updated June 25, 2024

How much does a tax professional make?

The average tax professional salary in the United States is $60,241. Tax professional salaries typically range between $31,000 and $115,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for tax professionals is $28.96 per hour.

Tax professional salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Tax professionals earn the highest average salary in Rhode Island.

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Tax Professional salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for a tax professional typically falls between $36,585 and $68,000.
zippia
$60,241yearly
glassdoor[1]
$45,595yearly
indeed[2]
$36,585yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$68,000yearly

Average tax professional salary by state

The highest-paying states for tax professionals are Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Nevada. The lowest average tax professional salary states are Kansas, North Carolina, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for tax professionals

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Rhode Island$95,397$45.86
2Delaware$89,588$43.07
3Connecticut$91,035$43.77
4Nevada$93,056$44.74
5Maine$88,300$42.45
6New York$85,593$41.15
7Utah$81,410$39.14
8Oregon$90,021$43.28
9New Hampshire$95,389$45.86
10New Jersey$88,513$42.55
11Massachusetts$82,838$39.83
12District of Columbia$75,582$36.34
13Vermont$76,118$36.60
14Washington$84,499$40.62
15California$76,680$36.87
16West Virginia$68,448$32.91
17Pennsylvania$68,702$33.03
18Minnesota$64,340$30.93
19Alaska$69,509$33.42
20Wisconsin$60,322$29.00
21Texas$69,659$33.49
22Idaho$75,001$36.06
23Tennessee$63,040$30.31
24Wyoming$55,298$26.59
25Colorado$58,619$28.18
26Michigan$66,782$32.11
27New Mexico$69,021$33.18
28Maryland$64,071$30.80
29Arizona$55,529$26.70
30Georgia$61,143$29.40
31Illinois$57,746$27.76
32North Dakota$48,948$23.53
33Arkansas$57,384$27.59
34Indiana$51,225$24.63
35Ohio$51,988$24.99
36Iowa$46,227$22.22
37Missouri$50,203$24.14
38Nebraska$54,478$26.19
39Mississippi$55,197$26.54
40Hawaii$36,867$17.72
41Virginia$52,476$25.23
42Florida$44,859$21.57
43Oklahoma$46,997$22.59
44Kentucky$42,949$20.65
45Montana$40,728$19.58
46Louisiana$43,545$20.94
47Alabama$43,460$20.89
48Kansas$42,092$20.24
49South Dakota$39,431$18.96
50South Carolina$34,840$16.75
51North Carolina$41,631$20.01
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Highest paying cities for tax professionals

The highest-paying cities for tax professionals are Manchester, NH, Eugene, OR, and Manchester, CT.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Manchester, NH$96,859$46.57
2Eugene, OR$93,028$44.73
3Manchester, CT$92,777$44.60
4Las Vegas, NV$92,277$44.36
5Portland, ME$90,056$43.30
6Jersey City, NJ$89,857$43.20
7Richmond, CA$89,586$43.07
8Des Moines, WA$86,924$41.79
9New York, NY$86,212$41.45
10Boston, MA$83,397$40.09
11Washington, DC$75,691$36.39
12El Paso, TX$73,106$35.15
13Albuquerque, NM$69,377$33.35
14Philadelphia, PA$69,244$33.29
15Charleston, WV$64,781$31.14
16Baltimore, MD$64,400$30.96
17Rochester, MN$64,031$30.78
18Knoxville, TN$63,838$30.69
19Milwaukee, WI$60,590$29.13
20Columbus, GA$60,441$29.06

Tax Professional salary details

A tax professional's salary ranges from $31,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $115,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Tax Professional Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a tax professional's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$115,000$9,583$55
75th Percentile$85,000$7,083$41
Average$60,241$5,020$29
25th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20
10th Percentile$31,000$2,583$15

Highest paying tax professional jobs

The highest paying types of tax professionals are certified public accountant, account auditor, and tax consultant.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Auditor$54,853$4,571$26.3720,325
Account Auditor$76,369$6,364$36.7289,144
Accountant$54,890$4,574$26.3960,073
General Accountant$55,043$4,587$26.4687,663
Staff Auditor$55,431$4,619$26.6591,268
Certified Public Accountant$76,693$6,391$36.8778,792

Top companies hiring tax professionals now:

  1. IBM Jobs (4)
  2. Ernst & Young Jobs (8)
  3. Intuit Jobs (5)
  4. Datamatics Jobs (4)
  5. Bank of America Jobs (8)

Which companies pay tax professionals the most?

Tax professional salaries at IBM and Ernst & Young are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average tax professional salary at companies like Intuit and Northern Trust are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1IBM$105,051$50.51
2Ernst & Young$97,338$46.80
3Intuit$95,621$45.97
4Northern Trust$95,206$45.77
5Siemens$88,499$42.55
6Bank of America$83,865$40.32
7Moss Adams$78,706$37.84
8BDO USA$76,610$36.83
9Jefferson Wells USA$71,523$34.39
10Rutgers University$71,467$34.36
11Deloitte$69,751$33.53
12RubinBrown$67,541$32.47
13Miller Kaplan$67,409$32.41
14AAON$66,469$31.96
15Deloitte Tax$59,352$28.53
16Paro$59,342$28.53
17The Medicus Firm$58,534$28.14
18MCI World$58,439$28.10
191 800 Postcards, Inc.$58,352$28.05
20Kforce$55,889$26.87

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Tax Professional salary trends

The average tax professional salary has risen by $16,291 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average tax professional earned $43,950 annually, but today, they earn $60,241 a year. That works out to a 21% change in pay for tax professionals over the last decade.

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Average tax professional salary over time

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    Tax Professional salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2024$60,200$28.96+2.8%
    2023$58,600$28.16+8.6%
    2022$53,600$25.75+1.7%
    2021$52,700$25.32+5.6%
    2020$49,700$23.90+0.3%
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