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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Tax Preparers in CALIFORNIA

      Location Pay
      Period
      2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $14.66 $18.15 $24.31 $36.34 $46.27
      Yearly $30,500 $37,750 $50,560 $75,590 $96,240
      California Hourly $17.43 $20.94 $35.20 $40.74 $49.18
      Yearly $36,250 $43,560 $73,210 $84,730 $102,290
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.51 $26.10 $40.19 $45.28 $57.58
      Yearly $44,740 $54,290 $83,600 $94,190 $119,770
      San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.77 $23.82 $40.02 $45.35 $57.59
      Yearly $43,200 $49,540 $83,240 $94,330 $119,790
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.43 $23.28 $35.90 $41.69 $49.15
      Yearly $36,250 $48,410 $74,670 $86,720 $102,220
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.95 $17.40 $29.60 $36.74 $37.56
      Yearly $35,260 $36,200 $61,560 $76,420 $78,120
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.84 $19.26 $29.05 $38.13 $39.90
      Yearly $35,040 $40,050 $60,420 $79,320 $82,990
      Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.62 $21.57 $27.81 $38.00 $55.37
      Yearly $36,650 $44,870 $57,840 $79,030 $115,180
      Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.55 $18.39 $27.53 $37.89 $47.34
      Yearly $36,510 $38,240 $57,260 $78,820 $98,470
      North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.93 $18.19 $27.41 $28.61 $46.73
      Yearly $37,290 $37,830 $57,020 $59,500 $97,190
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.20 $19.58 $24.34 $42.43 $74.85
      Yearly $35,780 $40,730 $50,630 $88,250 $155,680
      San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.28 $18.22 $23.39 $37.08 $46.98
      Yearly $35,950 $37,910 $48,660 $77,130 $97,720
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.26 $17.93 $21.58 $35.87 $47.64
      Yearly $35,900 $37,280 $44,880 $74,620 $99,080
      Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.65 $18.34 $21.51 $26.59 $42.64
      Yearly $36,720 $38,140 $44,750 $55,310 $88,680
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.37 $20.64 $21.41 $35.67 $39.88
      Yearly $36,140 $42,940 $44,520 $74,190 $82,940
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.57 $18.19 $21.41 $35.68 $57.20
      Yearly $36,540 $37,840 $44,530 $74,220 $118,970
      Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.84 $17.25 $21.30 $30.27 $46.27
      Yearly $35,020 $35,880 $44,300 $62,960 $96,240
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.60 $16.86 $21.19 $29.46 $49.67
      Yearly $34,520 $35,070 $44,070 $61,280 $103,310
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.63 $17.20 $20.93 $39.79 $50.61
      Yearly $34,590 $35,770 $43,540 $82,770 $105,260
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.40 $17.91 $19.21 $21.15 $36.67
      Yearly $36,190 $37,260 $39,950 $43,980 $76,270
      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.90 $16.99 $18.47 $26.02 $44.86
      Yearly $35,150 $35,330 $38,420 $54,120 $93,310
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.10 $17.16 $17.57 $26.41 $37.89
      Yearly $35,560 $35,690 $36,540 $54,940 $78,810
      Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.18 $17.25 $17.25 $23.07 $48.29
      Yearly $35,740 $35,880 $35,880 $47,990 $100,450
      El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $16.00 $16.80 $20.91 $30.03
      Yearly $33,280 $33,280 $34,940 $43,490 $62,470
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Yearly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Yearly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A