How much do Tax Preparers make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $30,580 and the 90th percentile is $83,750. The difference is $53,170, which is 110.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,700 to the 75th at $75,350, covers $32,650.

The mean annual wage is $57,430, which sits above the median of $47,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,665, which is 9.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $48,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $49,665 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Asheville, NC ranks 8th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $47,940 and employment of 80. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,178, against $49,665 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $63,460 and employment of 310. That median is 32.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,046, against $49,665 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $38,390 and employment of 60. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,163, against $49,665 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (80 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.