How much do Tax Preparers make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $38,710 and the 90th percentile is $92,720. The difference is $54,010, which is 90.8% 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 $44,120 to the 75th at $76,020, covers $31,900.

The mean annual wage is $64,110, which sits above the median of $59,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 8.3% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,968, which is 7.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% lower than the California median of $70,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 100.886, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $58,968 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 8th of 9 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $62,050 and employment of 260. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,137, against $58,968 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $65,120 and employment of 3,250. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,341, against $58,968 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $60,480. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,693, against $58,968 here.