How much do Tax Preparers make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $36,400 and the 90th percentile is $75,040. The difference is $38,640, which is 80.4% 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 $38,460 to the 75th at $74,850, covers $36,390.

The mean annual wage is $55,420, which sits above the median of $48,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,816, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Ohio median of $49,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $51,816 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $48,730. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,096, against $51,816 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 99 miles away, with a median of $45,930 and employment of 140. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,615, against $51,816 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 105 miles away, with a median of $45,780 and employment of 700. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,839, against $51,816 here.