How much do Tax Preparers make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $29,180 and the 90th percentile is $62,900. The difference is $33,720, which is 90.1% 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 $35,730 to the 75th at $47,890, covers $12,160.

The mean annual wage is $44,620, which sits above the median of $37,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 31.9% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,325, which is 26.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.6% lower than the Wisconsin median of $44,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $40,325 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. Eau Claire, WI ranks 9th 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $60,650 and employment of 650. That median is 62.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,860, against $40,325 here.
• Madison, WI is 153 miles away, with a median of $45,810 and employment of 140. That median is 22.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,087, against $40,325 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 162 miles away, with a median of $59,290 and employment of 30. That median is 58.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,658, against $40,325 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (40 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.