How much do Tax Preparers make in Modesto, CA?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $38,080 and the 90th percentile is $96,270. The difference is $58,190, which is 90.0% 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 $47,770 to the 75th at $76,500, covers $28,730.

The mean annual wage is $66,970, which sits above the median of $64,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Modesto, CA median is 17.7% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,080, which is 13% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% lower than the California median of $70,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $62,080 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Modesto, CA ranks 5th of 13 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $61,460 and employment of 110. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,484, against $62,080 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $81,180 and employment of 760. That median is 25.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,517, against $62,080 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $71,800 and employment of 60. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,334, against $62,080 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (170 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 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.