SOC 13-2082 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tax Preparers make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Preparers in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is $58,910. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $96,430. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$58,910

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$37,550
Median
$58,910
75th percentile
$71,990
90th percentile
$96,430
Mean
$59,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $96,430. The difference is $65,230, which is 110.7% 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 $37,550 to the 75th at $71,990, covers $34,440.

The mean annual wage is $59,610, which sits above the median of $58,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,520, which is 4.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.2% higher than the Florida median of $49,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $57,520 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. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Punta Gorda, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $50,300 and employment of 60. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,037, against $57,520 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $48,550 and employment of 1,060. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,122, against $57,520 here.
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $58,020 and employment of 150. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,688, against $57,520 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Tax Preparers make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Preparers in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is $58,910. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $96,430.

How does that compare with the national median for Tax Preparers?

The local median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $54,920.

What is Tax Preparers pay in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,910 is $57,520. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL compare with nearby metros for Tax Preparers?

Punta Gorda, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $50,300. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.