How much do Tax Preparers make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $30,100 and the 90th percentile is $93,530. The difference is $63,430, which is 137.6% 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 $32,930 to the 75th at $61,380, covers $28,450.

The mean annual wage is $52,300, which sits above the median of $46,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,995, which is 16.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% lower than the Florida median of $49,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $45,995 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. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 11th 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).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $59,330 and employment of 70. That median is 28.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,351, against $45,995 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $45,820 and employment of 130. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,818, against $45,995 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $48,310. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,320, against $45,995 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (140 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.67 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.