How much do Tax Preparers make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $42,210 and the 90th percentile is $73,800. The difference is $31,590, which is 63.1% 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 $44,420 to the 75th at $53,390, covers $8,970.

The mean annual wage is $52,400, which sits above the median of $50,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,157, which is 10.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Maine median of $47,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $49,157 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 83 miles away, with a median of $52,570 and employment of 90. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,755, against $49,157 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $59,630 and employment of 1,110. That median is 19.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,077, against $49,157 here.
• Barnstable Town, MA is 135 miles away, with a median of $56,960 and employment of 60. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,915, against $49,157 here.