How much do Tax Preparers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $40,210 and the 90th percentile is $91,270. The difference is $51,060, which is 84.4% 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 $45,830 to the 75th at $76,210, covers $30,380.

The mean annual wage is $63,830, which sits above the median of $60,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,693, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.6% lower than the California median of $70,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $55,693 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $63,060 and employment of 90. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,831, against $55,693 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $59,490. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,968, against $55,693 here.
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 103 miles away, with a median of $62,050 and employment of 260. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,137, against $55,693 here.