How much do Tax Preparers make in Waco, TX?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $43,850 and the 90th percentile is $124,960. The difference is $81,110, which is 124.7% 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 $60,780 to the 75th at $78,560, covers $17,780.

The mean annual wage is $76,430, which sits above the median of $65,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 18.4% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,254, which is 27.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37% higher than the Texas median of $47,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $70,254 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Waco, TX ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $37,760 and employment of 70. That median is 41.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,434, against $70,254 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $37,630 and employment of 30. That median is 42.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,374, against $70,254 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $47,020 and employment of 1,780. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,611, against $70,254 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Waco, TX (40 of 129,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.