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

How much do Tax Preparers make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Preparers in Wichita, KS is $60,260. The 10th percentile is $35,630 and the 90th percentile is $81,290. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$60,260

10th percentile
$35,630
25th percentile
$43,410
Median
$60,260
75th percentile
$64,080
90th percentile
$81,290
Mean
$59,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $35,630 and the 90th percentile is $81,290. The difference is $45,660, which is 75.8% 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 $43,410 to the 75th at $64,080, covers $20,670.

The mean annual wage is $59,280, which sits below the median of $60,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,749, which is 23.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.4% higher than the Kansas median of $47,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $67,749 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $38,000 and employment of 300. That median is 36.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,594, against $67,749 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $49,450 and employment of 590. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,696, against $67,749 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $78,920 and employment of 560. That median is 31% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,279, against $67,749 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (100 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Tax Preparers make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tax Preparers in Wichita, KS is $60,260. The 10th percentile is $35,630 and the 90th percentile is $81,290. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $54,920.

What is Tax Preparers pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,260 is $67,749. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Tax Preparers?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $38,000. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.