How much do Tax Preparers make in Yuma, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Tax Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $31,260 and the 90th percentile is $73,760. The difference is $42,500, which is 114.1% 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 $33,330 to the 75th at $46,700, covers $13,370.

The mean annual wage is $44,840, which sits above the median of $37,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Yuma, AZ median is 32.2% lower than the national median of $54,920 for Tax Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,192, which is 26.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% lower than the Arizona median of $44,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yuma, AZ is 92.706, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tax Preparers at $40,192 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tax Preparers. Yuma, AZ ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $44,770 and employment of 1,580. That median is 20.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,333, against $40,192 here.
• Tucson, AZ is 132 miles away, with a median of $46,960 and employment of 270. That median is 26% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,464, against $40,192 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 149 miles away, with a median of $44,250. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,036, against $40,192 here.

Employment share

Tax Preparers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Yuma, AZ (30 of 68,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (76,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 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.