Tax Preparers · SOC 13-2082
Tax Preparers Salary in the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Tax Preparers in the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $45,950 per year ($22.09 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,620 at the 10th percentile to $80,640 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Tax Preparers in the Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area earn more than $45,950 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,580 and $56,900.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,620 | $37,580 | $45,950 | $56,900 | $80,640 |
| Hourly | $15.20 | $18.07 | $22.09 | $27.35 | $38.77 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$45,950 median for Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,580 to $56,900
- Iowastate$53,660 median for Iowa; middle half earns $38,970 to $73,660
- United Statesnational$54,920 median for United States; middle half earns $38,910 to $76,300
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −14% vs Iowa overall and −16% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for tax preparers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areathis page$45,950 median for Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,580 to $56,900
- $63,560 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $46,970 to $80,410
- $61,330 median for Dubuque metro area; middle half earns $46,630 to $77,750
- $60,280 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $39,900 to $75,000
- $51,820 median for Cedar Rapids metro area; middle half earns $39,370 to $61,570
- $48,650 median for Sioux City metro area; middle half earns $39,580 to $73,320
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for tax preparerss · Highest-paying occupations in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.