Best states for a Tax Preparer

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Do you want to become a tax preparer at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for tax preparers that you can check out, before you begin your journey. We wanted to look at the best states for tax preparers -- where there are plenty of tax preparer jobs to go around and tax preparers get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.
To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for tax preparers. Rhode Island is the best state for tax preparers, where the median salary is $76,825.We found that the Midwest is best for tax preparers, and the Northeast is the worst. San Francisco, CA is the best city in the country for tax preparer jobs, where as Rhode Island is the best state in the country.

10 best states for tax preparers in 2025

  1. Rhode Island #1 best state for tax preparers

    1. Rhode Island

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:91
    Average Annual Salary:$76,825
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$42,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$139,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.21
  2. Nevada #2 best state for tax preparers

    2. Nevada

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:145
    Average Annual Salary:$72,479
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$41,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$125,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.12
  3. Delaware #3 best state for tax preparers

    3. Delaware

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:89
    Average Annual Salary:$72,606
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$39,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$132,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.14
  4. Utah #4 best state for tax preparers

    4. Utah

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:216
    Average Annual Salary:$67,559
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$40,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$112,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.09
  5. District of Columbia #5 best state for tax preparers

    5. District of Columbia

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:175
    Average Annual Salary:$68,890
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$38,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$124,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.68
  6. New York #6 best state for tax preparers

    6. New York

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:879
    Average Annual Salary:$68,756
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$37,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$125,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.1
  7. New Hampshire #7 best state for tax preparers

    7. New Hampshire

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:90
    Average Annual Salary:$74,965
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$41,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$134,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.83
  8. California #8 best state for tax preparers

    8. California

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:2,344
    Average Annual Salary:$66,448
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$37,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$116,000
    Location Quotient:
    1.29
  9. Massachusetts #9 best state for tax preparers

    9. Massachusetts

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:573
    Average Annual Salary:$67,537
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$37,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$121,000
    Location Quotient:
    1
  10. Oregon #10 best state for tax preparers

    10. Oregon

    Total Tax Preparer Jobs:251
    Average Annual Salary:$67,196
    Lowest 10 Percent Earn:$39,000
    Highest 10 Percent Earn:$115,000
    Location Quotient:
    0.98

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Detailed list of the best states for a tax preparer

Rank
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State
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Average Salary
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Lowest 10% Earn
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Population
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Job Count
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1Rhode Island$76,825$42,0001,059,63991
2Nevada$72,479$41,0002,998,039145
3Delaware$72,606$39,000961,93989
4Utah$67,559$40,0003,101,833216
5District of Columbia$68,890$38,000693,972175
6New York$68,756$37,00019,849,399879
7New Hampshire$74,965$41,0001,342,79590
8California$66,448$37,00039,536,6532,344
9Massachusetts$67,537$37,0006,859,819573
10Oregon$67,196$39,0004,142,776251
11Connecticut$61,817$34,0003,588,184289
12Texas$61,532$34,00028,304,5961,298
13Washington$62,474$37,0007,405,743416
14Colorado$58,149$35,0005,607,154434
15New Jersey$62,724$34,0009,005,644409
16Maine$66,330$36,0001,335,90746
17Idaho$60,057$35,0001,716,94381
18Minnesota$50,291$30,0005,576,606462
19Vermont$57,550$31,000623,65737
20Pennsylvania$52,699$28,00012,805,537617
21West Virginia$55,209$30,0001,815,85765
22New Mexico$58,095$33,0002,088,07082
23Alaska$52,776$32,000739,79546
24Wisconsin$49,438$28,0005,795,483325
25Maryland$52,548$28,0006,052,177408
26Arizona$46,906$27,0007,016,270383
27Arkansas$50,701$29,0003,004,279117
28Illinois$44,373$25,00012,802,023977
29Georgia$48,069$27,00010,429,379596
30Iowa$43,228$25,0003,145,711280
31Mississippi$49,147$28,0002,984,10089
32Florida$45,492$25,00020,984,400989
33Michigan$46,231$25,0009,962,311417
34Nebraska$47,594$28,0001,920,076113
35Wyoming$48,845$30,000579,31525
36Missouri$42,046$24,0006,113,532419
37Ohio$42,974$24,00011,658,609588
38Oklahoma$44,033$25,0003,930,864172
39Tennessee$40,931$23,0006,715,984358
40Hawaii$31,620$23,0001,427,53861
41Virginia$42,251$23,0008,470,020485
42North Dakota$42,094$26,000755,39329
43Louisiana$38,647$21,0004,684,333155
44Alabama$39,012$22,0004,874,747207
45North Carolina$37,043$20,00010,273,419500
46Indiana$36,651$21,0006,666,818312
47Kentucky$35,900$20,0004,454,189187
48Montana$31,044$19,0001,050,49364
49Kansas$36,590$21,0002,913,123127
50South Dakota$34,466$21,000869,66637
51South Carolina$34,736$19,0005,024,369182

Highest paying states for tax preparers

Rank
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State
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Avg. Tax Preparer Salary
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1Rhode Island$76,825
2Nevada$72,479
3Delaware$72,606
4Utah$67,559
5District of Columbia$68,890
6New York$68,756
7New Hampshire$74,965
8California$66,448
9Massachusetts$67,537
10Oregon$67,196
11Connecticut$61,817
12Texas$61,532
13Washington$62,474
14Colorado$58,149
15New Jersey$62,724
16Maine$66,330
17Idaho$60,057
18Minnesota$50,291
19Vermont$57,550
20Pennsylvania$52,699
21West Virginia$55,209
22New Mexico$58,095
23Alaska$52,776
24Wisconsin$49,438
25Maryland$52,548
26Arizona$46,906
27Arkansas$50,701
28Illinois$44,373
29Georgia$48,069
30Iowa$43,228
31Mississippi$49,147
32Florida$45,492
33Michigan$46,231
34Nebraska$47,594
35Wyoming$48,845
36Missouri$42,046
37Ohio$42,974
38Oklahoma$44,033
39Tennessee$40,931
40Hawaii$31,620
41Virginia$42,251
42North Dakota$42,094
43Louisiana$38,647
44Alabama$39,012
45North Carolina$37,043
46Indiana$36,651
47Kentucky$35,900
48Montana$31,044
49Kansas$36,590
50South Dakota$34,466
51South Carolina$34,736

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