April 15, 2010
Metropolitan geography of tax preparers employment and earnings
Employment and mean annual wage of tax preparers, selected metropolitan areas, May 2008
| Metropolitan area |
Employment |
Annual mean wage |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA |
2,150 |
$38,200 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH |
1,930 |
$60,530 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI |
2,690 |
$34,990 |
Cincinnati-Middletown OH-KY-IN |
680 |
$28,160 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX |
2,340 |
$35,150 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MI |
1,600 |
$23,890 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX |
1,870 |
$38,040 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA |
2,710 |
$54,620 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL |
1,090 |
$26,620 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA |
3,280 |
$36,610 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,210 |
$40,820 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA |
740 |
$64,300 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
460 |
$72,970 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
760 |
$35,080 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,590 |
$39,580 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan geography of tax preparers employment and earnings.
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