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

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