How Much Money Do Tax Preparers Make in Michigan?
As of 2008, 4,240 people in Michigan worked as tax preparers, according to the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. Although the demand for preparers was predicted at that time to decrease by around 2 percent through 2018, the MDELEC predicted that around 69 job openings would occur in the field each year due to employee turnover and retirements.
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Statewide
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Tax preparers in Michigan earned an average of $28,490 per year as of 2009, according to the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. Average wages for tax preparation professionals in the state were 21 percent below the U.S. nationwide average of $36,060 annually. Michigan had the second-highest concentration of tax preparers in comparison to its population among all the states in the United States. Typically, tax preparers receive their pay by the hour; Michigan preparers made an average of $13.70 hourly compared to $17.34 nationwide.
Southeast
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The metropolitan area that includes Detroit, Livonia and Dearborn had the highest concentration of tax preparers in comparison to population of all cities in the United States as of 2009. Average annual wages for preparers in the cities were also the second-lowest statewide at $24,690, explains the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. The highest-paying metropolitan area for tax preparers in southeast Michigan was Warren, Troy and Farmington Hills, where professionals earned an average of $32,730 annually.
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West
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Salaries for tax preparers in western Michigan were above the statewide average as of 2009, reports the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. In the communities of Grand Rapids and Wyoming, tax preparers made an average of $30,940 per year. Those working in Kalamazoo and Portage earned an average of $30,550 annually. The lowest-paying major metropolitan area for tax preparers in western Michigan was Holland and Grand Haven, where yearly salaries averaged $29,880.
Central and North
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Tax preparers in Flint enjoyed the highest average annual wages in all of Michigan at $37,540 as of 2009, estimates the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. In the Bay City area, salaries for tax preparation professionals averaged $29,200 per year, while those in Saginaw earned an average of $28,200 annually. Jackson served as the lowest-paying metropolitan area for tax preparers throughout all of Michigan. Wages in the city averaged $23,670 annually, approximately 17 percent below the statewide average.
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