BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Reading, PA was 97.1, or 2.9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 85.4.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Tax Preparers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 13-2082 and BLS area 39740.
Questions, answered
Tax Preparers pay in Reading, PA: common questions
What is the median wage for Tax Preparers in Reading, PA?
BLS did not publish a median for Tax Preparers in Reading, PA in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Tax Preparers pay higher in Reading, PA than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Reading, PA with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Reading, PA?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Tax Preparers jobs does BLS estimate in Reading, PA?
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A same-metric difference from the U.S. median is unavailable for this row. The row could not be ranked because the matching median was unavailable. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
BLS did not publish an exact median for Tax Preparers in Reading, PA in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 13-2082 and BLS area 39740.
BLS lists 60 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Reading, PA's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 13-2082 and area 39740. SOC 13-2082 names Tax Preparers. Area 39740 names Reading, PA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 13-2082/39740 row reports 60 wage and salary jobs, 0.35 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.71 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 13-2082/39740, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
13-2082/39740 10th percentile: Not published.
13-2082/39740 25th percentile: Not published.
13-2082/39740 median: Not published.
13-2082/39740 75th percentile: Not published.
13-2082/39740 90th percentile: Not published.
13-2082/39740 employment RSE: 14.4%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
13-2082/39740 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 39740 facts behind this Tax Preparers page
Area 39740 reports 174,670 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,950. Its annual median is $49,440. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 13-2082 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Reading, PA runs from $28,850 at the 10th percentile to $100,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,940. The median is $49,440. The 75th percentile is $70,720. This is a place check, not a pay range for Tax Preparers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 39740. They do not show related skills or a path into Tax Preparers.
1. Area 39740, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 5,820 jobs, $29,830 annual median, 33.32 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
2. Area 39740, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 5,280 jobs, $46,040 annual median, 30.2 jobs per 1,000, and 1.59 location quotient.
3. Area 39740, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 4,430 jobs, $33,010 annual median, 25.34 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Reading, PA wage ladder for Tax Preparers
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Reading, PA has a annual median of Not published. Pennsylvania has $61,270 per year. The U.S. row has $54,920 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Reading, PA cannot be compared with Pennsylvania on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. Reading, PA cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Reading, PA has no exact published median that can enter this Tax Preparers pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other metro areas may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Reading, PA without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 13-2082. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Tax Preparers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 13-2082, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $84,240 per year. Reading, PA sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Tax Preparers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Tax Preparers median of $84,240 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,410 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 1.21.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Tax Preparers median of $81,180 per year, or not available. BLS lists 760 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 1.37.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Tax Preparers jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Tax Preparers in this same-source set, at 8,100 jobs. Reading, PA has 60. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 8,100 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 8,040 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $71,300 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.73.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 3,250 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 3,190 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $65,120 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.05.
Local-share leaders
Where Tax Preparers takes the largest share of local jobs
Sumter, SC has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.07. Reading, PA has 0.71. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Tax Preparers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Sumter, SC has a location quotient of 4.07, a gap of 3.36 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 70 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $30,410 per year, or not available.
2. Grants Pass, OR has a location quotient of 2.44, a gap of 1.73 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 40 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $39,560 per year, or not available.
3. Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL has a location quotient of 2.33, a gap of 1.62 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 70 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $59,330 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Tax Preparers is in Reading, PA
BLS lists 60 Tax Preparers jobs in Reading, PA. It also lists 0.35 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.71. A value of 1 means Tax Preparers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Reading, PA is $49,440 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Tax Preparers median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Reading, PA still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Tax Preparers from another role's number.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Reading, PA table, at 5,820 jobs. Tax Preparers has 60 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 174,670. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Tax Preparers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 5,820 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 5,760 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $29,830 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.2.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 5,280 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 5,220 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $46,040 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.59.
3. Retail Salespersons has 4,430 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 4,370 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $33,010 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Reading, PA
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Reading, PA role table, at $99,920 per year. Tax Preparers has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,440 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $99,920 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 4,290 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $98,470 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 3,430 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 0.9.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $80,250 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,350 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Reading, PA
Production Workers, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Reading, PA role table, at 5.63. Tax Preparers has 0.71. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Tax Preparers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Production Workers, All Other has a location quotient of 5.63 in Reading, PA, a gap of 4.92 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 1,590 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
2. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.76 in Reading, PA, a gap of 2.05 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 1,360 jobs and a median of $65,620 per year, or not available.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.5 in Reading, PA, a gap of 1.79 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 1,890 jobs and a median of $78,200 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Reading, PA
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Tax Preparers in Reading, PA because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 97.1 for Reading, PA. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 13-2082.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Tax Preparers row is 14.4%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 60 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Tax Preparers. It uses a Reading, PA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Tax Preparers row for Reading, PA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 60 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.71 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 97.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 13-2082 in BLS area 39740. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 60 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 39740, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 4,290 jobs, $99,920 annual median, 24.58 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
5. Area 39740, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 4,280 jobs, $28,090 annual median, 24.51 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 39740, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 4,190 jobs, $37,990 annual median, 23.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.31 location quotient.
3. Kansas City, MO-KS has a Tax Preparers median of $78,920 per year, or not available. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 1.04.
4. Jefferson City, MO has a Tax Preparers median of $75,990 per year, or not available. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 0.85.
5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Tax Preparers median of $71,800 per year, or not available. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 1.2.
6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Tax Preparers median of $71,300 per year, or not available. BLS lists 8,100 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 1.73.
7. Amarillo, TX has a Tax Preparers median of $70,980 per year, or not available. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 0.92.
8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a Tax Preparers median of $70,170 per year, or not available. BLS lists 690 jobs there, compared with 60 in Reading, PA. The location quotient is 0.92.
3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,780 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,720 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $47,020 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.89.
4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 1,580 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,520 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $44,770 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.35.
5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 1,410 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,350 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $84,240 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.21.
6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,280 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,220 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $47,320 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.79.
7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 1,150 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,090 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $62,010 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.81.
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 1,150 estimated Tax Preparers jobs, a gap of 1,090 jobs from Reading, PA. Its median is $57,890 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.75.
4. Punta Gorda, FL has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.56 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 60 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $50,300 per year, or not available.
5. Medford, OR has a location quotient of 2.11, a gap of 1.40 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 90 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $57,640 per year, or not available.
6. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a location quotient of 2.02, a gap of 1.31 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 1,130 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $60,170 per year, or not available.
7. Ocala, FL has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 1.19 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 110 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $54,880 per year, or not available.
8. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 1.08 from Reading, PA. BLS lists 50 Tax Preparers jobs and a median of $37,680 per year, or not available.
4. General and Operations Managers has 4,290 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 4,230 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $99,920 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,280 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 4,220 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $28,090 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,190 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 4,130 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $37,990 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.31.
7. Cashiers has 3,670 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 3,610 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $29,260 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.06.
8. Registered Nurses has 3,430 jobs in Reading, PA, a gap of 3,370 from Tax Preparers. Its median is $98,470 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.9.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $79,860 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,780 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $78,200 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,890 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 2.5.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,570 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,660 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $66,130 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,460 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $65,620 per year in Reading, PA, or not available. BLS lists 1,360 jobs, compared with 60 for Tax Preparers. Its location quotient is 2.76.
4. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 2.09 in Reading, PA, a gap of 1.38 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 1,820 jobs and a median of $49,280 per year, or not available.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.93 in Reading, PA, a gap of 1.22 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 3,050 jobs and a median of $45,860 per year, or not available.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.59 in Reading, PA, a gap of 0.88 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 5,280 jobs and a median of $46,040 per year, or not available.
7. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks has a location quotient of 1.4 in Reading, PA, a gap of 0.69 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 1,290 jobs and a median of $47,960 per year, or not available.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.31 in Reading, PA, a gap of 0.60 from Tax Preparers. BLS lists 4,190 jobs and a median of $37,990 per year, or not available.
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