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Your tax professional knows just about every detail of your financial life, but did you ever wonder what they get paid to make sure you are in compliance with the tax laws?

Using Korn Ferry’s (NYSE:KFY) Pay Database (the world’s largest) researchers conducted an analysis of compensation for these hard-working professionals.

The U.S. national average of tax professional annual salaries is as follows:

• Tax analyst (1-2 years experience): $60,050
• Intermediate tax accountant (2-4 years experience) $66,969
• Senior tax accountant (6+ years experience) $99,625

Researchers also analyzed average annual salaries for tax professionals in major cities across the United States:

              City     Level     Pay Atlanta                 Tax analyst     $59,175 Intermediate tax accountant $66,006       Senior tax accountant     $100,093 Boston             Tax analyst $70,788 Intermediate tax accountant $78,777       Senior tax accountant     $116,085 Chicago             Tax analyst $65,769 Intermediate tax accountant $73,258       Senior tax accountant     $108,509 Dallas             Tax analyst $60,634 Intermediate tax accountant $67,611       Senior tax accountant     $103,927 Denver             Tax analyst $63,318 Intermediate tax accountant $70,563       Senior tax accountant     $104,769 Minneapolis             Tax analyst $64,252 Intermediate tax accountant $71,590       Senior tax accountant     $105,049 New York             Tax analyst $71,780 Intermediate tax accountant $79,868       Senior tax accountant     $121,041 Philadelphia             Tax analyst $64,427 Intermediate tax accountant $71,782       Senior tax accountant     $107,481 San Francisco             Tax analyst $76,273 Intermediate tax accountant $84,810       Senior tax accountant     $125,530  

“Being a tax professional is a big job as their clients entrust them to understand all aspects of the tax code and to give the best advice on financial matters beyond simply filing tax returns,” said Korn Ferry Senior Client Partner Tom McMullen. “Our analysis shows that as they gain more experience, work on a variety and more complex tax matters as well as advising and influencing their customers, they are rewarded accordingly.”

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