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Tax Manager Career Market Report 2026

644 active jobs. 224 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

644
Active Job Openings
224
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
66%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Tax Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 66% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $95K to $146K.

Tax Preparation is the most-demanded skill at 71%

SOX Compliance demand rose +6.3pp — fastest-growing skill

stafffinancialgroup leads hiring with 111 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 20% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager159$95K$110K$146K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States118$110KUSD
Remote9$110KUSD
United Kingdom4$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.9%
Remote8.7%
Hybrid3.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Tax Preparation
71%
CPA
65%
Project Management
26%
Excel
22%
AI/LLM
20%
Financial Reporting
12%
GAAP
10%
Bookkeeping
8%
SOX Compliance
6%
Due Diligence
6%
SAP
6%
Risk Management
6%

Skills on the Rise

SOX Compliance ↑+6.3ppDue Diligence ↑+6.1ppSAP ↑+5.8ppRisk Management ↑+5.6ppFinancial Planning ↑+5.1pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-53.6ppTalent Acquisition ↓-20.8ppCustomer Service ↓-15.4ppFiling ↓-15.4ppScheduling ↓-13.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
stafffinancialgroup11117.2%
Bakertilly507.8%
Crete Professionals Alliance172.6%
Rsm142.2%
Withumsmithbrown132.0%
Aprio121.9%
Plantemoran91.4%
Merceradvisors81.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States249
Remote31
United Kingdom28
Germany13
Canada9
India9
Singapore7
Australia4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree51.6%221
Bachelor's Degree22.0%94
Master's Degree18.0%77
MBA0.7%3
PhD / Doctorate0.2%1

Certifications

CPA (104%)

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