Business and Financial Operations Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 13-2020

Property Appraisers and Assessors

The published band from $40,030 to $122,660 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Financial Risk Specialists.

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Same-major-group titles next to Property Appraisers and Assessors: Financial Risk Specialists ($117K) , Insurance Underwriters ($81K) , Financial Examiners ($94K) , Project Management Specialists ($102K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Property Appraisers and Assessors

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. New Jersey $92,390
  2. 2. Washington $83,710
  3. 3. Maine $80,930
  4. 4. District of Columbia $107,980
  5. 5. Massachusetts $91,750
  6. 6. Iowa $80,160
  7. 7. Connecticut $86,050
  8. 8. Alaska $80,330
  9. 9. Minnesota $83,400
  10. 10. California $88,900

Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations careers next to Property Appraisers and Assessors

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Financial Examiners $94,160
  2. 2. Project Management Specialists $102,320
  3. 3. Financial Risk Specialists $117,330
  4. 4. Insurance Underwriters $81,370
  5. 5. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890
  6. 6. Personal Financial Advisors $105,070
  7. 7. Accountants and Auditors $83,680
  8. 8. Credit Analysts $83,510
  9. 9. Labor Relations Specialists $95,420
  10. 10. Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740
  11. 11. Management Analysts $101,860
  12. 12. Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$40,030 to $122,660
median $67,960 · ~3.1× spread
$68K
National median
↑ +4%
Growth 2024-2034
6,300
Annual openings
57,070
Estimated US jobs
Financial Risk Specialists
Highest-pay peer · $117K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

The OEWS band for Property Appraisers and Assessors runs from $40,030 (10th) to $122,660 (90th), about 3.1× wide, with median $67,960. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 6,300 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: New Jersey at $92,390. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Financial Risk Specialists at $117,330. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Property Appraisers and Assessors pay-rank #27 in Business and Financial Operations Occupations

On the Business and Financial Operations Occupations median table (32 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Property Appraisers and Assessors lands at #27, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Property Appraisers and Assessors is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Property Appraisers and Assessors salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 13-2020

New Jersey · top state for Property Appraisers and Assessors

$92K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$84K · behind New Jersey

Financial Risk Specialists

Highest-pay peer vs Property Appraisers and Assessors · $117K

Insurance Underwriters

Lower-pay peer beside Property Appraisers and Assessors · $81K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Property Appraisers and Assessors land on the Business and Financial Operations Occupations median table? ▼
Property Appraisers and Assessors is pay-rank #27 of 32 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Training and Development Specialists ($69K), Fundraisers ($73K), Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents ($62K), Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners ($61K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
How wide is the published pay band for Property Appraisers and Assessors? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $40,030 and the 90th at $122,660 for Property Appraisers and Assessors (3.1× spread). The national median is $67,960. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Property Appraisers and Assessors? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Property Appraisers and Assessors is +4%. Projected annual openings: about 6,300. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Property Appraisers and Assessors? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Property Appraisers and Assessors. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Property Appraisers and Assessors? ▼
New Jersey ($92,390), Washington ($83,710), Maine ($80,930) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Property Appraisers and Assessors card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 13-2020. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Property Appraisers and Assessors. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics