13 Series · SOC 13-2020

Property Appraisers and Assessors Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$67,960
Median / year
+3.9%
2024→2025
$122,660
Top 10% earn
+3.8%
Growth '24–'34
57,070
Estimated US jobs

Property Appraisers and Assessors earn a median of $67,960 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $67,960, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,030 (10th percentile) to $122,660 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 57,070 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($107,980).

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The pay verdict

Property Appraisers and Assessors earn a median of $67,960, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 60% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #27 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.8% by 2034.

$67,960
Median annual wage
Top 40%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#27 of 32
in Business and Financial Operations
3.1×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $107,980. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Property Appraisers and Assessors moved from $57,010 in May 2019 to $67,960 in May 2025 (+19.2%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Property Appraisers and Assessors sits -5.2 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Property Appraisers and Assessors (SOC 13-2020) has a national median of $67,960 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $40,030 to $122,660, and the published mean is $75,770. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 57,070 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 347 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $65,420 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $67,960 in May 2025, a rise of $2,540 (+3.9%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 6,300 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as long-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $107,980, which is +59% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $105,580. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 57,070 jobs Median $67,960/yr

Median Salary

$67,960

per year

Median Hourly

$32.67/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$75,770

average

Employment

57,070

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Property Appraisers and Assessors pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$67,960 Top 40% higher than 60% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 (this entry) 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$67,960 · 60th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Property Appraisers and Assessors; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 25 13-series occupations with growth data, Property Appraisers and Assessors sits on the slower-growing side at +3.8% growth and $67,960 median pay. Scatter plot of 25 data points. $40000$60000$80000$100000$120000 -10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Accountants and Audi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $83680Business Operations … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $83050Project Management S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.6% · Median annual wage: $102320Human Resources Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.2% · Median annual wage: $75940Market Research Anal… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $78760Management Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.8% · Median annual wage: $101860Buyers and Purchasin… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.8% · Median annual wage: $77710Training and Develop… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.8% · Median annual wage: $69280Compliance Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $80730Financial and Invest… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.7% · Median annual wage: $102740Claims Adjusters, Ex… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.1% · Median annual wage: $78000Loan Officers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $76690Personal Financial A… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.6% · Median annual wage: $105070Logisticians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.7% · Median annual wage: $82320Cost Estimators - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.2% · Median annual wage: $78740Meeting, Convention,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.8% · Median annual wage: $61160Financial Specialist… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.1% · Median annual wage: $81100Compensation, Benefi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.3% · Median annual wage: $78210Fundraisers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $72550Insurance Underwriters - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.6% · Median annual wage: $81370Tax Preparers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $54920Financial Examiners - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 18.5% · Median annual wage: $94160Labor Relations Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.1% · Median annual wage: $95420Credit Analysts - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -4.4% · Median annual wage: $83510Property Appraisers and Assessors - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.8% · Median annual wage: $67960
Among 25 13-series occupations with growth data, Property Appraisers and Assessors sits on the slower-growing side at +3.8% growth and $67,960 median pay.
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  • Accountants and Audi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $83680
  • Business Operations …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $83050
  • Project Management S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.6%, Median annual wage $102320
  • Human Resources Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $75940
  • Market Research Anal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $78760
  • Management Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $101860
  • Buyers and Purchasin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $77710
  • Training and Develop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.8%, Median annual wage $69280
  • Compliance Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $80730
  • Financial and Invest…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $102740
  • Claims Adjusters, Ex…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.1%, Median annual wage $78000
  • Loan Officers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $76690
  • Personal Financial A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.6%, Median annual wage $105070
  • Logisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.7%, Median annual wage $82320
  • Cost Estimators: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $78740
  • Meeting, Convention,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.8%, Median annual wage $61160
  • Financial Specialist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $81100
  • Compensation, Benefi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.3%, Median annual wage $78210
  • Fundraisers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $72550
  • Insurance Underwriters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.6%, Median annual wage $81370
  • Tax Preparers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54920
  • Financial Examiners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 18.5%, Median annual wage $94160
  • Labor Relations Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $95420
  • Credit Analysts: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.4%, Median annual wage $83510
  • Property Appraisers and Assessors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $67960

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.8%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

6,300

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+2,900

77,300 (2024) → 80,200 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

On-the-Job Training

Long-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Business and Financial Operations Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.3/100

Danger Index

1.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$40,030
25th$50,970
Median$67,960
75th$92,760
90th$122,660

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$19.25
25th$24.51
Median$32.67
75th$44.60
90th$58.97

Property Appraisers and Assessors pay history, 2019–2025

Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$55,000$60,000$65,000$70,000 2019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2019: $57,010National median - 2020: $58,650National median - 2021: $61,340National median - 2022: $61,560National median - 2023: $61,630National median - 2024: $65,420National median - 2025: $67,960$67,960
National median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors, May 2019 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2019 $57,010
2020 $58,650
2021 $61,340
2022 $61,560
2023 $61,630
2024 $65,420
2025 $67,960

2019 median

$57,010

2025 median

$67,960

2019–2025 change

+$10,950 (+19.2%)

Avg/year

+3%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Property Appraisers and Assessors by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2019 $57,010 First banked release 56,320
May 2020 $58,650 +2.9% 55,990
May 2021 $61,340 +4.6% 58,340
May 2022 $61,560 +0.4% 59,970
May 2023 $61,630 +0.1% 62,090
May 2024 $65,420 +6.1% 59,070
May 2025 $67,960 +3.9% 57,070

Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $57,010 in May 2019 to $67,960 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 56,320 in May 2019 to 57,070 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $107,980 +59% above national
2 New Jersey $92,390 +36% above national
3 Massachusetts $91,750 +35% above national
4 California $88,900 +31% above national
5 Connecticut $86,050 +27% above national
6 Washington $83,710 +23% above national
7 Minnesota $83,400 +23% above national
8 Maine $80,930 +19% above national
9 Alaska $80,330 +18% above national
10 Iowa $80,160 +18% above national
11 Hawaii $79,860 +18% above national
12 New York $78,060 +15% above national
13 Maryland $77,610 +14% above national
14 Virginia $76,080 +12% above national
15 Rhode Island $75,900 +12% above national
16 Colorado $75,150 +11% above national
17 New Hampshire $74,670 +10% above national
18 Wisconsin $68,660 +1% above national
19 North Carolina $66,700 2% below national
20 Texas $65,840 3% below national
21 Florida $65,620 3% below national
22 North Dakota $65,210 4% below national
23 Nebraska $64,770 5% below national
24 Michigan $64,270 5% below national
25 Idaho $63,410 7% below national
26 Ohio $63,410 7% below national
27 South Dakota $63,350 7% below national
28 Louisiana $62,910 7% below national
29 Georgia $62,460 8% below national
30 Tennessee $62,350 8% below national
31 Montana $62,250 8% below national
32 Alabama $61,370 10% below national
33 Wyoming $60,860 10% below national
34 Indiana $60,350 11% below national
35 Illinois $60,150 11% below national
36 South Carolina $59,110 13% below national
37 Kentucky $58,850 13% below national
38 Nevada $57,960 15% below national
39 Pennsylvania $57,920 15% below national
40 Delaware $57,610 15% below national
41 Missouri $57,380 16% below national
42 Utah $56,100 17% below national
43 Mississippi $54,530 20% below national
44 Oregon $54,460 20% below national
45 Kansas $51,390 24% below national
46 Arizona $51,250 25% below national
47 Arkansas $50,840 25% below national
48 New Mexico $50,550 26% below national
49 Oklahoma $49,990 26% below national
50 West Virginia $44,940 34% below national
51 Puerto Rico $33,370 51% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $105,580 +55% above national
2 Vallejo, CA $103,510 +52% above national
3 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $102,840 +51% above national
4 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $99,850 +47% above national
5 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $99,800 +47% above national
6 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $98,950 +46% above national
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $98,020 +44% above national
8 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $96,220 +42% above national
9 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $96,010 +41% above national
10 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $95,730 +41% above national
11 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $94,230 +39% above national
12 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $92,370 +36% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $91,600 +35% above national
14 Manchester-Nashua, NH $91,280 +34% above national
15 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $91,230 +34% above national
16 Montgomery, AL $90,800 +34% above national
17 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $89,690 +32% above national
18 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $89,280 +31% above national
19 Cedar Rapids, IA $89,270 +31% above national
20 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $87,160 +28% above national
21 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $86,260 +27% above national
22 Redding, CA $85,240 +25% above national
23 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $84,490 +24% above national
24 Barnstable Town, MA $84,360 +24% above national
25 New Haven, CT $83,330 +23% above national
26 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $82,920 +22% above national
27 Utica-Rome, NY $82,640 +22% above national
28 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $82,430 +21% above national
29 Rochester, MN $82,320 +21% above national
30 Fresno, CA $82,310 +21% above national
31 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $82,150 +21% above national
32 Worcester, MA $82,100 +21% above national
33 Urban Honolulu, HI $81,890 +20% above national
34 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $81,760 +20% above national
35 Boise City, ID $81,360 +20% above national
36 Richmond, VA $81,270 +20% above national
37 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $81,120 +19% above national
38 Fargo, ND-MN $80,980 +19% above national
39 Duluth, MN-WI $80,860 +19% above national
40 St. Cloud, MN $80,510 +18% above national
41 Portland-South Portland, ME $80,290 +18% above national
42 Anchorage, AK $79,710 +17% above national
43 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $79,690 +17% above national
44 Omaha, NE-IA $79,610 +17% above national
45 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $79,470 +17% above national
46 Salem, OR $79,360 +17% above national
47 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $79,110 +16% above national
48 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $79,030 +16% above national
49 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $78,710 +16% above national
50 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $78,690 +16% above national
51 Madison, WI $78,610 +16% above national
52 Grand Junction, CO $78,560 +16% above national
53 Ames, IA $78,480 +15% above national
54 Greenville, NC $78,480 +15% above national
55 Asheville, NC $77,730 +14% above national
56 Boulder, CO $77,310 +14% above national
57 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $77,250 +14% above national
58 Coeur d'Alene, ID $77,250 +14% above national
59 Visalia, CA $77,020 +13% above national
60 Raleigh-Cary, NC $76,760 +13% above national
61 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $76,520 +13% above national
62 Modesto, CA $76,500 +13% above national
63 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $76,480 +13% above national
64 Rochester, NY $75,940 +12% above national
65 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $75,930 +12% above national
66 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $75,890 +12% above national
67 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $75,860 +12% above national
68 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $75,670 +11% above national
69 Eau Claire, WI $74,880 +10% above national
70 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $74,780 +10% above national
71 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $74,770 +10% above national
72 Ann Arbor, MI $74,740 +10% above national
73 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $74,260 +9% above national
74 Killeen-Temple, TX $74,210 +9% above national
75 Greensboro-High Point, NC $73,970 +9% above national
76 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $73,920 +9% above national
77 Greeley, CO $73,830 +9% above national
78 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $73,590 +8% above national
79 Tyler, TX $73,010 +7% above national
80 Naples-Marco Island, FL $72,660 +7% above national
81 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $72,270 +6% above national
82 Jacksonville, FL $72,090 +6% above national
83 Syracuse, NY $71,790 +6% above national
84 Niles, MI $71,730 +6% above national
85 Port St. Lucie, FL $71,410 +5% above national
86 Columbia, MO $71,300 +5% above national
87 Lincoln, NE $70,850 +4% above national
88 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,360 +4% above national
89 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $69,890 +3% above national
90 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,840 +3% above national
91 Wilmington, NC $69,610 +2% above national
92 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $69,530 +2% above national
93 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $69,060 +2% above national
94 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,100 same as national
95 Columbus, OH $68,060 same as national
96 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $68,000 same as national
97 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $67,750 same as national
98 Cheyenne, WY $67,640 same as national
99 Green Bay, WI $67,520 1% below national
100 Oklahoma City, OK $67,270 1% below national
101 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $67,150 1% below national
102 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $66,720 2% below national
103 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $66,700 2% below national
104 Bloomington, IN $66,240 3% below national
105 Bismarck, ND $66,190 3% below national
106 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,100 3% below national
107 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $65,810 3% below national
108 Colorado Springs, CO $65,780 3% below national
109 Gainesville, FL $65,720 3% below national
110 Peoria, IL $65,720 3% below national
111 Cleveland, OH $65,380 4% below national
112 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $65,240 4% below national
113 Gainesville, GA $65,080 4% below national
114 Reno, NV $65,070 4% below national
115 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $65,050 4% below national
116 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $64,990 4% below national
117 Helena, MT $64,920 4% below national
118 Baton Rouge, LA $64,900 5% below national
119 Charlottesville, VA $64,780 5% below national
120 College Station-Bryan, TX $64,700 5% below national
121 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $64,470 5% below national
122 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $64,430 5% below national
123 Longview, TX $64,320 5% below national
124 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $64,220 6% below national
125 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $64,200 6% below national
126 Springfield, MA $64,090 6% below national
127 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,080 6% below national
128 Jackson, MS $64,060 6% below national
129 Jackson, TN $64,050 6% below national
130 Kennewick-Richland, WA $63,950 6% below national
131 Rapid City, SD $63,900 6% below national
132 Traverse City, MI $63,880 6% below national
133 Appleton, WI $63,780 6% below national
134 Fort Wayne, IN $63,750 6% below national
135 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $63,710 6% below national
136 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $63,650 6% below national
137 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,540 7% below national
138 Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,530 7% below national
139 Fayetteville, NC $63,350 7% below national
140 Flint, MI $63,280 7% below national
141 Wausau, WI $63,060 7% below national
142 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,000 7% below national
143 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $62,890 7% below national
144 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $62,880 7% below national
145 Casper, WY $62,850 8% below national
146 Chico, CA $62,760 8% below national
147 Manhattan, KS $62,560 8% below national
148 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $62,420 8% below national
149 Toledo, OH $62,370 8% below national
150 Jacksonville, NC $62,350 8% below national
151 Twin Falls, ID $62,350 8% below national
152 Billings, MT $62,310 8% below national
153 Tallahassee, FL $62,230 8% below national
154 Saginaw, MI $62,160 9% below national
155 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,140 9% below national
156 Kingston, NY $62,120 9% below national
157 Knoxville, TN $62,090 9% below national
158 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $62,080 9% below national
159 Corpus Christi, TX $62,030 9% below national
160 Savannah, GA $61,990 9% below national
161 Logan, UT-ID $61,930 9% below national
162 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $61,790 9% below national
163 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $61,730 9% below national
164 Tulsa, OK $61,720 9% below national
165 Abilene, TX $61,700 9% below national
166 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,590 9% below national
167 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $61,400 10% below national
168 El Paso, TX $61,380 10% below national
169 Mobile, AL $61,370 10% below national
170 Topeka, KS $61,190 10% below national
171 Amarillo, TX $61,180 10% below national
172 Springfield, MO $61,080 10% below national
173 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $60,960 10% below national
174 Chattanooga, TN-GA $60,950 10% below national
175 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,860 10% below national
176 Lafayette, LA $60,440 11% below national
177 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $60,320 11% below national
178 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,200 11% below national
179 Spartanburg, SC $60,150 11% below national
180 Punta Gorda, FL $60,110 12% below national
181 Huntsville, AL $59,970 12% below national
182 St. Louis, MO-IL $59,610 12% below national
183 Winston-Salem, NC $59,470 12% below national
184 Kansas City, MO-KS $59,350 13% below national
185 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,320 13% below national
186 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,290 13% below national
187 Stockton-Lodi, CA $59,180 13% below national
188 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,170 13% below national
189 Columbia, SC $59,110 13% below national
190 Akron, OH $58,910 13% below national
191 Jefferson City, MO $58,760 14% below national
192 Florence, SC $58,560 14% below national
193 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $58,070 15% below national
194 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $57,860 15% below national
195 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,360 16% below national
196 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,150 17% below national
197 Pittsburgh, PA $54,990 19% below national
198 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $53,390 21% below national
199 Roanoke, VA $53,070 22% below national
200 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $51,970 24% below national
201 Homosassa Springs, FL $51,830 24% below national
202 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $51,720 24% below national
203 Hattiesburg, MS $51,430 24% below national
204 Lancaster, PA $51,350 24% below national
205 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $51,250 25% below national
206 Lubbock, TX $51,220 25% below national
207 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $50,530 26% below national
208 Warner Robins, GA $50,190 26% below national
209 Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,160 26% below national
210 St. George, UT $50,140 26% below national
211 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $49,800 27% below national
212 Athens-Clarke County, GA $49,650 27% below national
213 Ogden, UT $49,650 27% below national
214 Birmingham, AL $49,510 27% below national
215 Wichita, KS $49,480 27% below national
216 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $49,130 28% below national
217 Idaho Falls, ID $49,110 28% below national
218 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $49,040 28% below national
219 Bend, OR $48,680 28% below national
220 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $48,600 28% below national
221 Farmington, NM $48,590 29% below national
222 Evansville, IN $48,250 29% below national
223 York-Hanover, PA $48,170 29% below national
224 Tucson, AZ $48,000 29% below national
225 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $47,730 30% below national
226 Charleston, WV $47,680 30% below national
227 Terre Haute, IN $47,650 30% below national
228 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $47,560 30% below national
229 Youngstown-Warren, OH $47,310 30% below national
230 Albuquerque, NM $47,000 31% below national
231 St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,370 32% below national
232 Columbus, GA-AL $46,190 32% below national
233 Joplin, MO-KS $45,990 32% below national
234 Wichita Falls, TX $45,810 33% below national
235 Beckley, WV $45,550 33% below national
236 Lawton, OK $44,760 34% below national
237 Macon-Bibb County, GA $44,740 34% below national
238 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,630 42% below national
239 Morgantown, WV $38,640 43% below national
240 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,040 44% below national
241 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $35,420 48% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make?
The median annual salary for Property Appraisers and Assessors is $67,960 ($32.67/hour). The salary range spans from $40,030 at the 10th percentile to $122,660 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Property Appraisers and Assessors pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $67,960, Property Appraisers and Assessors pay is higher than 60% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Property Appraisers and Assessors the most?
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Property Appraisers and Assessors at $107,980/year, which is +59% above the national median.
What education do Property Appraisers and Assessors need?
BLS assigns Property Appraisers and Assessors to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Long-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Property Appraisers and Assessors in this release. WageDex shows the Business and Financial Operations Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Property Appraisers and Assessors a good career?
Employment for Property Appraisers and Assessors is projected to grow 3.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 6,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Property Appraisers and Assessors pay vary by state?
Property Appraisers and Assessors salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $107,980/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $33,370/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $105,580/year. BLS reports a median for 241 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Property Appraisers and Assessors pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $92,760/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $107,980/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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