Property Appraisers and Assessors in Fort Collins-Loveland

BLS metro-level wage data places Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Fort Collins-Loveland, CO at a median of $79,690 per year ($38.31/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $67,960, Fort Collins-Loveland pays +17% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 70 property appraisers and assessorss are employed across the Fort Collins-Loveland MSA in SOC 13-2020.

The Fort Collins-Loveland pay distribution spans from $61,090 at the 10th percentile to $131,780 at the 90th, a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $61,090 and the 75th at $101,820, so half of Fort Collins-Loveland-based property appraisers and assessorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fort Collins-Loveland, CO covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CO data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.