SOC 13-2020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Property Appraisers and Assessors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$67,960

U.S. median hourly wage$32.67

U.S. employment57,070

Nationally, property appraisers and assessors earned a median of $67,960 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 57,070 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Property Appraisers and Assessors: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$107,980	$51.92	110	0.2
New Jersey	$92,390	$44.42	1,190	0.3
Massachusetts	$91,750	$44.11	1,100	0.3
California	$88,900	$42.74	6,380	0.4
Connecticut	$86,050	$41.37	630	0.4
Washington	$83,710	$40.25	1,150	0.3
Minnesota	$83,400	$40.10	1,380	0.5
Maine	$80,930	$38.91	230	0.4
Alaska	$80,330	$38.62	200	0.6
Iowa	$80,160	$38.54	630	0.4
Hawaii	$79,860	$38.40	130	0.2
New York	$78,060	$37.53	2,860	0.3
Maryland	$77,610	$37.31	660	0.2
Virginia	$76,080	$36.58	1,540	0.4
Rhode Island	$75,900	$36.49	280	0.6
Colorado	$75,150	$36.13	1,060	0.4
New Hampshire	$74,670	$35.90	250	0.4
Wisconsin	$68,660	$33.01	820	0.3
North Carolina	$66,700	$32.07	2,210	0.4
Texas	$65,840	$31.66	5,240	0.4
Florida	$65,620	$31.55	2,830	0.3
North Dakota	$65,210	$31.35	240	0.6
Nebraska	$64,770	$31.14	400	0.4
Michigan	$64,270	$30.90	1,960	0.4
Idaho	$63,410	$30.49	500	0.6
Ohio	$63,410	$30.49	1,220	0.2
South Dakota	$63,350	$30.46	510	1.1
Louisiana	$62,910	$30.25	600	0.3
Georgia	$62,460	$30.03	2,490	0.5
Tennessee	$62,350	$29.98	1,060	0.3
Montana	$62,250	$29.93	250	0.5
Alabama	$61,370	$29.51	600	0.3
Wyoming	$60,860	$29.26	260	0.9
Indiana	$60,350	$29.01	1,940	0.6
Illinois	$60,150	$28.92	1,700	0.3
South Carolina	$59,110	$28.42	1,000	0.4
Kentucky	$58,850	$28.29	140	0.1
Nevada	$57,960	$27.86	600	0.4
Pennsylvania	$57,920	$27.85	1,430	0.2
Delaware	$57,610	$27.70	130	0.3
Missouri	$57,380	$27.59	1,560	0.5
Utah	$56,100	$26.97	760	0.4
Mississippi	$54,530	$26.22	520	0.4
Oregon	$54,460	$26.18	810	0.4
Kansas	$51,390	$24.71	780	0.5
Arizona	$51,250	$24.64	1,670	0.5
Arkansas	$50,840	$24.44	810	0.6
New Mexico	$50,550	$24.30	530	0.6
Oklahoma	$49,990	$24.03	920	0.5
West Virginia	$44,940	$21.61	470	0.7
Puerto Rico	$33,370	$16.04	290	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 243 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Property Appraisers and Assessors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$105,580	$50.76	650	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$103,510	$49.76	30	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$102,840	$49.44	70	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$99,850	$48.01	440	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$99,800	$47.98	700	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$98,950	$47.57	40	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$98,020	$47.13	590	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$96,220	$46.26	370	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$96,010	$46.16	40	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$95,730	$46.02	40	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$94,230	$45.31	740	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$92,370	$44.41	190	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$91,600	$44.04	2,240	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$91,280	$43.89	80	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$91,230	$43.86	70	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$90,800	$43.65	30	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$89,690	$43.12	190	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$89,280	$42.92	180	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$89,270	$42.92	40	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$87,160	$41.91	280	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$86,260	$41.47	550	0.3
Redding, CA	$85,240	$40.98	40	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$84,490	$40.62	40	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA	$84,360	$40.56	40	0.4
New Haven, CT	$83,330	$40.06	90	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$82,920	$39.86	2,590	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$82,640	$39.73	60	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$82,430	$39.63	70	0.4
Rochester, MN	$82,320	$39.58	40	0.3
Fresno, CA	$82,310	$39.57	140	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$82,150	$39.50	830	0.3
Worcester, MA	$82,100	$39.47	110	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$81,890	$39.37	90	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$81,760	$39.31	Not published	Not published
Boise City, ID	$81,360	$39.11	180	0.5
Richmond, VA	$81,270	$39.07	290	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$81,120	$39.00	40	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$80,980	$38.93	80	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$80,860	$38.88	60	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$80,510	$38.71	30	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$80,290	$38.60	90	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$79,710	$38.32	130	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$79,690	$38.31	70	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$79,610	$38.27	130	0.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$79,470	$38.21	40	0.7
Salem, OR	$79,360	$38.15	110	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$79,110	$38.04	460	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$79,030	$38.00	150	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,710	$37.84	240	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$78,690	$37.83	140	0.4
Madison, WI	$78,610	$37.79	100	0.3
Grand Junction, CO	$78,560	$37.77	30	0.5
Ames, IA	$78,480	$37.73	50	0.9
Greenville, NC	$78,480	$37.73	40	0.5
Asheville, NC	$77,730	$37.37	180	1.0
Boulder, CO	$77,310	$37.17	50	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$77,250	$37.14	320	0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$77,250	$37.14	40	0.5
Visalia, CA	$77,020	$37.03	70	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$76,760	$36.90	250	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$76,520	$36.79	970	0.2
Modesto, CA	$76,500	$36.78	60	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$76,480	$36.77	30	0.5
Rochester, NY	$75,940	$36.51	140	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$75,930	$36.50	1,070	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,890	$36.49	Not published	Not published
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$75,860	$36.47	150	0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$75,670	$36.38	30	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$74,880	$36.00	40	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$74,780	$35.95	100	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$74,770	$35.95	150	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$74,740	$35.94	80	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$74,260	$35.70	450	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$74,210	$35.68	40	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$73,970	$35.56	150	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$73,920	$35.54	470	0.3
Greeley, CO	$73,830	$35.49	40	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$73,590	$35.38	70	0.2
Tyler, TX	$73,010	$35.10	40	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$72,660	$34.93	60	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$72,270	$34.75	210	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$72,090	$34.66	180	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$71,790	$34.51	70	0.2
Niles, MI	$71,730	$34.49	30	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$71,410	$34.33	40	0.2
Columbia, MO	$71,300	$34.28	120	1.1
Lincoln, NE	$70,850	$34.06	60	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$70,360	$33.83	100	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$69,890	$33.60	50	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$69,840	$33.58	180	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$69,610	$33.47	120	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,530	$33.43	320	0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,060	$33.20	30	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$68,100	$32.74	700	0.4
Columbus, OH	$68,060	$32.72	350	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$68,000	$32.69	110	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$67,750	$32.57	120	0.7
Cheyenne, WY	$67,640	$32.52	40	0.8
Green Bay, WI	$67,520	$32.46	60	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$67,270	$32.34	Not published	Not published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$67,150	$32.28	700	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,720	$32.08	570	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$66,700	$32.07	750	0.6
Bloomington, IN	$66,240	$31.85	290	3.9
Bismarck, ND	$66,190	$31.82	40	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$66,100	$31.78	390	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$65,810	$31.64	70	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$65,780	$31.63	Not published	Not published
Gainesville, FL	$65,720	$31.60	50	0.3
Peoria, IL	$65,720	$31.60	40	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$65,380	$31.43	200	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$65,240	$31.36	1,250	0.4
Gainesville, GA	$65,080	$31.29	Not published	Not published
Reno, NV	$65,070	$31.28	60	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$65,050	$31.27	90	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$64,990	$31.25	40	0.3
Helena, MT	$64,920	$31.21	40	0.8
Baton Rouge, LA	$64,900	$31.20	Not published	Not published
Charlottesville, VA	$64,780	$31.15	30	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$64,700	$31.11	60	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$64,470	$30.99	80	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$64,430	$30.97	70	0.4
Longview, TX	$64,320	$30.92	60	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$64,220	$30.87	1,360	0.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$64,200	$30.86	50	0.6
Springfield, MA	$64,090	$30.81	70	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,080	$30.81	80	0.4
Jackson, MS	$64,060	$30.80	80	0.3
Jackson, TN	$64,050	$30.80	50	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$63,950	$30.75	30	0.3
Rapid City, SD	$63,900	$30.72	100	1.4
Traverse City, MI	$63,880	$30.71	40	0.6
Appleton, WI	$63,780	$30.66	50	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,750	$30.65	70	0.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$63,710	$30.63	60	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$63,650	$30.60	290	0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,540	$30.55	Not published	Not published
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$63,530	$30.54	30	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$63,350	$30.46	40	0.3
Flint, MI	$63,280	$30.42	40	0.3
Wausau, WI	$63,060	$30.32	30	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$63,000	$30.29	70	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$62,890	$30.24	120	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$62,880	$30.23	40	0.1
Casper, WY	$62,850	$30.22	40	1.1
Chico, CA	$62,760	$30.17	50	0.7
Manhattan, KS	$62,560	$30.08	40	0.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$62,420	$30.01	150	0.4
Toledo, OH	$62,370	$29.99	70	0.2
Jacksonville, NC	$62,350	$29.98	40	0.7
Twin Falls, ID	$62,350	$29.98	40	0.8
Billings, MT	$62,310	$29.96	30	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$62,230	$29.92	50	0.3
Saginaw, MI	$62,160	$29.89	50	0.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,140	$29.87	30	0.3
Kingston, NY	$62,120	$29.86	30	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$62,090	$29.85	90	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$62,080	$29.85	30	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,030	$29.82	60	0.3
Savannah, GA	$61,990	$29.80	100	0.5
Logan, UT-ID	$61,930	$29.77	30	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$61,790	$29.71	120	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,730	$29.68	230	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$61,720	$29.67	230	0.5
Abilene, TX	$61,700	$29.66	40	0.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$61,590	$29.61	Not published	Not published
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$61,400	$29.52	120	0.5
El Paso, TX	$61,380	$29.51	90	0.3
Mobile, AL	$61,370	$29.51	50	0.3
Topeka, KS	$61,190	$29.42	60	0.5
Amarillo, TX	$61,180	$29.41	40	0.4
Springfield, MO	$61,080	$29.37	140	0.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$60,960	$29.31	100	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$60,950	$29.31	100	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,860	$29.26	240	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$60,440	$29.06	Not published	Not published
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$60,320	$29.00	40	0.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$60,200	$28.94	100	0.6
Spartanburg, SC	$60,150	$28.92	Not published	Not published
Punta Gorda, FL	$60,110	$28.90	50	0.8
Huntsville, AL	$59,970	$28.83	90	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,610	$28.66	630	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$59,470	$28.59	90	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$59,350	$28.54	480	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,320	$28.52	60	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$59,290	$28.51	110	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$59,180	$28.45	60	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$59,170	$28.45	40	0.3
Columbia, SC	$59,110	$28.42	110	0.3
Akron, OH	$58,910	$28.32	70	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$58,760	$28.25	50	0.6
Florence, SC	$58,560	$28.15	30	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$58,070	$27.92	240	0.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$57,860	$27.82	30	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,360	$27.58	110	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,150	$27.00	230	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$54,990	$26.44	220	0.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$53,390	$25.67	30	0.7
Roanoke, VA	$53,070	$25.52	80	0.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$51,970	$24.99	30	0.5
Homosassa Springs, FL	$51,830	$24.92	30	1.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$51,720	$24.87	60	0.1
Hattiesburg, MS	$51,430	$24.72	30	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$51,350	$24.69	40	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$51,250	$24.64	1,200	0.5
Lubbock, TX	$51,220	$24.62	50	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$50,530	$24.29	430	0.4
Warner Robins, GA	$50,190	$24.13	50	0.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$50,160	$24.12	50	0.6
St. George, UT	$50,140	$24.11	70	0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,800	$23.94	60	0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$49,650	$23.87	40	0.4
Ogden, UT	$49,650	$23.87	110	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$49,510	$23.81	140	0.3
Wichita, KS	$49,480	$23.79	150	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$49,130	$23.62	80	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	$49,110	$23.61	50	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$49,040	$23.58	60	0.4
Bend, OR	$48,680	$23.41	70	0.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$48,600	$23.36	50	0.4
Farmington, NM	$48,590	$23.36	30	0.7
Evansville, IN	$48,250	$23.20	60	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$48,170	$23.16	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$48,000	$23.08	190	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$47,730	$22.95	40	0.3
Charleston, WV	$47,680	$22.92	60	0.6
Terre Haute, IN	$47,650	$22.91	60	0.9
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$47,560	$22.87	30	0.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,310	$22.75	40	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$47,000	$22.60	190	0.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$46,370	$22.29	40	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,190	$22.21	60	0.5
Joplin, MO-KS	$45,990	$22.11	30	0.4
Wichita Falls, TX	$45,810	$22.02	30	0.6
Beckley, WV	$45,550	$21.90	50	1.1
Lawton, OK	$44,760	$21.52	30	0.8
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$44,740	$21.51	40	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$39,630	$19.05	160	0.2
Morgantown, WV	$38,640	$18.58	50	0.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$38,040	$18.29	60	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$35,420	$17.03	250	0.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	Not published	Not published	50	0.5
Valdosta, GA	Not published	Not published	30	0.6

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.