Property Appraisers and Assessors Salary by City

Top 15 cities for property appraisers and assessors by average salary

Waterloo, IA	$141,630
San Francisco, CA	$118,520
Atlantic City, NJ	$109,800
San Luis Obispo, CA	$108,110
Vallejo, CA	$105,020
San Diego, CA	$103,760
Bridgeport, CT	$103,530
Minneapolis, MN	$101,530
Boston, MA	$100,560
Des Moines, IA	$100,310
Sacramento, CA	$99,510
Santa Rosa, CA	$99,210
Trenton, NJ	$97,170
Sebastian, FL	$96,450
New York, NY	$96,440

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Property Appraisers and Assessors salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays property appraisers and assessors the most statewide, $108,770 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$108,770	$107,980	110	1	$87,770	$87,770
New Jersey	$99,420	$92,390	1,190	2	$109,800	$97,170
California	$96,360	$88,900	6,380	18	$118,520	$63,280
Massachusetts	$96,010	$91,750	1,100	4	$100,560	$74,140
Minnesota	$94,700	$83,400	1,380	4	$101,530	$80,840
Connecticut	$93,760	$86,050	630	5	$103,530	$87,730
Iowa	$90,040	$80,160	630	6	$141,630	$74,370
New York	$87,490	$78,060	2,860	9	$96,440	$68,880
Washington	$87,310	$83,710	1,150	4	$96,110	$72,680
Maine	$85,160	$80,930	230	1	$84,140	$84,140
Colorado	$84,530	$75,150	1,060	6	$91,690	$79,750
Alaska	$82,710	$80,330	200	1	$84,630	$84,630
Maryland	$81,890	$77,610	660	2	$78,620	$66,750
New Hampshire	$79,630	$74,670	250	1	$81,830	$81,830
Rhode Island	$79,380	$75,900	280	1	$86,680	$86,680
Wisconsin	$77,850	$68,660	820	6	$84,290	$72,320
Vermont	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$77,760	$77,760
Hawaii	$77,700	$79,860	130	1	$80,990	$80,990
Virginia	$77,600	$76,080	1,540	4	$79,390	$65,380
Idaho	$74,740	$63,410	500	4	$83,640	$68,000
North Carolina	$73,700	$66,700	2,210	11	$77,790	$61,750
North Dakota	$73,700	$65,210	240	2	$84,740	$74,890
Texas	$73,410	$65,840	5,240	17	$86,460	$51,920
Florida	$72,820	$65,620	2,830	18	$96,450	$60,490
Delaware	$72,240	$57,610	130	0	n/a	n/a
Ohio	$71,010	$63,410	1,220	7	$75,590	$59,330
Illinois	$70,380	$60,150	1,700	3	$80,240	$77,890
Nebraska	$69,790	$64,770	400	2	$79,830	$74,600
Louisiana	$69,770	$62,910	600	4	$79,570	$65,450
Tennessee	$69,470	$62,350	1,060	6	$74,770	$59,690
Georgia	$68,990	$62,460	2,490	8	$75,040	$54,350
Michigan	$68,760	$64,270	1,960	10	$75,150	$60,680
Missouri	$66,510	$57,380	1,560	8	$92,240	$52,400
Montana	$65,190	$62,250	250	2	$73,720	$69,720
Nevada	$65,180	$57,960	600	2	$70,940	$64,500
Oregon	$65,010	$54,460	810	3	$79,890	$54,390
Pennsylvania	$64,480	$57,920	1,430	7	$75,510	$52,410
South Dakota	$64,440	$63,350	510	2	$73,950	$65,970
Alabama	$64,210	$61,370	600	4	$77,270	$61,710
Indiana	$63,840	$60,350	1,940	8	$75,310	$54,150
South Carolina	$63,670	$59,110	1,000	5	$67,160	$60,150
Oklahoma	$62,910	$49,990	920	3	$73,990	$56,990
Kentucky	$62,660	$58,850	140	1	$51,150	$51,150
Kansas	$60,760	$51,390	780	3	$65,390	$55,390
Wyoming	$60,460	$60,860	260	2	$64,100	$61,500
Utah	$60,210	$56,100	760	5	$69,750	$59,240
Arkansas	$59,770	$50,840	810	3	$63,650	$58,950
Mississippi	$59,500	$54,530	520	3	$66,840	$59,330
Arizona	$59,410	$51,250	1,670	3	$63,370	$57,260
New Mexico	$56,140	$50,550	530	2	$54,400	$52,030
West Virginia	$47,530	$44,940	470	5	$53,560	$44,620
Puerto Rico	$46,570	$33,370	290	1	$49,290	$49,290

Property Appraisers and Assessors salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Waterloo, IA	$141,630	$75,670	$68.09	30
San Francisco, CA	$118,520	$105,580	$56.98	650
Atlantic City, NJ	$109,800	$96,010	$52.79	40
San Luis Obispo, CA	$108,110	$102,840	$51.98	70
Vallejo, CA	$105,020	$103,510	$50.49	30
San Diego, CA	$103,760	$99,850	$49.88	440
Bridgeport, CT	$103,530	$89,690	$49.77	190
Minneapolis, MN	$101,530	$99,800	$48.81	700
Boston, MA	$100,560	$94,230	$48.35	740
Des Moines, IA	$100,310	$92,370	$48.22	190
Sacramento, CA	$99,510	$96,220	$47.84	370
Santa Rosa, CA	$99,210	$91,230	$47.70	70
Trenton, NJ	$97,170	$98,950	$46.72	40
Sebastian, FL	$96,450	$79,470	$46.37	40
New York, NY	$96,440	$82,920	$46.37	2,590
Seattle, WA	$96,110	$98,020	$46.21	590
Riverside, CA	$95,810	$86,260	$46.06	550
Cedar Rapids, IA	$95,130	$89,270	$45.74	40
Los Angeles, CA	$94,970	$91,600	$45.66	2,240
Santa Maria, CA	$94,770	$95,730	$45.56	40
Hartford, CT	$93,590	$89,280	$44.99	180
Columbia, MO	$92,240	$71,300	$44.35	120
Oxnard, CA	$92,040	$78,690	$44.25	140
Denver, CO	$91,690	$79,110	$44.08	460
San Jose, CA	$91,330	$81,760	$43.91	n/a
New Haven, CT	$90,440	$83,330	$43.48	90
Rochester, MN	$88,910	$82,320	$42.74	40
Fort Collins, CO	$88,770	$79,690	$42.68	70
Barnstable, MA	$88,200	$84,360	$42.41	40
Norwich, CT	$88,170	$81,120	$42.39	40
Fresno, CA	$88,020	$82,310	$42.32	140
Washington, DC	$87,770	$82,150	$42.20	830
Waterbury, CT	$87,730	$82,430	$42.18	70
Providence, RI	$86,680	$87,160	$41.67	280
Tyler, TX	$86,460	$73,010	$41.57	40
Worcester, MA	$85,470	$82,100	$41.09	110
Grand Junction, CO	$84,870	$78,560	$40.80	30
Fargo, ND	$84,740	$80,980	$40.74	80
Colorado Springs, CO	$84,710	$65,780	$40.73	n/a
Redding, CA	$84,630	$85,240	$40.69	40
Anchorage, AK	$84,630	$79,710	$40.69	130
Milwaukee, WI	$84,290	$78,710	$40.53	240
Buffalo, NY	$84,180	$79,030	$40.47	150
Portland, ME	$84,140	$80,290	$40.45	90
St. Cloud, MN	$83,980	$80,510	$40.37	30
Sioux City, IA	$83,840	$76,480	$40.31	30
Boise, ID	$83,640	$81,360	$40.21	180
Ames, IA	$82,810	$78,480	$39.81	50
Madison, WI	$82,600	$78,610	$39.71	100
Utica, NY	$82,160	$82,640	$39.50	60
Dallas, TX	$82,100	$75,930	$39.47	1,070
Naples, FL	$82,010	$72,660	$39.43	60
Manchester, NH	$81,830	$91,280	$39.34	80
Greeley, CO	$81,720	$73,830	$39.29	40
Austin, TX	$81,330	$74,260	$39.10	450
Olympia, WA	$81,060	$84,490	$38.97	40
Jacksonville, FL	$81,050	$72,090	$38.97	180
Honolulu, HI	$80,990	$81,890	$38.94	90
Duluth, MN	$80,840	$80,860	$38.86	60
Chicago, IL	$80,240	$76,520	$38.58	970
Appleton, WI	$80,230	$63,780	$38.57	50
Salem, OR	$79,890	$79,360	$38.41	110
Visalia, CA	$79,880	$77,020	$38.40	70
Syracuse, NY	$79,870	$71,790	$38.40	70
Omaha, NE	$79,830	$79,610	$38.38	130
Boulder, CO	$79,750	$77,310	$38.34	50
San Antonio, TX	$79,590	$72,270	$38.27	210
New Orleans, LA	$79,570	$70,360	$38.26	100
Peoria, IL	$79,400	$65,720	$38.17	40
Richmond, VA	$79,390	$81,270	$38.17	290
Baltimore, MD	$78,620	$77,250	$37.80	320
Albany, NY	$78,610	$74,770	$37.79	150
Modesto, CA	$78,540	$76,500	$37.76	60
Rochester, NY	$78,240	$75,940	$37.62	140
Champaign, IL	$77,890	$63,530	$37.45	30
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$77,800	$77,250	$37.40	40
Eau Claire, WI	$77,800	$74,880	$37.41	40
Raleigh, NC	$77,790	$76,760	$37.40	250
Burlington, VT	$77,760	$64,990	$37.39	40
Port St. Lucie, FL	$77,420	$71,410	$37.22	40
Montgomery, AL	$77,270	$90,800	$37.15	30
Charlotte, NC	$77,030	$66,700	$37.03	750
Sarasota, FL	$76,760	$73,590	$36.91	70
Asheville, NC	$76,020	$77,730	$36.55	180
Greenville, NC	$75,990	$78,480	$36.53	40
Durham, NC	$75,790	$65,050	$36.44	90
Cincinnati, OH	$75,590	$69,840	$36.34	180
Gainesville, FL	$75,570	$65,720	$36.33	50
Philadelphia, PA	$75,510	$67,150	$36.30	700
Tampa, FL	$75,410	$73,920	$36.26	470
Bloomington, IN	$75,310	$66,240	$36.21	290
Ann Arbor, MI	$75,150	$74,740	$36.13	80
Atlanta, GA	$75,040	$65,240	$36.08	1,250
Deltona, FL	$74,970	$69,890	$36.04	50
Orlando, FL	$74,940	$69,530	$36.03	320
Bismarck, ND	$74,890	$66,190	$36.00	40
Houston, TX	$74,820	$64,220	$35.97	1,360
Nashville, TN	$74,770	$66,100	$35.95	390
Kennewick, WA	$74,740	$63,950	$35.93	30
Greensboro, NC	$74,740	$73,970	$35.93	150
Lincoln, NE	$74,600	$70,850	$35.87	60
Cleveland, OH	$74,520	$65,380	$35.83	200
Davenport, IA	$74,370	$64,080	$35.75	80
Springfield, MA	$74,140	$64,090	$35.65	70
Oklahoma City, OK	$73,990	$67,270	$35.57	n/a
Sioux Falls, SD	$73,950	$67,750	$35.55	120
Virginia Beach, VA	$73,820	$63,650	$35.49	290
Lansing, MI	$73,800	$75,860	$35.48	150
Billings, MT	$73,720	$62,310	$35.44	30
Wilmington, NC	$73,570	$69,610	$35.37	120
Detroit, MI	$73,480	$68,100	$35.33	700
Wausau, WI	$73,360	$63,060	$35.27	30
Memphis, TN	$72,970	$60,860	$35.08	240
Stockton, CA	$72,760	$59,180	$34.98	60
Spokane, WA	$72,680	$65,810	$34.94	70
Kiryas Joel, NY	$72,380	$68,000	$34.80	110
Fort Myers, FL	$72,330	$62,880	$34.77	40
Green Bay, WI	$72,320	$67,520	$34.77	60
Indianapolis, IN	$72,010	$66,720	$34.62	570
Killeen, TX	$71,940	$74,210	$34.59	40
Panama City, FL	$71,920	$64,200	$34.58	50
Portland, OR	$71,870	$75,890	$34.55	n/a
Twin Falls, ID	$71,780	$62,350	$34.51	40
Lakeland, FL	$71,730	$74,780	$34.49	100
Charlottesville, VA	$71,650	$64,780	$34.45	30
Columbus, OH	$71,280	$68,060	$34.27	350
Reno, NV	$70,940	$65,070	$34.11	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$70,900	$64,900	$34.09	n/a
Gainesville, GA	$70,840	$65,080	$34.06	n/a
Amarillo, TX	$70,600	$61,180	$33.94	40
Shreveport, LA	$70,350	$63,540	$33.82	n/a
College Station, TX	$70,270	$64,700	$33.78	60
Savannah, GA	$70,260	$61,990	$33.78	100
Beaumont, TX	$70,220	$60,200	$33.76	100
Chattanooga, TN	$70,220	$60,950	$33.76	100
Kingston, NY	$69,760	$62,120	$33.54	30
Logan, UT	$69,750	$61,930	$33.53	30
Helena, MT	$69,720	$64,920	$33.52	40
Corpus Christi, TX	$69,620	$62,030	$33.47	60
Tulsa, OK	$69,420	$61,720	$33.38	230
Watertown, NY	$68,880	$69,060	$33.12	30
Palm Bay, FL	$68,820	$64,470	$33.09	80
Crestview, FL	$68,740	$63,000	$33.05	70
Bakersfield, CA	$68,700	$60,960	$33.03	100
St. Louis, MO	$68,570	$59,610	$32.97	630
Winston-Salem, NC	$68,440	$59,470	$32.90	90
Traverse City, MI	$68,400	$63,880	$32.89	40
Abilene, TX	$68,020	$61,700	$32.70	40
Idaho Falls, ID	$68,000	$49,110	$32.69	50
Flint, MI	$67,930	$63,280	$32.66	40
Dayton, OH	$67,830	$60,320	$32.61	40
Saginaw, MI	$67,670	$62,160	$32.53	50
Kansas City, MO	$67,620	$59,350	$32.51	480
Akron, OH	$67,590	$58,910	$32.49	70
Knoxville, TN	$67,590	$62,090	$32.49	90
Longview, TX	$67,420	$64,320	$32.41	60
Greenville, SC	$67,160	$61,790	$32.29	120
Jackson, MS	$66,840	$64,060	$32.14	80
Niles, MI	$66,760	$71,730	$32.10	30
Hagerstown, MD	$66,750	$61,590	$32.09	n/a
Fayetteville, NC	$66,670	$63,350	$32.05	40
Columbia, SC	$66,500	$59,110	$31.97	110
Pensacola, FL	$66,480	$64,430	$31.96	70
Charleston, SC	$66,440	$62,420	$31.94	150
El Paso, TX	$66,360	$61,380	$31.90	90
Cape Girardeau, MO	$66,280	$53,390	$31.86	30
Kalamazoo, MI	$66,260	$62,080	$31.86	30
McAllen, TX	$66,140	$59,290	$31.80	110
Mobile, AL	$66,060	$61,370	$31.76	50
Rapid City, SD	$65,970	$63,900	$31.72	100
Springfield, MO	$65,770	$61,080	$31.62	140
Toledo, OH	$65,740	$62,370	$31.61	70
Grand Rapids, MI	$65,710	$61,730	$31.59	230
Jackson, TN	$65,690	$64,050	$31.58	50
Lafayette, LA	$65,450	$60,440	$31.47	n/a
Topeka, KS	$65,390	$61,190	$31.44	60
Roanoke, VA	$65,380	$53,070	$31.44	80
Fort Wayne, IN	$65,240	$63,750	$31.37	70
Tallahassee, FL	$65,160	$62,230	$31.33	50
Florence, SC	$64,900	$58,560	$31.20	30
Provo, UT	$64,780	$62,890	$31.15	120
Las Vegas, NV	$64,500	$50,530	$31.01	430
Manhattan, KS	$64,300	$62,560	$30.91	40
Cheyenne, WY	$64,100	$67,640	$30.82	40
Brownsville, TX	$63,950	$57,860	$30.75	30
Harrisburg, PA	$63,930	$59,320	$30.73	60
Fayetteville, AR	$63,650	$61,400	$30.60	120
Prescott Valley, AZ	$63,370	$63,710	$30.46	60
Chico, CA	$63,280	$62,760	$30.42	50
Little Rock, AR	$63,100	$56,150	$30.34	230
Salt Lake City, UT	$63,010	$58,070	$30.30	240
Allentown, PA	$62,570	$51,720	$30.08	60
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,540	$54,990	$30.07	220
Lafayette, IN	$62,450	$62,140	$30.02	30
Birmingham, AL	$62,290	$49,510	$29.95	140
Jacksonville, NC	$62,130	$62,350	$29.87	40
Hickory, NC	$61,750	$49,040	$29.69	60
Huntsville, AL	$61,710	$59,970	$29.67	90
Punta Gorda, FL	$61,520	$60,110	$29.58	50
Casper, WY	$61,500	$62,850	$29.57	40
Hattiesburg, MS	$61,200	$51,430	$29.42	30
Lubbock, TX	$61,190	$51,220	$29.42	50
Muskegon, MI	$60,680	$51,970	$29.18	30
Homosassa Springs, FL	$60,490	$51,830	$29.08	30
South Bend, IN	$60,490	$59,170	$29.08	40
Spartanburg, SC	$60,150	$60,150	$28.92	n/a
Athens, GA	$60,140	$49,650	$28.91	40
Macon, GA	$60,050	$44,740	$28.87	40
Phoenix, AZ	$60,010	$51,250	$28.85	1,200
Kingsport, TN	$59,690	$47,730	$28.70	40
St. George, UT	$59,680	$50,140	$28.69	70
Gulfport, MS	$59,330	$49,130	$28.53	80
Youngstown, OH	$59,330	$47,310	$28.53	40
Jefferson City, MO	$59,260	$58,760	$28.49	50
Ogden, UT	$59,240	$49,650	$28.48	110
Fort Smith, AR	$58,950	$50,160	$28.34	50
Augusta, GA	$58,800	$57,360	$28.27	110
Warner Robins, GA	$58,310	$50,190	$28.03	50
Joplin, MO	$58,270	$45,990	$28.01	30
Elkhart, IN	$57,550	$48,600	$27.67	50
Evansville, IN	$57,500	$48,250	$27.64	60
Tucson, AZ	$57,260	$48,000	$27.53	190
Lawton, OK	$56,990	$44,760	$27.40	30
Lancaster, PA	$55,510	$51,350	$26.69	40
Wichita, KS	$55,390	$49,480	$26.63	150
Albuquerque, NM	$54,400	$47,000	$26.15	190
Bend, OR	$54,390	$48,680	$26.15	70
Columbus, GA	$54,350	$46,190	$26.13	60
Terre Haute, IN	$54,150	$47,650	$26.03	60
Parkersburg, WV	$53,560	$47,560	$25.75	30
Charleston, WV	$53,240	$47,680	$25.60	60
York, PA	$52,660	$48,170	$25.32	40
Scranton, PA	$52,410	$49,800	$25.20	60
St. Joseph, MO	$52,400	$46,370	$25.19	40
Farmington, NM	$52,030	$48,590	$25.02	30
Wichita Falls, TX	$51,920	$45,810	$24.96	30
Louisville, KY	$51,150	$39,630	$24.59	160
San Juan, PR	$49,290	$35,420	$23.70	250
Beckley, WV	$48,460	$45,550	$23.30	50
Huntington, WV	$45,770	$38,040	$22.01	60
Morgantown, WV	$44,620	$38,640	$21.45	50

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Property Appraisers and Assessors salary: questions

Where do property appraisers and assessors make the most money?

In Waterloo, IA, with an average of $141,630 a year, among the 241 metro areas we cover.

What is the average property appraisers and assessors salary in the U.S.?

$75,770 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $67,960, so half of property appraisers and assessors earn more than that and half less.

What salary should property appraisers and assessors ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of property appraisers and assessors nationwide earn between $50,970 (25th percentile) and $92,760 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays property appraisers and assessors the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $108,770 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is property appraisers and assessors pay the lowest?

Morgantown, WV, at $44,620 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2020.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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