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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

13-2020 Property Appraisers and Assessors

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 13-2022 Appraisers of Personal and Business Property and 13-2023 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate and the 2010 SOC occupation 13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate.

National estimates for Property Appraisers and Assessors
Industry profile for Property Appraisers and Assessors
Geographic profile for Property Appraisers and Assessors

National estimates for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
55,990 3.2 % $ 31.55 $ 65,630 1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.86 $ 20.87 $ 28.20 $ 38.84 $ 51.48
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,990 $ 43,400 $ 58,650 $ 80,790 $ 107,090

Industry profile for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Property Appraisers and Assessors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Property Appraisers and Assessors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 23,360 0.43 $ 29.21 $ 60,750
Real Estate 19,370 1.17 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 2,290 0.11 $ 38.88 $ 80,870
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,880 0.09 $ 30.34 $ 63,100
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,480 0.26 $ 36.13 $ 75,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate 19,370 1.17 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 23,360 0.43 $ 29.21 $ 60,750
Other Investment Pools and Funds 30 0.30 $ 28.70 $ 59,700
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,480 0.26 $ 36.13 $ 75,150
Land Subdivision 50 0.13 $ 29.88 $ 62,140

Top paying industries for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 620 0.03 $ 47.39 $ 98,580
Postal Service (federal government) 50 0.01 $ 44.47 $ 92,500
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 2,290 0.11 $ 38.88 $ 80,870
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 50 0.01 $ 38.71 $ 80,520
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,000 0.04 $ 38.25 $ 79,560

Geographic profile for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Property Appraisers and Assessors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Property Appraisers and Assessors, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 4,810 0.40 0.99 $ 31.79 $ 66,120
California 4,670 0.28 0.71 $ 42.48 $ 88,370
Florida 4,190 0.50 1.23 $ 26.68 $ 55,500
New York 3,330 0.38 0.95 $ 32.28 $ 67,140
Georgia 2,890 0.67 1.67 $ 31.09 $ 64,660




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas 1,130 0.85 2.11 $ 29.03 $ 60,370
West Virginia 520 0.80 1.98 $ 20.67 $ 42,990
South Dakota 330 0.79 1.96 $ 22.60 $ 47,020
Wyoming 200 0.77 1.90 $ 29.84 $ 62,060
Idaho 510 0.71 1.76 $ 28.83 $ 59,960




Top paying states for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 47.80 $ 99,420
California 4,670 0.28 0.71 $ 42.48 $ 88,370
New Jersey 930 0.25 0.61 $ 41.84 $ 87,040
Colorado 1,300 0.51 1.26 $ 41.24 $ 85,770
Nebraska 640 0.68 1.70 $ 40.92 $ 85,110





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,430 0.28 0.68 $ 38.33 $ 79,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,020 0.77 1.90 $ 30.35 $ 63,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,570 0.36 0.89 $ 27.46 $ 57,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,470 0.25 0.63 $ 44.75 $ 93,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,390 0.39 0.96 $ 33.58 $ 69,840
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,230 0.69 1.72 $ 29.49 $ 61,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,200 0.48 1.19 $ 30.32 $ 63,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,100 0.56 1.39 $ 41.90 $ 87,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 910 0.35 0.87 $ 35.07 $ 72,950
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 900 0.49 1.21 $ 33.03 $ 68,700




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Flagstaff, AZ 80 1.46 3.62 $ 21.74 $ 45,220
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 90 1.25 3.11 $ 35.26 $ 73,350
Danbury, CT 80 1.14 2.83 $ 46.68 $ 97,100
Roanoke, VA 160 1.11 2.76 $ 25.10 $ 52,220
Topeka, KS 110 1.06 2.62 $ 27.26 $ 56,700
Santa Fe, NM 60 1.01 2.51 $ 21.88 $ 45,500
Salem, OR 170 1.01 2.51 $ 28.87 $ 60,040
Provo-Orem, UT 250 1.01 2.50 $ 30.14 $ 62,690
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 40 1.00 2.48 $ 29.60 $ 61,570
Rapid City, SD 60 0.97 2.41 $ 20.42 $ 42,470




Top paying metropolitan areas for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Abilene, TX (8) (8) (8) $ 66.98 $ 139,310
Grand Junction, CO (8) (8) (8) $ 50.96 $ 105,990
Tuscaloosa, AL 60 0.61 1.52 $ 49.86 $ 103,700
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 49.80 $ 103,580
Lincoln, NE (8) (8) (8) $ 49.73 $ 103,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 550 0.23 0.58 $ 49.05 $ 102,020
Santa Rosa, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 47.40 $ 98,590
Appleton, WI 70 0.59 1.46 $ 46.92 $ 97,590
Danbury, CT 80 1.14 2.83 $ 46.68 $ 97,100
Reno, NV (8) (8) (8) $ 45.89 $ 95,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 330 1.22 3.04 $ 26.53 $ 55,180
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 290 0.76 1.89 $ 21.13 $ 43,960
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 250 2.13 5.30 $ 22.01 $ 45,770
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 220 1.15 2.85 $ 27.83 $ 57,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 210 0.99 2.45 $ 26.21 $ 54,510

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 250 2.13 5.30 $ 22.01 $ 45,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 130 1.99 4.95 $ 21.71 $ 45,150
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 130 1.49 3.71 $ 30.74 $ 63,950
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 1.36 3.38 $ 22.92 $ 47,680
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 200 1.32 3.27 $ 24.25 $ 50,440

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Property Appraisers and Assessors:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 120 1.28 3.17 $ 42.94 $ 89,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.77 1.93 $ 41.31 $ 85,930
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.59 1.47 $ 38.41