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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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.
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) |
58,340 |
2.2 % |
$ 33.68 |
$ 70,050 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Property Appraisers and Assessors:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 17.08 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 38.97 |
$ 58.07 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,520 |
$ 47,040 |
$ 61,340 |
$ 81,050 |
$ 120,790 |
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) |
25,110 |
0.47 |
$ 30.22 |
$ 62,850 |
Real Estate |
17,850 |
1.07 |
$ 36.66 |
$ 76,250 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
2,250 |
0.11 |
$ 42.62 |
$ 88,640 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
2,190 |
0.29 |
$ 26.69 |
$ 55,500 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,900 |
0.09 |
$ 31.22 |
$ 64,950 |
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 |
17,850 |
1.07 |
$ 36.66 |
$ 76,250 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
25,110 |
0.47 |
$ 30.22 |
$ 62,850 |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
1,800 |
0.29 |
$ 38.46 |
$ 79,990 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
2,190 |
0.29 |
$ 26.69 |
$ 55,500 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
150 |
0.14 |
$ 57.52 |
$ 119,640 |
Top paying industries for Property Appraisers and Assessors:
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.
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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 |
5,400 |
0.44 |
1.07 |
$ 40.19 |
$ 83,580 |
California |
5,060 |
0.31 |
0.74 |
$ 40.51 |
$ 84,260 |
Florida |
4,890 |
0.57 |
1.37 |
$ 30.51 |
$ 63,470 |
New York |
3,180 |
0.37 |
0.88 |
$ 38.01 |
$ 79,060 |
Georgia |
2,150 |
0.49 |
1.18 |
$ 30.24 |
$ 62,900 |
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) |
Vermont |
400 |
1.41 |
3.41 |
$ 24.49 |
$ 50,930 |
South Dakota |
430 |
1.03 |
2.48 |
$ 24.85 |
$ 51,690 |
Kansas |
1,130 |
0.84 |
2.03 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 54,250 |
West Virginia |
470 |
0.72 |
1.74 |
$ 23.30 |
$ 48,460 |
Iowa |
1,060 |
0.72 |
1.73 |
$ 38.37 |
$ 79,800 |
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 |
110 |
0.17 |
0.41 |
$ 48.77 |
$ 101,440 |
Maine |
340 |
0.58 |
1.39 |
$ 48.14 |
$ 100,120 |
New Jersey |
830 |
0.22 |
0.52 |
$ 43.71 |
$ 90,910 |
Minnesota |
1,720 |
0.63 |
1.52 |
$ 42.93 |
$ 89,300 |
Washington |
950 |
0.30 |
0.71 |
$ 41.54 |
$ 86,410 |
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 |
2,240 |
0.26 |
0.62 |
$ 42.69 |
$ 88,800 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,150 |
0.38 |
0.91 |
$ 40.71 |
$ 84,670 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,480 |
0.51 |
1.24 |
$ 45.64 |
$ 94,920 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,200 |
0.28 |
0.69 |
$ 42.57 |
$ 88,550 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,170 |
0.45 |
1.09 |
$ 31.69 |
$ 65,910 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,150 |
0.47 |
1.13 |
$ 36.08 |
$ 75,040 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,130 |
0.62 |
1.49 |
$ 47.42 |
$ 98,630 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,110 |
0.53 |
1.27 |
$ 24.31 |
$ 50,560 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,080 |
0.30 |
0.73 |
$ 40.77 |
$ 84,800 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
870 |
0.33 |
0.79 |
$ 35.14 |
$ 73,090 |
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) |
Ames, IA |
60 |
1.24 |
2.99 |
$ 39.48 |
$ 82,110 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
60 |
1.24 |
2.99 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
Santa Fe, NM |
70 |
1.23 |
2.98 |
$ 24.58 |
$ 51,130 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
40 |
1.21 |
2.92 |
$ 19.54 |
$ 40,640 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
410 |
1.14 |
2.76 |
$ 37.63 |
$ 78,270 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
80 |
1.04 |
2.52 |
(8) |
(8) |
Beckley, WV |
40 |
1.01 |
2.43 |
$ 23.85 |
$ 49,600 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
30 |
0.92 |
2.22 |
$ 34.26 |
$ 71,250 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
100 |
0.89 |
2.15 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,420 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
90 |
0.86 |
2.09 |
$ 22.02 |
$ 45,800 |
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