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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
56,320 2.7 % $30.58 $63,610 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.98 $20.18 $27.41 $37.82 $50.26
Annual Wage (2) $31,160 $41,980 $57,010 $78,670 $104,540

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 23,750 0.43 $28.02 $58,290
Real Estate 20,690 1.24 $31.91 $66,380
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 2,320 0.11 $37.25 $77,490
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,930 0.09 $29.64 $61,650
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,420 0.25 $33.18 $69,020

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate 20,690 1.24 $31.91 $66,380
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 23,750 0.43 $28.02 $58,290
Other Investment Pools and Funds 30 0.34 $32.42 $67,440
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,420 0.25 $33.18 $69,020
Land Subdivision 80 0.21 $34.31 $71,370

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 620 0.03 $44.74 $93,050
Postal Service (federal government) 50 0.01 $43.18 $89,800
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 2,320 0.11 $37.25 $77,490
Management of Companies and Enterprises 630 0.03 $36.98 $76,920
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 110 0.01 $35.92 $74,710

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,760 0.27 0.71 $41.33 $85,970
Texas 4,600 0.37 0.97 $30.76 $63,970
Florida 4,530 0.51 1.34 $26.46 $55,050
New York 2,970 0.31 0.81 $31.43 $65,380
Georgia 2,620 0.59 1.53 $26.72 $55,570




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 600 0.86 2.24 $19.40 $40,360
Kansas 1,170 0.84 2.20 $27.65 $57,520
South Dakota 340 0.80 2.09 $22.90 $47,630
Wyoming 190 0.70 1.81 $27.03 $56,230
Idaho 470 0.65 1.70 $26.89 $55,930




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 170 0.23 0.60 $46.73 $97,200
California 4,760 0.27 0.71 $41.33 $85,970
Alaska 130 0.41 1.07 $38.54 $80,160
Washington 1,390 0.42 1.09 $38.02 $79,080
Colorado 1,460 0.54 1.42 $37.30 $77,580





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 2,200 0.23 0.59 $37.03 $77,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,780 0.65 1.69 $29.09 $60,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,620 0.35 0.90 $24.78 $51,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,600 0.26 0.67 $43.28 $90,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,380 0.52 1.37 $31.42 $65,350
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,250 0.63 1.64 $27.77 $57,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,190 0.33 0.85 $34.34 $71,420
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,040 0.53 1.37 $36.81 $76,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 960 0.32 0.82 $33.56 $69,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 960 0.48 1.24 $41.31 $85,930