Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

Appraise real property and estimate its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.


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)
60,770 2.6 % $27.90 $58,030 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.01 $18.03 $24.93 $35.13 $46.69
Annual Wage (2) $27,060 $37,490 $51,850 $73,080 $97,120


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)
Activities Related to Real Estate 23,810 3.63 $28.26 $58,780
Local Government (OES Designation) 23,740 0.44 $25.59 $53,230
State Government (OES Designation) 2,390 0.11 $28.25 $58,750
Depository Credit Intermediation 1,870 0.11 $38.60 $80,290
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,800 0.30 $32.86 $68,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Activities Related to Real Estate 23,810 3.63 $28.26 $58,780
Local Government (OES Designation) 23,740 0.44 $25.59 $53,230
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1,800 0.30 $32.86 $68,350
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 840 0.28 $24.52 $51,000
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,350 0.20 $25.91 $53,900

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 40 0.01 $49.52 $102,990
Postal Service 50 0.01 $44.01 $91,530
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 660 0.03 $42.86 $89,160
Depository Credit Intermediation 1,870 0.11 $38.60 $80,290
Management of Companies and Enterprises 750 0.03 $36.14 $75,170


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)
Texas 5,750 0.49 1.13 $29.62 $61,610
California 4,220 0.26 0.61 $38.30 $79,670
Florida 4,170 0.51 1.17 $23.66 $49,220
New York 3,370 0.37 0.86 $27.90 $58,020
Georgia 2,820 0.67 1.54 $23.71 $49,320




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 760 1.10 2.53 $20.56 $42,760
Wyoming 240 0.86 1.99 $26.87 $55,890
New Mexico 690 0.86 1.98 $19.40 $40,350
Minnesota 2,160 0.77 1.78 $33.18 $69,000
Montana 330 0.73 1.69 $21.82 $45,390




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 (8) (8) (8) $45.24 $94,100
California 4,220 0.26 0.61 $38.30 $79,670
Alaska 150 0.46 1.06 $36.93 $76,820
New Jersey 1,520 0.38 0.89 $35.52 $73,880
Colorado 1,690 0.67 1.55 $34.48 $71,720





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)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,780 0.70 1.61 $25.70 $53,450
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,750 0.27 0.61 $29.62 $61,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,620 0.85 1.96 $35.15 $73,110
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,410 0.58 1.34 $34.36 $71,460
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 1,300 0.36 0.83 $27.76 $57,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,180 0.40 0.92 $30.69 $63,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,060 0.25 0.58 $40.53 $84,310
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 850 0.75 1.74 $22.62 $47,050
St. Louis, MO-IL 830 0.62 1.43 $28.87 $60,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 810 0.57 1.32 $35.18 $73,180




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Punta Gorda, FL 100 2.20 5.08 $17.75 $36,910
Grand Junction, CO 110 1.80 4.16 $22.05 $45,860
Hot Springs, AR 50 1.45 3.35 $19.63 $40,820
Pittsfield, MA 60 1.38 3.18 $20.35 $42,330
Bend-Redmond, OR 100 1.35 3.12 $24.98 $51,960
Beckley, WV 60 1.32 3.06 $21.66 $45,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 50 1.26 2.92 $23.20 $48,250
Springfield, MO 240 1.20 2.76 $17.77 $36,960
Glens Falls, NY 60 1.20 2.76 $23.37 $48,610
Santa Fe, NM 70 1.13 2.62 $19.01 $39,550




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 190 0.18 0.41 $47.16 $98,090
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 380 0.33 0.76 $42.57 $88,550
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 390 0.36 0.83 $41.41 $86,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,060 0.25 0.58 $40.53 $84,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 70 0.22 0.50 $39.76 $82,700
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 530 0.34 0.79 $39.57 $82,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 360 0.39 0.91 $38.78 $80,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $38.13 $79,310
Anchorage, AK 70 0.41 0.94 $38.12 $79,290
Tyler, TX 100 0.98 2.27 $37.99 $79,030

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 340 2.32 5.36 $21.25 $44,200
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 320 2.86 6.61 $14.08 $29,290
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 300 2.05 4.74 $21.73 $45,200
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 280 1.04 2.40 $21.92 $45,600
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 200 1.09 2.51 $23.26 $48,390

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 320 2.86 6.61 $14.08 $29,290
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 340 2.32 5.36 $21.25 $44,200
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 300 2.05 4.74 $21.73 $45,200
Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area 40 2.05 4.74 $17.11 $35,590
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 1.99 4.60 $16.37 $34,040

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $37.44 $77,880
North Nevada nonmetropolitan area 40 0.99 2.29 $35.69 $74,230
Southwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $33.41 $69,490
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.46 1.06 $33.32 $69,310
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 1.07 2.46 $29.58 $61,530


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017