Highest-paying Cities for Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

The top 100 highest paying cities for appraisers and assessors of real estate (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of appraisers and assessors of real estate in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $110,030, Lincoln, Nebraska is the highest paying city for appraisers and assessors of real estate. It is followed by Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada (average annual salary $99,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of appraisers and assessors of real estate in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Lincoln, Nebraska	$110,030	$45,380	70
2	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$99,360	$60,640	550
3	Albany, Oregon	$97,950	$47,640	40
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$96,040	$44,330	180
5	Abilene, Texas	$95,440	$44,280	30
6	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$95,430	$36,900	30
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$95,170	$63,410	450
8	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$94,500	$50,240	150
9	Appleton, Wisconsin	$94,010	$44,350	50
10	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$91,930	$60,050	300
11	Medford, Oregon	$91,550	$49,110	n/a
12	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$91,210	$55,900	40
13	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$89,770	$48,410	40
14	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$89,710	$60,440	50
15	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$88,830	$32,190	60
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$88,080	$54,150	790
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$88,060	$51,620	1,690
18	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$82,970	$40,390	40
19	Salem, Oregon	$82,520	$50,660	160
20	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$81,950	$56,070	100
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$81,840	$45,610	1,190
22	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$81,820	$28,580	310
23	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$81,250	$49,600	160
24	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$80,840	$30,010	40
25	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$80,680	$44,770	650
26	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$80,280	$34,190	50
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$79,980	$47,300	1,890
28	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,820	$55,450	30
29	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$79,410	$45,410	280
30	Akron, Ohio	$77,950	$34,020	80
31	Fresno, California	$76,870	$48,000	50
32	Anchorage, Alaska	$76,550	$39,060	60
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$76,420	$45,900	800
34	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$75,990	$48,330	40
35	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$75,530	$43,530	70
36	Salinas, California	$74,730	$44,010	n/a
37	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$74,620	$50,430	40
38	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$74,030	$51,300	200
39	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$73,950	$42,130	580
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,410	$33,020	480
41	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$73,350	$47,370	470
42	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$73,160	$44,730	50
43	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$73,100	$41,610	160
44	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$72,960	$31,270	380
45	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$72,230	$35,720	30
46	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$72,210	$41,180	240
47	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$72,050	$56,180	50
48	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$71,670	$28,950	420
49	New Haven, Connecticut	$71,610	$47,520	60
50	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$71,580	$35,780	60
51	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$71,570	$49,470	50
52	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$71,360	$50,730	870
53	Camden, New Jersey	$71,360	$41,470	200
54	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$71,280	$30,490	40
55	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$71,170	$32,640	50
56	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$71,010	$44,480	60
57	Visalia-Porterville, California	$70,730	$49,810	40
58	Tacoma, Washington	$70,680	$63,770	110
59	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$70,650	$41,050	80
60	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$70,210	$36,540	2,150
61	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,110	$30,720	40
62	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$69,900	$34,940	330
63	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$69,850	$50,620	n/a
64	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,600	$54,990	40
65	Boulder, Colorado	$69,310	$23,000	80
66	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$69,070	$43,500	640
67	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$69,050	$41,010	40
68	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$68,610	$42,170	50
69	Toledo, Ohio	$67,890	$40,600	120
70	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$67,750	$50,060	570
71	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$67,730	$34,350	70
72	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$67,490	$19,740	1,500
73	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$67,270	$33,690	50
74	Dayton, Ohio	$67,260	$37,760	130
75	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$67,040	$47,600	30
76	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$66,940	$32,340	90
77	Longview, Texas	$66,920	$34,020	70
78	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$66,610	$38,710	100
79	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$66,600	$34,800	40
80	Framingham, Massachusetts	$66,340	$38,360	30
81	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$65,980	$30,330	30
82	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$65,960	$16,490	270
83	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$65,850	$41,050	910
84	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$65,490	$45,030	60
85	Olympia, Washington	$65,250	$51,660	30
86	Springfield, Massachusetts	$65,100	$24,950	130
87	Manchester, New Hampshire	$65,090	$41,900	100
88	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$65,030	$33,580	40
89	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,690	$42,240	370
90	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$64,530	$32,370	n/a
91	Waco, Texas	$64,280	$26,280	90
92	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$64,200	$49,760	160
93	Jackson, Tennessee	$63,990	$40,230	40
94	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$63,910	$26,220	30
95	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$63,860	$44,500	80
96	Modesto, California	$63,750	$53,260	40
97	Wilmington, New Jersey	$63,110	$41,680	150
98	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$63,010	$29,460	1,290
99	Charlottesville, Virginia	$62,830	$42,600	40
100	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$62,690	$39,100	210

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