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Highest Paying Industries for Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

The top 47 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $100,730, postal service (federal government) is the highest paying industry for appraisers and assessors of real estate. It is followed by transportation and warehousing industry (average annual salary $95,110). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of appraisers and assessors of real estate in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 47 Highest Paying Industries for Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Postal Service (federal government)	$100,730	$71,670	30
2	Transportation and Warehousing	$95,110	$58,190	40
3	Federal government, including USPS	$88,460	$65,720	700
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$88,160	$65,370	670
5	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$83,560	$22,540	120
6	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$82,550	$50,650	40
7	Depository Credit Intermediation	$72,190	$34,000	1,680
8	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$68,950	$34,290	3,550
9	Engineering Services	$68,490	$35,280	50
10	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$67,600	$41,390	590
11	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$66,320	$34,860	1,670
12	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$66,170	$35,090	1,610
13	Lessors of Real Estate	$65,930	$36,810	150
14	Finance and Insurance	$64,020	$30,390	4,750
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$63,970	$24,620	480
16	Land Subdivision	$63,820	$34,930	50
17	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$63,820	$34,930	50
18	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$63,740	$34,560	100
19	Utilities	$63,740	$34,560	100
20	Other Support Services	$60,090	$35,370	170
21	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$58,720	$41,100	170
22	Construction	$58,570	$41,220	70
23	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$57,890	$23,370	2,330
24	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$57,110	$25,880	230
25	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$56,690	$39,930	290
26	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$56,530	$30,890	550
27	Insurance Carriers	$55,930	$28,340	260
28	Other Insurance Related Activities	$55,340	$35,680	n/a
29	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$55,280	$28,080	n/a
30	Legal Services	$52,660	$33,410	430
31	Activities Related to Real Estate	$52,560	$24,380	24,340
32	Real Estate	$52,360	$24,060	25,520
33	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$52,360	$24,060	25,520
34	Administrative and Support Services	$51,880	$25,500	330
35	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,880	$25,500	330
36	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$50,710	$28,670	29,450
37	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$50,670	$28,660	29,390
38	Federal, State, and Local Government	$50,670	$28,660	29,390
39	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$49,080	$31,880	200
40	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,710	$18,550	890
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,310	$27,340	24,130
42	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,310	$27,340	24,120
43	Information	$46,100	$32,520	n/a
44	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$44,790	$18,610	1,020
45	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$44,250	$32,010	n/a
46	Employment Services	$31,470	$22,110	140
47	Temporary Help Services	$29,700	$21,450	110