The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $96,360, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for appraisers and assessors of real estate. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $83,070). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $96,360 |
$60,950 | 170 |
| 2 | Nevada | $83,070 |
$52,260 | 380 |
| 3 | California | $82,390 |
$43,470 | 4,870 |
| 4 | Alaska | $76,000 |
$53,420 | 130 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $70,330 |
$31,080 | 580 |
| 6 | Oregon | $69,370 |
$30,620 | 920 |
| 7 | Colorado | $68,900 |
$39,580 | 1,590 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $67,810 |
$41,100 | 1,380 |
| 9 | Washington | $66,010 |
$35,660 | 990 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $64,330 |
$32,900 | 1,110 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $62,750 |
$45,420 | 200 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $61,310 |
$33,610 | 620 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $61,240 |
$36,870 | 310 |
| 14 | Nebraska | $61,090 |
$27,760 | 590 |
| 15 | Iowa | $59,210 |
$38,260 | 810 |
| 16 | New York | $58,960 |
$35,630 | 2,960 |
| 17 | Delaware | $58,820 |
$40,560 | 150 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $58,430 |
$34,780 | 1,550 |
| 19 | Virginia | $57,210 |
$35,020 | 1,400 |
| 20 | Maryland | $57,200 |
$34,420 | 1,250 |
| 21 | Maine | $56,990 |
$38,180 | 360 |
| 22 | Ohio | $56,370 |
$24,690 | 1,680 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $55,180 |
$30,140 | 1,180 |
| 24 | Michigan | $53,400 |
$19,810 | 2,160 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $53,190 |
$27,160 | 1,900 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $52,980 |
$31,230 | 230 |
| 27 | Illinois | $51,380 |
$23,000 | 2,390 |
| 28 | Texas | $51,160 |
$32,240 | 5,400 |
| 29 | Georgia | $51,150 |
$30,320 | 2,880 |
| 30 | Vermont | $51,000 |
$27,650 | 130 |
| 31 | Missouri | $50,830 |
$30,490 | 1,350 |
| 32 | Florida | $49,780 |
$23,190 | 4,280 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $49,460 |
$41,070 | 140 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $49,450 |
$31,850 | 590 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $49,350 |
$33,930 | 1,100 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $49,280 |
$31,610 | 700 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | $49,260 |
$37,550 | 320 |
| 38 | Idaho | $48,850 |
$29,840 | 520 |
| 39 | Arizona | $48,290 |
$21,860 | 1,100 |
| 40 | Kansas | $48,000 |
$25,930 | 970 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $47,520 |
$28,260 | 300 |
| 42 | Utah | $47,020 |
$31,120 | 650 |
| 43 | Alabama | $46,470 |
$29,340 | 660 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $45,070 |
$33,940 | 340 |
| 45 | Montana | $43,580 |
$18,830 | 320 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $42,410 |
$21,940 | 420 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $41,810 |
$17,010 | 320 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $39,130 |
$19,060 | 740 |
| 49 | Indiana | $38,600 |
$26,830 | 1,540 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $36,260 |
$24,580 | 710 |
| 51 | New Mexico | $36,150 |
$21,670 | 610 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $28,830 |
$18,660 | 240 |
| 53 | Guam | $27,720 |
$18,430 | 40 |