The highest-paying states for property appraisers and assessors (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 property appraisers and assessors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,360, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for property appraisers and assessors. It is followed by California (average annual salary $82,620). 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 property appraisers and assessors 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 | $110,360 |
$71,380 | 90 |
| 2 | California | $82,620 |
$49,990 | 4,970 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $81,000 |
$48,460 | 1,280 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $78,350 |
$46,400 | 510 |
| 5 | New York | $76,810 |
$41,600 | 3,030 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $76,210 |
$44,380 | 920 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $75,900 |
$49,820 | 1,480 |
| 8 | Maryland | $75,880 |
$47,040 | 920 |
| 9 | Washington | $70,260 |
$47,250 | 1,410 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $68,000 |
$47,250 | 780 |
| 11 | Iowa | $66,910 |
$44,100 | 900 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $66,660 |
$46,200 | 180 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $66,120 |
$52,410 | 130 |
| 14 | Alaska | $66,060 |
$51,610 | 250 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $65,580 |
$39,770 | 470 |
| 16 | Colorado | $63,810 |
$43,530 | 1,810 |
| 17 | Illinois | $63,470 |
$33,610 | 2,370 |
| 18 | Ohio | $63,420 |
$34,750 | 1,830 |
| 19 | Virginia | $63,160 |
$23,220 | 1,490 |
| 20 | Oregon | $62,690 |
$36,940 | 970 |
| 21 | Michigan | $62,530 |
$33,910 | 2,070 |
| 22 | Maine | $62,090 |
$48,060 | 340 |
| 23 | Florida | $61,570 |
$38,240 | 4,620 |
| 24 | Texas | $61,500 |
$38,620 | 5,180 |
| 25 | Rhode Island | $58,990 |
$43,990 | 210 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $58,720 |
$35,660 | 210 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $58,410 |
$34,080 | 1,060 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $58,120 |
$24,980 | 290 |
| 29 | Delaware | $57,870 |
$40,010 | 120 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $57,710 |
$40,430 | 1,650 |
| 31 | Alabama | $56,430 |
$28,680 | 1,110 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $56,280 |
$34,640 | 1,890 |
| 33 | Missouri | $54,380 |
$30,360 | 1,320 |
| 34 | Nevada | $53,510 |
$33,110 | 410 |
| 35 | Idaho | $52,000 |
$38,970 | 410 |
| 36 | Arizona | $50,590 |
$33,360 | 1,610 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $50,150 |
$37,870 | 440 |
| 38 | Georgia | $49,980 |
$28,990 | 2,970 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $49,610 |
$27,250 | 780 |
| 40 | Montana | $49,540 |
$35,860 | 310 |
| 41 | Kansas | $48,840 |
$31,390 | 780 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $48,840 |
$35,140 | 490 |
| 43 | Utah | $48,620 |
$34,640 | 710 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $48,020 |
$31,150 | 550 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $47,800 |
$31,280 | 950 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $45,490 |
$31,480 | 230 |
| 47 | Indiana | $43,630 |
$29,130 | 1,530 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $42,000 |
$30,010 | 400 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $38,990 |
$28,950 | 410 |
| 50 | Vermont | $38,150 |
$33,360 | 390 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $38,010 |
$24,070 | 760 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,130 |
$18,770 | 310 |