The annual salary statistics of property appraisers and assessors in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of property appraisers and assessors in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for property appraisers and assessors in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,690.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,700 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for property appraisers and assessors in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of property appraisers and assessors in Ames is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.