Property Appraisers and Assessors

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The median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors is $61,630, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $76,110, and an estimated 62,090 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +5.1% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -10.7% (pay did not keep up with inflation).

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Property Appraisers and Assessors, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year	Median (nominal)	In 2023 $ (real)	Employment
2023	$61,630	$61,630	62,090
2022	$61,560	$64,094	59,970
2021	$61,340	$68,976	58,340
2020	$58,650	$69,050	55,990

Nominal change

+5.1%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-10.7%

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Property Appraisers and Assessors earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $61,630. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Property Appraisers and Assessors, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area	Median Annual	vs National	Employment
District of Columbia	$111,750	+81.3%	90
Massachusetts	$83,600	+35.6%	1,280
New Jersey	$83,180	+35%	690
California	$82,590	+34%	5,160
Connecticut	$82,170	+33.3%	630
Alaska	$81,430	+32.1%	170
Iowa	$78,650	+27.6%	700
Washington	$78,510	+27.4%	1,400
Minnesota	$77,690	+26.1%	1,530
New York	$77,520	+25.8%	3,330