Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for property appraisers and assessors

District of Columbia leads at $107,980 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$107,980$78,240–$134,140
New Jersey$92,390$69,800–$139,300
Massachusetts$91,750$68,920–$114,430
California$88,900$70,310–$121,530
Connecticut$86,050$70,530–$109,100
Washington$83,710$64,520–$100,040
Minnesota$83,400$64,170–$115,770
Maine$80,930$63,520–$106,760
Alaska$80,330$67,520–$100,150
Iowa$80,160$58,770–$100,080
Hawaii$79,860$64,870–$86,110
New York$78,060$61,930–$102,760
Maryland$77,610$59,030–$98,260
Virginia$76,080$56,260–$96,830
Rhode Island$75,900$62,620–$104,060
Colorado$75,150$59,520–$96,020
New Hampshire$74,670$62,040–$95,700
Wisconsin$68,660$59,330–$89,990
North Carolina$66,700$50,860–$85,610
Texas$65,840$51,850–$82,430
Florida$65,620$55,060–$82,840
North Dakota$65,210$55,340–$89,400
Nebraska$64,770$57,920–$79,610
Michigan$64,270$51,990–$82,340
Idaho$63,410$49,110–$98,040
Ohio$63,410$50,110–$83,220
South Dakota$63,350$52,100–$74,570
Louisiana$62,910$49,390–$75,330
Georgia$62,460$46,610–$81,810
Tennessee$62,350$46,960–$82,040
Montana$62,250$49,950–$69,630
Alabama$61,370$35,910–$97,710
Wyoming$60,860$45,640–$73,720
Indiana$60,350$46,010–$78,790
Illinois$60,150$47,050–$90,790
South Carolina$59,110$51,820–$71,220
Kentucky$58,850$46,980–$72,550
Nevada$57,960$50,530–$74,480
Pennsylvania$57,920$48,170–$80,660
Delaware$57,610$52,210–$78,090
Missouri$57,380$45,870–$73,380
Utah$56,100$36,670–$80,170
Mississippi$54,530$41,060–$68,890
Oregon$54,460$43,550–$86,160
Kansas$51,390$41,020–$76,350
Arizona$51,250$44,340–$75,870
Arkansas$50,840$40,440–$63,230
New Mexico$50,550$45,250–$67,060
Oklahoma$49,990$39,440–$81,480
West Virginia$44,940$36,410–$55,160

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.