Key Factors That Influence Property Assessor Salaries
A Property Assessor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Property Assessor Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Property Assessor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $86,343
San Francisco: $85,398
Oakland: $83,598
San Jose, CA$86,343
San Francisco, CA$85,398
Oakland, CA$83,598
New York, NY$78,819
Paramus, NJ$77,861
Queens Village, NY$77,857
Passaic, NJ$77,792
Bergenfield, NJ$77,786
Stamford, CT$77,635
Huntington, NY$77,607
Newark, NJ$77,101
Bridgeport, CT$76,957
Vallejo, CA$76,821
New Brunswick, NJ$76,793
Petaluma, CA$76,752
Middlesex, NJ$76,622
Somerset, NJ$76,574
Santa Cruz, CA$76,485
Boston, MA$76,068
Monterey, CA$75,827
Seattle, WA$75,671
Santa Rosa, CA$75,657
Los Angeles, CA$75,636
Juneau, AK$75,458
Washington, DC$75,383
Orange, CA$75,139
Santa Ana, CA$74,959
Long Beach, CA$74,890
Anaheim, CA$74,877
Anchorage, AK$74,842
Santa Maria, CA$74,637
Everett, WA$74,623
Danbury, CT$74,382
Bremerton, WA$74,288
Tacoma, WA$74,041
New Suffolk, NY$74,040
Sacramento, CA$74,021
Santa Barbara, CA$73,946
Trenton, NJ$73,870
San Diego, CA$73,870
Brockton, MA$73,795
Fairbanks, AK$73,627
Lompoc, CA$73,453
Lowell, MA$73,397
Ventura, CA$73,384
Nashua, NH$73,371
Stockton, CA$73,364
Modesto, CA$72,864
Poughkeepsie, NY$72,713
Olympia, WA$72,583
Kennewick, WA$72,583
New Haven, CT$72,556
Lawrence, MA$72,310
Hartford, CT$72,241
Riverside, CA$72,227
New Bedford, MA$72,159
Richland, WA$72,159
Bakersfield, CA$72,063
San Bernardino, CA$72,036
New Britain, CT$72,029
Atlantic City, NJ$72,029
New London, CT$72,001
Norwich, CT$71,981
Portsmouth, NH$71,967
Boulder, CO$71,822
Portland, OR$71,728
Worcester, MA$71,721
Minneapolis, MN$71,509
Philadelphia, PA$71,413
Honolulu, HI$71,187
Saint Paul, MN$71,154
Vineland, NJ$71,139
Providence, RI$70,940
Chicago, IL$70,742
Bellingham, WA$70,660
Springfield, MA$70,605
Baltimore, MD$70,584
Chico, CA$70,413
Pittsfield, MA$70,228
Manchester, NH$70,098
Spokane, WA$69,797
Denver, CO$69,790
Albany, NY$69,469
Troy, NY$69,441
Nassau, NY$69,368
Schenectady, NY$69,298
Wilmington, DE$69,243
Burlington, VT$69,147
Salem, OR$69,120
Portland, ME$68,907
Yakima, WA$68,839
Rochester, MN$68,627
Reno, NV$68,592
Fresno, CA$68,592
Milwaukee, WI$68,531
Detroit, MI$68,462
Ann Arbor, MI$68,451
Allentown, PA$68,442
Colorado Springs, CO$68,325
Syracuse, NY$68,291
Carson City, NV$68,291
Houston, TX$68,195
Eugene, OR$68,161
Gary, IN$68,079
Springfield, OR$68,024
Bismarck, ND$68,011
Galveston, TX$67,963
Medford, OR$67,860
Fort Collins, CO$67,833
Concord, NH$67,798
Austin, TX$67,778
Mesa, AZ$67,634
Reading, PA$67,627
Phoenix, AZ$67,620
Dallas, TX$67,600
Saint Cloud, MN$67,534
Madison, WI$67,442
Utica, NY$67,258
Rochester, NY$67,148
Des Moines, IA$67,141
Raleigh, NC$67,134
Atlanta, GA$67,032
Battle Creek, MI$67,011
Salt Lake City, UT$66,991
Lancaster, PA$66,888
Harrisburg, PA$66,792
Kansas City, MO$66,724
Champaign, IL$66,710
Kansas City, KS$66,710
Fort Worth, TX$66,703
Columbus, OH$66,691
Boca Raton, FL$66,676
Pittsburgh, PA$66,648
Richmond, VA$66,621
Indianapolis, IN$66,607
Cleveland, OH$66,600
Las Vegas, NV$66,518
Cincinnati, OH$66,518
Petersburg, VA$66,416
Huntsville, AL$66,313
Lansing, MI$66,267
Lebanon, PA$66,258
Pueblo, CO$66,251
Appleton, WI$66,231
Buffalo, NY$66,203
Dayton, OH$66,183
Racine, WI$66,169
Charlotte, NC$66,162
Saint Louis, MO$66,142
York, PA$66,101
Elkhart, IN$66,101
Gastonia, NC$66,088
Billings, MT$66,071
Beaumont, TX$66,053
Lorain, OH$66,039
Benton Harbor, MI$66,025
Toledo, OH$66,012
Binghamton, NY$65,977
Rock Hill, SC$65,971
Rockford, IL$65,936
Springfield, IL$65,909
Elyria, OH$65,902
Fargo, ND$65,902
Flagstaff, AZ$65,854
Fort Lauderdale, FL$65,813
Duluth, MN$65,772
Miami, FL$65,772
Cheyenne, WY$65,724
Grand Forks, ND$65,724
Bangor, ME$65,574
Cedar Rapids, IA$65,498
Durham, NC$65,469
Louisville, KY$65,464
Grand Rapids, MI$65,450
Hialeah, FL$65,443
Casper, WY$65,348
Scranton, PA$65,265
New Orleans, LA$65,245
Virginia Beach, VA$65,238
Akron, OH$65,204
Peoria, IL$65,115
Sarasota, FL$65,101
Nashville, TN$65,053
Omaha, NE$65,053
Green Bay, WI$65,053
Baton Rouge, LA$65,019
Charleston, SC$65,005
Jamestown, NY$64,971
Davenport, IA$64,971
Tucson, AZ$64,937
Saint Petersburg, FL$64,896
Tampa, FL$64,882
Evansville, IN$64,841
Port Arthur, TX$64,841
Bradenton, FL$64,814
Santa Fe, NM$64,690
Orlando, FL$64,567
Clearwater, FL$64,547
Canton, OH$64,403
La Crosse, WI$64,403
Albuquerque, NM$64,362
Newport News, VA$64,355
High Point, NC$64,334
Ogden, UT$64,307
Corpus Christi, TX$64,252
Norfolk, VA$64,211
Laramie, WY$64,211
Rock Island, IL$64,170
Saginaw, MI$64,156
Jacksonville, FL$64,150
Salisbury, NC$64,136
Boise, ID$64,122
Moline, IL$64,088
Fort Myers, FL$64,068
Memphis, TN$64,054
Tulsa, OK$64,020
Waterloo, IA$63,979
Spartanburg, SC$63,910
Lincoln, NE$63,876
Fort Wayne, IN$63,862
Provo, UT$63,855
Cedar Falls, IA$63,773
San Antonio, TX$63,746
Greensboro, NC$63,718
South Bend, IN$63,712
Savannah, GA$63,636
Muskegon, MI$63,609
Birmingham, AL$63,602
Winston Salem, NC$63,568
Lake Charles, LA$63,403
Anderson, IN$63,390
Lexington, KY$63,369
Augusta, GA$63,349
Greenville, SC$63,349
Lima, OH$63,294
Wichita, KS$63,287
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,287
Columbia, SC$63,225
Springfield, OH$63,212
Asheville, NC$63,102
Bloomington, IN$63,054
Knoxville, TN$62,808
Shreveport, LA$62,801
Wilmington, NC$62,712
Roanoke, VA$62,712
Topeka, KS$62,589
Frankfort, KY$62,581
Oklahoma City, OK$62,534
Chillicothe, OH$62,507
Longview, TX$62,500
Melbourne, FL$62,493
Sioux Falls, SD$62,383
Mobile, AL$62,377
Terre Haute, IN$62,349
Altoona, PA$62,308
Amarillo, TX$62,260
Killeen, TX$62,240
Fayetteville, AR$62,185
Chattanooga, TN$62,164
Sioux City, IA$62,103
Idaho Falls, ID$62,089
Lynchburg, VA$62,034
Gainesville, FL$61,945
Portsmouth, OH$61,911
Little Rock, AR$61,897
Lafayette, LA$61,870
Youngstown, OH$61,870
Daytona Beach, FL$61,829
Clarksville, TN$61,822
Pensacola, FL$61,815
Temple, TX$61,811
Hopkinsville, KY$61,610
Erie, PA$61,596
Florence, SC$61,569
Charleston, WV$61,459
Great Falls, MT$61,425
Macon, GA$61,329
Tallahassee, FL$61,322
Fayetteville, NC$61,309
Waco, TX$61,295
Helena, MT$61,247
Pine Bluff, AR$61,221
Vincennes, IN$61,138
Lubbock, TX$61,110
Alamogordo, NM$61,069
Twin Falls, ID$61,008
Rapid City, SD$60,987
Jackson, MS$60,864
Huntington, WV$60,859
Greenville, MS$60,857
Parkersburg, WV$60,787
Montgomery, AL$60,775
Wichita Falls, TX$60,706
Springfield, MO$60,706
Biloxi, MS$60,672
Monroe, LA$60,604
Johnstown, PA$60,556
Sumter, SC$60,528
Columbus, GA$60,522
Pascagoula, MS$60,391
Abilene, TX$60,391
Kingsport, TN$60,213
Albany, GA$60,213
Gulfport, MS$60,193
Alexandria, LA$59,967
Fort Smith, AR$59,796
El Paso, TX$59,611
Las Cruces, NM$59,303
Harlingen, TX$59,129
Pocatello, ID$59,118
Florence, AL$59,029
Brownsville, TX$59,015
Mcallen, TX$58,872
Dothan, AL$58,776
Columbus, MS$58,369
Altus, OK$58,050
Lawton, OK$57,920
Pierre, SD$57,674
What Skills Can Increase a Property Assessor's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 8.34% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Logistics (Mentioned in 2.67% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Diversity and Inclusion (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Developing and promoting acquaintance, empowerment, and integration of each unique individual to create a productive and safe working environment.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Property Assessor's salary.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 54%.
Team Development: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Property Assessor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Property Assessor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Property Assessor positions in Insurance or Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Property Assessor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Property Assessor
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$92,930
$45.0
50%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$74,344
$36.0
20%
Property Assessor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Property Assessor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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