Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

Appraise real property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
61,070 3.9 % $23.99 $49,900 3.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.93 $14.87 $20.97 $28.74 $37.72
Annual Wage (2) $22,730 $30,930 $43,610 $59,770 $78,460

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Local government (OES designation) 23,420 $19.70 $40,980 1 21
Activities related to real estate 23,160 $25.76 $53,580 2 16
Offices of real estate agents and brokers 3,170 $40.65 $84,560 3 1
State government (OES designation) 2,970 $22.66 $47,130 4 19
Depository credit intermediation 1,820 $22.91 $47,650 5 18

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Offices of real estate agents and brokers 3,170 $40.65 $84,560 3 1
Land subdivision 240 $34.37 $71,490 14 2
Federal government (OES designation) 750 $33.57 $69,830 8 3
Other financial investment activities (6) $32.01 $66,580 (6) 4
Management and technical consulting services 230 $31.27 $65,050 15 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Idaho 580 $19.60 $40,770 0.103% 172
Colorado 2,180 $26.91 $55,970 0.103% 119
Utah 900 $18.56 $38,610 0.086% 240
Arizona 1,760 $21.15 $43,980 0.078% 181
Arkansas 860 $15.48 $32,190 0.077% 263

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Massachusetts 1,590 $30.54 $63,520 0.050% 113
District of Columbia 100 $29.14 $60,620 0.017% 116
California 4,910 $28.72 $59,740 0.034% 177
Alaska 130 $28.23 $58,710 0.044% 92
Kentucky 470 $27.02 $56,190 0.027% 75

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 140 $21.20 $44,100 0.185%
Joplin, MO MSA 110 $16.05 $33,390 0.149%
Pueblo, CO MSA 70 $21.98 $45,710 0.131%
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 70 $20.49 $42,610 0.130%
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 140 $23.94 $49,800 0.128%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 470 $60.96 $126,790 0.059%
Dallas, TX PMSA 920 $50.54 $105,130 0.049%
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA 90 $42.52 $88,430 0.058%
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA (6) $42.44 $88,280 (6)
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA (6) $39.89 $82,980 (6)

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004