Property Appraisers and Assessors Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $119K, rent takes 39.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,812/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $2,100/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new property appraisers and assessors typically earn — is $61K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,687/month.

Local pay is 74% above the national median — $119K here vs. $68K nationally.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area pays $119K median vs. the U.S. average of $68K — that’s +74%.

The median is $118,580 a year, that works out to about $57 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $61,450, and experienced property appraisers and assessors can clear $118,580. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,069/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,812/month, which eats 39.8% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median property appraisers and assessors salary is worth about $118,580 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.