241 metro areas
Real Estate Appraiser Salary by City (2026)
Real estate appraisers earn the most in Waterloo, IA, an average of $141,630 a year, against $75,770 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Waterloo, IA ($162,690 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $75,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $141,630Waterloo, IA
- Best after cost of living
- $162,690Waterloo, IA
- Metro areas
- 241With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for real estate appraisers
Top 10 metro areas
- Waterloo, IA$141,630
- San Francisco, CA$118,520
- Atlantic City, NJ$109,800
- San Luis Obispo, CA$108,120
- Vallejo, CA$105,020
- San Diego, CA$103,750
- Bridgeport, CT$103,520
- Minneapolis, MN-WI$101,520
- Boston, MA-NH$100,570
- Des Moines, IA$100,300
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $141,630 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $118,520 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $109,800 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $108,120 |
| Vallejo, CA | $105,020 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $103,750 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $103,520 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $101,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $100,570 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $100,300 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Waterloo, IA$141,630 nominal$162,690
- Atlantic City, NJ$109,800 nominal$111,070
- Des Moines, IA$100,300 nominal$109,380
- Cedar Rapids, IA$95,140 nominal$106,940
- Columbia, MO$92,250 nominal$103,140
- San Francisco, CA$118,520 nominal$102,510
- San Luis Obispo, CA$108,120 nominal$99,560
- Sebastian, FL$96,450 nominal$98,110
- Rochester, MN$88,900 nominal$97,880
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$83,840 nominal$96,980
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $162,690 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $111,070 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $109,380 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $106,940 |
| Columbia, MO | $103,140 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $102,510 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $99,560 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $98,110 |
| Rochester, MN | $97,880 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $96,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
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Real Estate Appraiser salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo, IA | $141,630 | $49,730 | $186,890 | $162,690 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $118,520 | $78,620 | $138,170 | $102,510 |
| 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | $109,800 | $59,430 | $134,620 | $111,070 |
| 4 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $108,120 | $83,740 | $120,120 | $99,560 |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $105,020 | $78,770 | $117,940 | $96,810 |
| 6 | San Diego, CA | $103,750 | $66,730 | $121,990 | $92,730 |
| 7 | Bridgeport, CT | $103,520 | $64,580 | $122,720 | $96,870 |
| 8 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $101,520 | $61,170 | $121,410 | $96,850 |
| 9 | Boston, MA-NH | $100,570 | $67,560 | $116,810 | $92,890 |
| 10 | Des Moines, IA | $100,300 | $61,610 | $119,370 | $109,380 |
| 11 | Sacramento, CA | $99,510 | $65,560 | $116,230 | $93,290 |
| 12 | Santa Rosa, CA | $99,220 | $70,450 | $113,380 | $92,050 |
| 13 | Trenton, NJ | $97,180 | $63,520 | $113,760 | $94,180 |
| 14 | New York, NY-NJ | $96,450 | $59,470 | $114,650 | $85,690 |
| 15 | Sebastian, FL | $96,450 | $54,230 | $117,250 | $98,110 |
| 16 | Seattle, WA | $96,120 | $70,430 | $108,760 | $86,490 |
| 17 | Riverside, CA | $95,800 | $61,730 | $112,590 | $90,000 |
| 18 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $95,140 | $52,060 | $116,330 | $106,940 |
| 19 | Los Angeles, CA | $94,970 | $63,750 | $110,340 | $83,630 |
| 20 | Santa Maria, CA | $94,760 | $70,990 | $106,480 | $87,100 |
| 21 | Hartford, CT | $93,580 | $62,570 | $108,870 | $91,080 |
| 22 | Columbia, MO | $92,250 | $44,140 | $115,940 | $103,140 |
| 23 | Oxnard, CA | $92,040 | $62,960 | $106,350 | $83,270 |
| 24 | Denver, CO | $91,690 | $58,720 | $107,930 | $86,680 |
| 25 | San Jose, CA | $91,330 | $45,360 | $113,960 | $82,710 |
| 26 | New Haven, CT | $90,440 | $59,240 | $105,830 | $86,500 |
| 27 | Rochester, MN | $88,900 | $56,180 | $105,020 | $97,880 |
| 28 | Fort Collins, CO | $88,770 | $59,780 | $103,040 | $87,780 |
| 29 | Barnstable Town, MA | $88,210 | $63,500 | $100,380 | $89,690 |
| 30 | Norwich, CT | $88,170 | $60,990 | $101,570 | $87,780 |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | $88,030 | $56,620 | $103,480 | $86,170 |
| 32 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $87,780 | $56,910 | $102,960 | $80,620 |
| 33 | Waterbury, CT | $87,730 | $58,300 | $102,210 | $87,930 |
| 34 | Providence, RI-MA | $86,670 | $52,560 | $103,480 | $85,160 |
| 35 | Tyler, TX | $86,470 | $54,870 | $102,000 | $93,830 |
| 36 | Worcester, MA | $85,470 | $55,930 | $100,030 | $83,370 |
| 37 | Grand Junction, CO | $84,860 | $60,800 | $96,740 | $88,880 |
| 38 | Fargo, ND-MN | $84,740 | $51,690 | $101,030 | $93,250 |
| 39 | Colorado Springs, CO | $84,720 | $48,150 | $102,710 | $84,130 |
| 40 | Redding, CA | $84,640 | $59,320 | $97,090 | $84,060 |
| 41 | Anchorage, AK | $84,640 | $61,210 | $96,160 | $80,290 |
| 42 | Milwaukee, WI | $84,300 | $54,930 | $98,760 | $86,960 |
| 43 | Buffalo, NY | $84,180 | $57,530 | $97,300 | $87,830 |
| 44 | Portland, ME | $84,140 | $60,070 | $95,990 | $82,610 |
| 45 | St. Cloud, MN | $83,970 | $57,240 | $97,160 | $95,820 |
| 46 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $83,840 | $42,410 | $104,250 | $96,980 |
| 47 | Boise City, ID | $83,640 | $44,600 | $102,880 | $85,010 |
| 48 | Ames, IA | $82,800 | $59,200 | $94,450 | $93,210 |
| 49 | Madison, WI | $82,600 | $55,120 | $96,140 | $84,900 |
| 50 | Utica, NY | $82,160 | $51,960 | $97,030 | $88,650 |
| 51 | Dallas, TX | $82,100 | $52,790 | $96,530 | $79,640 |
| 52 | Naples, FL | $82,010 | $50,980 | $97,300 | $79,470 |
| 53 | Manchester, NH | $81,830 | $55,950 | $94,580 | $77,450 |
| 54 | Greeley, CO | $81,720 | $52,230 | $96,240 | $81,580 |
| 55 | Austin, TX | $81,330 | $55,490 | $94,060 | $82,930 |
| 56 | Olympia, WA | $81,060 | $57,990 | $92,410 | $78,190 |
| 57 | Jacksonville, FL | $81,060 | $52,270 | $95,220 | $81,480 |
| 58 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $81,000 | $57,840 | $92,390 | $73,000 |
| 59 | Duluth, MN-WI | $80,830 | $59,900 | $91,150 | $91,060 |
| 60 | Chicago, IL-IN | $80,250 | $46,090 | $97,050 | $77,470 |
| 61 | Appleton, WI | $80,230 | $51,170 | $94,540 | $86,810 |
| 62 | Salem, OR | $79,890 | $50,250 | $94,470 | $77,080 |
| 63 | Syracuse, NY | $79,870 | $49,960 | $94,600 | $83,420 |
| 64 | Visalia, CA | $79,870 | $54,160 | $92,540 | $80,010 |
| 65 | Omaha, NE-IA | $79,830 | $57,950 | $90,600 | $86,860 |
| 66 | Boulder, CO | $79,750 | $55,540 | $91,670 | $75,810 |
| 67 | San Antonio, TX | $79,600 | $49,880 | $94,220 | $84,040 |
| 68 | New Orleans, LA | $79,580 | $48,070 | $95,100 | $85,940 |
| 69 | Richmond, VA | $79,390 | $53,270 | $92,250 | $81,130 |
| 70 | Peoria, IL | $79,390 | $39,640 | $98,990 | $87,020 |
| 71 | Baltimore, MD | $78,620 | $50,540 | $92,460 | $75,240 |
| 72 | Albany, NY | $78,600 | $52,870 | $91,290 | $78,940 |
| 73 | Modesto, CA | $78,540 | $56,830 | $89,250 | $75,440 |
| 74 | Rochester, NY | $78,250 | $50,520 | $91,890 | $80,640 |
| 75 | Champaign, IL | $77,900 | $48,460 | $92,390 | $84,030 |
| 76 | Eau Claire, WI | $77,810 | $57,080 | $88,030 | $83,850 |
| 77 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $77,790 | $51,750 | $90,630 | $79,140 |
| 78 | Raleigh, NC | $77,790 | $44,680 | $94,100 | $79,250 |
| 79 | Burlington, VT | $77,770 | $44,280 | $94,270 | $77,040 |
| 80 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $77,420 | $58,300 | $86,840 | $77,240 |
| 81 | Montgomery, AL | $77,270 | $47,220 | $92,080 | $86,160 |
| 82 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $77,020 | $49,400 | $90,650 | $79,120 |
| 83 | North Port, FL | $76,770 | $54,890 | $87,550 | $74,960 |
| 84 | Asheville, NC | $76,020 | $54,520 | $86,610 | $78,770 |
| 85 | Greenville, NC | $75,980 | $44,910 | $91,290 | $85,950 |
| 86 | Durham, NC | $75,800 | $52,370 | $87,320 | $77,690 |
| 87 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,590 | $45,430 | $90,460 | $79,260 |
| 88 | Gainesville, FL | $75,570 | $53,370 | $86,510 | $78,120 |
| 89 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,500 | $47,960 | $89,090 | $73,620 |
| 90 | Tampa, FL | $75,420 | $47,760 | $89,040 | $74,750 |
| 91 | Bloomington, IN | $75,320 | $53,230 | $86,200 | $79,210 |
| 92 | Ann Arbor, MI | $75,150 | $53,520 | $85,800 | $74,490 |
| 93 | Atlanta, GA | $75,050 | $43,260 | $90,690 | $75,010 |
| 94 | Deltona, FL | $74,960 | $57,140 | $83,740 | $75,440 |
| 95 | Orlando, FL | $74,940 | $52,080 | $86,200 | $73,890 |
| 96 | Bismarck, ND | $74,880 | $49,480 | $87,400 | $82,260 |
| 97 | Houston, TX | $74,820 | $52,370 | $85,880 | $75,860 |
| 98 | Nashville, TN | $74,780 | $47,130 | $88,380 | $77,620 |
| 99 | Kennewick, WA | $74,730 | $53,190 | $85,360 | $74,670 |
| 100 | Greensboro, NC | $74,730 | $45,590 | $89,110 | $80,470 |
| 101 | Lincoln, NE | $74,610 | $57,840 | $82,870 | $81,470 |
| 102 | Cleveland, OH | $74,530 | $49,610 | $86,800 | $79,350 |
| 103 | Davenport, IA-IL | $74,360 | $38,460 | $92,060 | $83,480 |
| 104 | Springfield, MA | $74,150 | $39,170 | $91,370 | $77,190 |
| 105 | Oklahoma City, OK | $73,990 | $41,680 | $89,900 | $81,840 |
| 106 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,940 | $58,160 | $81,740 | $81,580 |
| 107 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $73,820 | $48,570 | $86,260 | $75,370 |
| 108 | Lansing, MI | $73,800 | $51,920 | $84,570 | $77,690 |
| 109 | Billings, MT | $73,720 | $49,500 | $85,650 | $78,820 |
| 110 | Wilmington, NC | $73,570 | $49,360 | $85,490 | $76,300 |
| 111 | Detroit, MI | $73,490 | $49,360 | $85,360 | $73,270 |
| 112 | Wausau, WI | $73,360 | $54,700 | $82,560 | $79,180 |
| 113 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $72,970 | $42,560 | $87,960 | $79,160 |
| 114 | Stockton, CA | $72,760 | $41,580 | $88,110 | $69,240 |
| 115 | Spokane, WA | $72,680 | $48,610 | $84,530 | $72,430 |
| 116 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $72,380 | $43,160 | $86,780 | $66,150 |
| 117 | Green Bay, WI | $72,320 | $50,690 | $82,970 | $77,690 |
| 118 | Cape Coral, FL | $72,320 | $55,240 | $80,750 | $70,660 |
| 119 | Indianapolis, IN | $72,010 | $42,580 | $86,530 | $75,250 |
| 120 | Killeen, TX | $71,950 | $47,400 | $84,010 | $78,950 |
| 121 | Panama City, FL | $71,930 | $47,490 | $83,950 | $73,930 |
| 122 | Portland, OR-WA | $71,860 | $40,020 | $87,570 | $68,160 |
| 123 | Twin Falls, ID | $71,780 | $42,390 | $86,260 | $77,930 |
| 124 | Lakeland, FL | $71,740 | $55,120 | $79,910 | $73,850 |
| 125 | Charlottesville, VA | $71,660 | $46,900 | $83,840 | $72,280 |
| 126 | Columbus, OH | $71,280 | $46,680 | $83,410 | $74,660 |
| 127 | Reno, NV | $70,950 | $48,860 | $81,810 | $70,240 |
| 128 | Baton Rouge, LA | $70,910 | $47,130 | $82,600 | $78,110 |
| 129 | Gainesville, GA | $70,840 | $36,980 | $87,530 | $73,210 |
| 130 | Amarillo, TX | $70,600 | $48,480 | $81,490 | $76,890 |
| 131 | Shreveport, LA | $70,350 | $50,560 | $80,080 | $82,990 |
| 132 | College Station, TX | $70,260 | $45,220 | $82,620 | $77,250 |
| 133 | Savannah, GA | $70,260 | $45,220 | $82,600 | $73,800 |
| 134 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $70,220 | $43,640 | $83,300 | $76,770 |
| 135 | Beaumont, TX | $70,220 | $52,980 | $78,710 | $77,980 |
| 136 | Kingston, NY | $69,760 | $46,590 | $81,180 | $69,270 |
| 137 | Logan, UT-ID | $69,740 | $38,880 | $84,970 | $72,700 |
| 138 | Helena, MT | $69,720 | $56,010 | $76,460 | $72,870 |
| 139 | Corpus Christi, TX | $69,620 | $48,050 | $80,250 | $75,130 |
| 140 | Tulsa, OK | $69,430 | $39,670 | $84,070 | $77,820 |
| 141 | Watertown, NY | $68,890 | $40,850 | $82,700 | $78,560 |
| 142 | Palm Bay, FL | $68,830 | $41,080 | $82,490 | $68,830 |
| 143 | Crestview, FL | $68,740 | $45,880 | $80,000 | $70,840 |
| 144 | Bakersfield, CA | $68,700 | $40,440 | $82,620 | $68,100 |
| 145 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $68,580 | $43,930 | $80,700 | $72,120 |
| 146 | Winston, NC | $68,430 | $42,600 | $81,160 | $74,350 |
| 147 | Traverse City, MI | $68,410 | $50,150 | $77,400 | $73,270 |
| 148 | Abilene, TX | $68,020 | $49,210 | $77,290 | $75,270 |
| 149 | Idaho Falls, ID | $68,000 | $38,270 | $82,640 | $72,020 |
| 150 | Flint, MI | $67,930 | $44,800 | $79,330 | $73,020 |
| 151 | Dayton, OH | $67,830 | $44,450 | $79,350 | $73,180 |
| 152 | Saginaw, MI | $67,660 | $47,470 | $77,630 | $74,440 |
| 153 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $67,620 | $39,770 | $81,350 | $73,070 |
| 154 | Knoxville, TN | $67,580 | $44,220 | $79,100 | $73,010 |
| 155 | Akron, OH | $67,580 | $43,080 | $79,660 | $72,380 |
| 156 | Longview, TX | $67,410 | $48,300 | $76,840 | $75,330 |
| 157 | Greenville, SC | $67,160 | $55,390 | $72,970 | $72,010 |
| 158 | Jackson, MS | $66,850 | $42,700 | $78,730 | $75,070 |
| 159 | Niles, MI | $66,770 | $43,870 | $78,040 | $72,290 |
| 160 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $66,750 | $39,210 | $80,330 | $70,880 |
| 161 | Fayetteville, NC | $66,660 | $44,660 | $77,520 | $72,470 |
| 162 | Columbia, SC | $66,500 | $49,000 | $75,130 | $71,000 |
| 163 | Pensacola, FL | $66,480 | $44,780 | $77,170 | $68,030 |
| 164 | Charleston, SC | $66,440 | $45,740 | $76,630 | $65,810 |
| 165 | El Paso, TX | $66,350 | $48,150 | $75,340 | $73,790 |
| 166 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $66,270 | $38,400 | $80,020 | $76,990 |
| 167 | Kalamazoo, MI | $66,270 | $46,530 | $75,980 | $69,880 |
| 168 | McAllen, TX | $66,140 | $45,010 | $76,540 | $77,000 |
| 169 | Mobile, AL | $66,060 | $35,260 | $81,220 | $74,980 |
| 170 | Rapid City, SD | $65,980 | $52,330 | $72,700 | $74,000 |
| 171 | Springfield, MO | $65,770 | $41,120 | $77,900 | $74,250 |
| 172 | Toledo, OH | $65,750 | $41,500 | $77,690 | $71,890 |
| 173 | Grand Rapids, MI | $65,710 | $41,830 | $77,480 | $68,770 |
| 174 | Jackson, TN | $65,690 | $42,100 | $77,310 | $76,810 |
| 175 | Lafayette, LA | $65,460 | $50,040 | $73,050 | $75,060 |
| 176 | Topeka, KS | $65,400 | $44,780 | $75,550 | $73,630 |
| 177 | Roanoke, VA | $65,400 | $45,180 | $75,340 | $69,860 |
| 178 | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,250 | $41,250 | $77,060 | $70,490 |
| 179 | Tallahassee, FL | $65,170 | $44,300 | $75,440 | $69,390 |
| 180 | Florence, SC | $64,900 | $49,610 | $72,450 | $74,790 |
| 181 | Provo, UT | $64,790 | $34,530 | $79,680 | $65,960 |
| 182 | Las Vegas, NV | $64,500 | $47,920 | $72,680 | $64,360 |
| 183 | Manhattan, KS | $64,290 | $34,990 | $78,730 | $71,300 |
| 184 | Cheyenne, WY | $64,110 | $42,160 | $74,900 | $66,440 |
| 185 | Brownsville, TX | $63,960 | $44,370 | $73,590 | $74,390 |
| 186 | Harrisburg, PA | $63,920 | $45,490 | $73,010 | $64,790 |
| 187 | Fayetteville, AR | $63,650 | $39,560 | $75,500 | $69,670 |
| 188 | Prescott Valley, AZ | $63,360 | $43,850 | $72,990 | $64,490 |
| 189 | Chico, CA | $63,270 | $39,940 | $74,780 | $62,520 |
| 190 | Little Rock, AR | $63,110 | $38,920 | $75,030 | $70,620 |
| 191 | Salt Lake City, UT | $63,020 | $33,010 | $77,790 | $62,480 |
| 192 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $62,570 | $38,380 | $74,480 | $62,590 |
| 193 | Pittsburgh, PA | $62,550 | $41,160 | $73,070 | $66,070 |
| 194 | Lafayette, IN | $62,440 | $42,520 | $72,260 | $66,830 |
| 195 | Birmingham, AL | $62,300 | $29,620 | $78,370 | $67,980 |
| 196 | Jacksonville, NC | $62,130 | $41,770 | $72,160 | $67,470 |
| 197 | Hickory, NC | $61,760 | $39,920 | $72,510 | $69,800 |
| 198 | Huntsville, AL | $61,710 | $30,180 | $77,230 | $66,300 |
| 199 | Punta Gorda, FL | $61,530 | $41,230 | $71,530 | $61,210 |
| 200 | Casper, WY | $61,510 | $39,250 | $72,470 | $65,560 |
| 201 | Hattiesburg, MS | $61,190 | $40,140 | $71,550 | $69,830 |
| 202 | Lubbock, TX | $61,190 | $44,970 | $69,180 | $67,010 |
| 203 | Muskegon, MI | $60,690 | $43,450 | $69,180 | $65,600 |
| 204 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $60,490 | $38,560 | $71,280 | $64,720 |
| 205 | South Bend, IN-MI | $60,490 | $38,580 | $71,280 | $65,140 |
| 206 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,150 | $44,910 | $67,660 | $66,060 |
| 207 | Athens, GA | $60,130 | $40,560 | $69,780 | $64,420 |
| 208 | Macon, GA | $60,050 | $36,190 | $71,800 | $67,830 |
| 209 | Phoenix, AZ | $60,010 | $41,100 | $69,330 | $58,080 |
| 210 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $59,700 | $42,740 | $68,040 | $69,060 |
| 211 | St. George, UT | $59,680 | $31,550 | $73,550 | $61,320 |
| 212 | Gulfport, MS | $59,340 | $37,880 | $69,890 | $65,930 |
| 213 | Youngstown, OH | $59,340 | $37,070 | $70,300 | $67,900 |
| 214 | Jefferson City, MO | $59,260 | $36,130 | $70,660 | $67,360 |
| 215 | Ogden, UT | $59,240 | $32,220 | $72,550 | $59,030 |
| 216 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $58,950 | $35,980 | $70,260 | $68,640 |
| 217 | Augusta, GA-SC | $58,800 | $38,560 | $68,760 | $63,980 |
| 218 | Warner Robins, GA | $58,300 | $29,080 | $72,720 | $62,160 |
| 219 | Joplin, MO-KS | $58,260 | $36,940 | $68,790 | $67,970 |
| 220 | Elkhart, IN | $57,550 | $38,150 | $67,100 | $63,710 |
| 221 | Evansville, IN | $57,490 | $37,710 | $67,250 | $62,810 |
| 222 | Tucson, AZ | $57,260 | $36,320 | $67,580 | $59,090 |
| 223 | Lawton, OK | $56,990 | $36,230 | $67,200 | $66,310 |
| 224 | Lancaster, PA | $55,520 | $43,180 | $61,590 | $56,500 |
| 225 | Wichita, KS | $55,390 | $28,870 | $68,450 | $62,270 |
| 226 | Albuquerque, NM | $54,390 | $39,580 | $61,690 | $56,930 |
| 227 | Bend, OR | $54,390 | $32,970 | $64,960 | $52,500 |
| 228 | Columbus, GA-AL | $54,350 | $36,610 | $63,090 | $60,860 |
| 229 | Terre Haute, IN | $54,140 | $39,460 | $61,380 | $61,660 |
| 230 | Parkersburg, WV | $53,560 | $39,440 | $60,530 | $61,520 |
| 231 | Charleston, WV | $53,250 | $40,290 | $59,610 | $60,020 |
| 232 | York, PA | $52,670 | $36,130 | $60,800 | $54,860 |
| 233 | Scranton, PA | $52,420 | $36,150 | $60,420 | $56,030 |
| 234 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $52,400 | $35,570 | $60,690 | $60,660 |
| 235 | Farmington, NM | $52,040 | $36,980 | $59,450 | $59,330 |
| 236 | Wichita Falls, TX | $51,920 | $38,230 | $58,660 | $58,000 |
| 237 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $51,150 | $37,400 | $57,930 | $54,960 |
| 238 | San Juan, PR | $49,300 | $25,310 | $61,110 | N/A |
| 239 | Beckley, WV | $48,460 | $33,860 | $55,660 | $54,840 |
| 240 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $45,780 | $30,890 | $53,100 | $51,770 |
| 241 | Morgantown, WV | $44,620 | $34,070 | $49,820 | $47,810 |
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- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
Questions
Real Estate Appraiser salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays real estate appraisers the most?
Waterloo, IA, where the average (mean) wage is $141,630 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($118,520), Atlantic City, NJ ($109,800), San Luis Obispo, CA ($108,120). The national mean is $75,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do real estate appraisers earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Waterloo, IA ($162,690 at national prices, $141,630 nominal), Atlantic City, NJ ($111,070 at national prices, $109,800 nominal), Des Moines, IA ($109,380 at national prices, $100,300 nominal).
How much do real estate appraisers make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $96,450; Los Angeles, CA: $94,970; Chicago, IL-IN: $80,250; Dallas, TX: $82,100; Houston, TX: $74,820 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do real estate appraisers earn the least?
Of the 241 metro areas with their own estimate, Morgantown, WV has the lowest mean wage, $44,620. At local prices that is worth $47,810.