Pay by state · 51 states
Appraiser of Personal and Business Property Salary by State (2026)
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property earn the most in District of Columbia at $107,980 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $33,370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $67,960. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $107,980District of Columbia
- National median
- $67,960BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $33,370Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Appraiser of Personal and Business Property salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of appraisers of personal and business property OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $107,980 | $78,240 | $134,140 | 110 | $98,252 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $92,390 | $69,800 | $139,300 | 1,190 | $84,913 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $91,750 | $68,920 | $114,430 | 1,100 | $86,755 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $88,900 | $70,310 | $121,530 | 6,380 | $80,293 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $86,050 | $70,530 | $109,100 | 630 | $83,052 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $83,710 | $64,520 | $100,040 | 1,150 | $78,224 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $83,400 | $64,170 | $115,770 | 1,380 | $84,566 |
| 8 | MEMaine | $80,930 | $63,520 | $106,760 | 230 | $83,390 |
| 9 | AKAlaska | $80,330 | $67,520 | $100,150 | 200 | $78,479 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $80,160 | $58,770 | $100,080 | 630 | $91,338 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $79,860 | $64,870 | $86,110 | 130 | $72,632 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $78,060 | $61,930 | $102,760 | 2,860 | $72,331 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $77,610 | $59,030 | $98,260 | 660 | $73,943 |
| 14 | VAVirginia | $76,080 | $56,260 | $96,830 | 1,540 | $75,249 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $75,900 | $62,620 | $104,060 | 280 | $74,208 |
| 16 | COColorado | $75,150 | $59,520 | $96,020 | 1,060 | $72,924 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $74,670 | $62,040 | $95,700 | 250 | $71,684 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $68,660 | $59,330 | $89,990 | 820 | $72,969 |
| 19 | NCNorth Carolina | $66,700 | $50,860 | $85,610 | 2,210 | $70,712 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $65,840 | $51,850 | $82,430 | 5,240 | $67,836 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $65,620 | $55,060 | $82,840 | 2,830 | $63,454 |
| 22 | NDNorth Dakota | $65,210 | $55,340 | $89,400 | 240 | $73,303 |
| 23 | NENebraska | $64,770 | $57,920 | $79,610 | 400 | $71,884 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $64,270 | $51,990 | $82,340 | 1,960 | $66,797 |
| 25 | IDIdaho | $63,410 | $49,110 | $98,040 | 500 | $66,402 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $63,410 | $50,110 | $83,220 | 1,220 | $68,349 |
| 27 | SDSouth Dakota | $63,350 | $52,100 | $74,570 | 510 | $71,512 |
| 28 | LALouisiana | $62,910 | $49,390 | $75,330 | 600 | $71,321 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $62,460 | $46,610 | $81,810 | 2,490 | $64,865 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $62,350 | $46,960 | $82,040 | 1,060 | $67,868 |
| 31 | MTMontana | $62,250 | $49,950 | $69,630 | 250 | $65,772 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $61,370 | $35,910 | $97,710 | 600 | $69,092 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $60,860 | $45,640 | $73,720 | 260 | $65,659 |
| 34 | INIndiana | $60,350 | $46,010 | $78,790 | 1,940 | $64,664 |
| 35 | ILIllinois | $60,150 | $47,050 | $90,790 | 1,700 | $60,175 |
| 36 | SCSouth Carolina | $59,110 | $51,820 | $71,220 | 1,000 | $63,051 |
| 37 | KYKentucky | $58,850 | $46,980 | $72,550 | 140 | $65,274 |
| 38 | NVNevada | $57,960 | $50,530 | $74,480 | 600 | $57,972 |
| 39 | PAPennsylvania | $57,920 | $48,170 | $80,660 | 1,430 | $59,361 |
| 40 | DEDelaware | $57,610 | $52,210 | $78,090 | 130 | $57,721 |
| 41 | MOMissouri | $57,380 | $45,870 | $73,380 | 1,560 | $63,182 |
| 42 | UTUtah | $56,100 | $36,670 | $80,170 | 760 | $56,745 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $54,530 | $41,060 | $68,890 | 520 | $62,712 |
| 44 | OROregon | $54,460 | $43,550 | $86,160 | 810 | $52,689 |
| 45 | KSKansas | $51,390 | $41,020 | $76,350 | 780 | $57,057 |
| 46 | AZArizona | $51,250 | $44,340 | $75,870 | 1,670 | $50,905 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $50,840 | $40,440 | $63,230 | 810 | $58,479 |
| 48 | NMNew Mexico | $50,550 | $45,250 | $67,060 | 530 | $54,819 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $49,990 | $39,440 | $81,480 | 920 | $56,908 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $44,940 | $36,410 | $55,160 | 470 | $50,214 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $33,370 | $25,960 | $49,270 | 290 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Appraisers of Personal and Business Property, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $107,980, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $98,252.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Appraiser of Personal and Business Property pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Appraisers of Personal and Business Property the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Appraisers of Personal and Business Property at $107,980 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($92,390) and Massachusetts ($91,750).
Which state pays Appraisers of Personal and Business Property the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Appraisers of Personal and Business Property at $33,370 a year, $74,610 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Appraisers of Personal and Business Property earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $98,252 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $107,980. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.