SOC 13-2020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Jefferson City, MO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Jefferson City, MO is $58,760. The 10th percentile is $34,360 and the 90th percentile is $84,510. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$58,760
- 10th percentile
- $34,360
- 25th percentile
- $41,720
- Median
- $58,760
- 75th percentile
- $67,660
- 90th percentile
- $84,510
- Mean
- $59,260
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $34,360 and the 90th percentile is $84,510. The difference is $50,150, which is 85.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,720 to the 75th at $67,660, covers $25,940.
The mean annual wage is $59,260, which sits above the median of $58,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Jefferson City, MO median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,792, which is 1.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.4% higher than the Missouri median of $57,380.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $66,792 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Property Appraisers and Assessors. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $71,300 and employment of 120. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,720, against $66,792 here.
- St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $59,610 and employment of 630. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,689, against $66,792 here.
- Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $61,080 and employment of 140. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,951, against $66,792 here.
Employment share
Property Appraisers and Assessors accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (50 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Jefferson City, MO · Property Appraisers and Assessors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Jefferson City, MO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Jefferson City, MO is $58,760. The 10th percentile is $34,360 and the 90th percentile is $84,510. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
The local median is 13.5% lower than the national median of $67,960.
What is Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Jefferson City, MO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,760 is $66,792. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Jefferson City, MO compare with nearby metros for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $71,300. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.