SOC 13-2020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $75,890. The 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $106,490. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$75,890

10th percentile
$34,990
25th percentile
$47,120
Median
$75,890
75th percentile
$95,180
90th percentile
$106,490
Mean
$71,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $106,490. The difference is $71,500, which is 94.2% 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 $47,120 to the 75th at $95,180, covers $48,060.

The mean annual wage is $71,870, which sits below the median of $75,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,988, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.3% higher than the Oregon median of $54,460.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $71,988 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Property Appraisers and Assessors. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • Salem, OR is 52 miles away, with a median of $79,360 and employment of 110. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,566, against $71,988 here.
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 94 miles away, with a median of $84,490 and employment of 40. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,499, against $71,988 here.
  • Bend, OR is 127 miles away, with a median of $48,680 and employment of 70. That median is 35.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,985, against $71,988 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $75,890. The 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $106,490.

How does that compare with the national median for Property Appraisers and Assessors?

The local median is 11.7% higher than the national median of $67,960.

What is Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,890 is $71,988. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA compare with nearby metros for Property Appraisers and Assessors?

Salem, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $79,360. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.