How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $45,090 and the 90th percentile is $131,460. The difference is $86,370, which is 105.6% 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 $45,090 to the 75th at $129,560, covers $84,470.

The mean annual wage is $91,330, which sits above the median of $81,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 20.3% higher than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,043, which is 9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% lower than the California median of $88,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $74,043 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Property Appraisers and Assessors. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 8th of 13 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).).

• Modesto, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $76,500 and employment of 60. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,481, against $74,043 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $59,180 and employment of 60. That median is 27.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,314, against $74,043 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $105,580 and employment of 650. That median is 29.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,322, against $74,043 here.