How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Topeka, KS?

Percentile spread

For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $43,400 and the 90th percentile is $98,760. The difference is $55,360, which is 90.5% 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 $48,550 to the 75th at $74,960, covers $26,410.

The mean annual wage is $65,390, which sits above the median of $61,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 10% lower than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,892, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.1% higher than the Kansas median of $51,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $68,892 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Property Appraisers and Assessors. Topeka, KS ranks 6th of 11 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).).

• Manhattan, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $62,560 and employment of 40. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,386, against $68,892 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $59,350 and employment of 480. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,132, against $68,892 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 77 miles away, with a median of $46,370 and employment of 40. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,680, against $68,892 here.

Employment share

Property Appraisers and Assessors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (60 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.