SOC 13-2020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Wichita, KS?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Wichita, KS is $49,480. The 10th percentile is $19,870 and the 90th percentile is $93,660. Employment is 150.
Median annual wage
$49,480
- 10th percentile
- $19,870
- 25th percentile
- $39,370
- Median
- $49,480
- 75th percentile
- $71,780
- 90th percentile
- $93,660
- Mean
- $55,390
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $19,870 and the 90th percentile is $93,660. The difference is $73,790, which is 149.1% 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 $39,370 to the 75th at $71,780, covers $32,410.
The mean annual wage is $55,390, which sits above the median of $49,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Wichita, KS median is 27.2% lower than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,629, which is 18.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.7% lower than the Kansas median of $51,390.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $55,629 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Property Appraisers and Assessors. Wichita, KS ranks 6th of 7 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).).
- Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $61,720 and employment of 230. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,182, against $55,629 here.
- Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $62,560 and employment of 40. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,386, against $55,629 here.
- Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $61,190 and employment of 60. That median is 23.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,892, against $55,629 here.
Employment share
Property Appraisers and Assessors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (150 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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 Wichita, KS · 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 Wichita, KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Wichita, KS is $49,480. The 10th percentile is $19,870 and the 90th percentile is $93,660. Employment is 150.
How does that compare with the national median for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
The local median is 27.2% lower than the national median of $67,960.
What is Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,480 is $55,629. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Property Appraisers and Assessors?
Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $61,720. Wichita, KS ranks 6th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.