Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Texas

$73,410avg. a year
$35.30 an hour · 5,240 employed

Property Appraisers and Assessors in Texas earn an average of $73,410 a year. That is $2,360 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $75,770. The best-paying metro area is Tyler, TX at $86,460.

$65,840Median pay
$35.30Average hourly
+11%Avg. pay since 2020
#22Of 49 states + D.C.

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for property appraisers and assessors by metro area. Swipe to see all 17.

140 jobs
Tyler, TX
$86,460
$41.57 an hour
21,070 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$82,100
$39.47 an hour
3450 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$81,330
$39.10 an hour
4210 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$79,590
$38.27 an hour
51,360 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$74,820
$35.97 an hour
640 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$71,940
$34.59 an hour
740 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$70,600
$33.94 an hour
860 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$70,270
$33.78 an hour
9100 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$70,220
$33.76 an hour
1060 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$69,620
$33.47 an hour
1140 jobs
Abilene, TX
$68,020
$32.70 an hour
1260 jobs
Longview, TX
$67,420
$32.41 an hour
1390 jobs
El Paso, TX
$66,360
$31.90 an hour
14110 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$66,140
$31.80 an hour
1530 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$63,950
$30.75 an hour
1650 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$61,190
$29.42 an hour
1730 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$51,920
$24.96 an hour

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Property Appraisers and Assessors pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Texas property appraisers and assessors work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$75,770$36.43
Texas$73,410$35.30
Louisiana$69,770$33.54
Oklahoma$62,910$30.25
Arkansas$59,770$28.73
New Mexico$56,140$26.99

Average pay, Texas, May 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS

Questions and answers

How much do property appraisers and assessors make in Texas?

The average is $73,410 a year, and the median is $65,840. That is $2,360 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $75,770.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$35.30 an hour on average; the median is $31.66.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

Tyler, TX ($86,460), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($82,100). The lowest average among 17 metro areas with data is Wichita Falls, TX ($51,920).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #22 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 13-2020. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national property appraisers and assessors page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.