Property Appraisers and Assessors in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,584
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$29,396
27.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,922
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$107,980
Kept after tax
$78,584
Worth in national money
$70,922
State rank
1
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $107,980, which ranks 1 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 58.89% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in District of Columbia. It ranks 84 out of 390 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $107,980 the take-home is $78,584. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $70,922 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $108,770, because the best-paid pull it up.
- District of Columbia ranks 1 of 50 states publishing a median for property appraisers and assessors, at $107,980 — about 58.89% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within District of Columbia, property appraisers and assessors ranks 84 of 390 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and District of Columbia income tax is $78,584 for property appraisers and assessors, from $107,980. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,922. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $108,770 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Property Appraisers and Assessors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $144,680 |
| This salary | $107,980 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in District of Columbia | $78,584 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,794 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,337 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $99,153 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,567 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $107,980 as a midpoint for District of Columbia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $63,710 and the ninetieth is $144,680 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind District of Columbia's $78,584, worked from $107,980. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 84 of 390.
- One number stands for prices across all of District of Columbia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,922, the adjusted value of that $107,980 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 84 of 390 in the state.
- The District of Columbia median of $107,980 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $63,710 to $144,680. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The District of Columbia take-home of $78,584, on $107,980 for work ranking 84 of 390 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 84 of 390 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for District of Columbia, so $70,922 — the adjusted value of that $107,980 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 84 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $63,710, the highest tenth $144,680, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in District of Columbia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $70,922 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and District of Columbia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $78,584 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($63,710) and the ninetieth ($144,680) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $70,922 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $78,584 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.