Property Appraisers and Assessors in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,788
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$17,372
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,734
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — 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
$80,160
Kept after tax
$62,788
Worth in national money
$70,734
State rank
10
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Iowa is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $80,160, which ranks 10 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 17.95% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Iowa reports, this job comes in at 102 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Iowa does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $80,160 you keep $62,788, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $70,734 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $90,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Iowa ranks 10 of 50 states publishing a median for property appraisers and assessors, at $80,160 — about 17.95% 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.
- Property appraisers and assessors ranks 102 of 493 occupations by median in Iowa, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Iowa income tax, retained pay for property appraisers and assessors on $80,160 is $62,788. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $70,734 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $90,040 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 | $45,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $129,790 |
| This salary | $80,160 |
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 Iowa | $62,788 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,223 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,615 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $76,700 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,994 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of property appraisers and assessors in Iowa earn under $80,160 and half over. The published range runs $45,950 at the tenth percentile to $129,790 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $62,788, from $80,160, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 102 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,734, the adjusted value of that $80,160 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 102 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for property appraisers and assessors in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,950 to $129,790; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Iowa is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,788 from $80,160. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 102 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $70,734 — the adjusted value of that $80,160 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 102 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $90,040, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,950 at the bottom tenth to $129,790 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Iowa is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $70,734 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Iowa's own levy, $62,788 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Iowa is $90,040. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($45,950) and the ninetieth ($129,790) 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.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $70,734 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $62,788 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa 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.