Property Appraisers and Assessors in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,760
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$11,340
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,115
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$56,100
Kept after tax
$44,760
Worth in national money
$47,115
State rank
42
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $56,100, ranking 42 of 50 states — about 17.45% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 262 among 487 occupations Utah publishes pay for.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $56,100 you keep $44,760, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,115 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $60,210, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 42 of 50 for property appraisers and assessors, with a median of $56,100 — about 17.45% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 262 of 487 in Utah places property appraisers and assessors in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for property appraisers and assessors on $56,100 is $44,760. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,115 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 $60,210 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 | $21,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,840 |
| This salary | $56,100 |
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 Utah | $44,760 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,256 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,515 |
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 | $52,993 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,833 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Utah earn less than $56,100. The published range is $21,080 up to $99,840, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Utah's $44,760, worked from $56,100. 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 262 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,115, the adjusted value of that $56,100 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 262 of 487 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for property appraisers and assessors in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $21,080 to $99,840. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Utah take-home of $44,760, on $56,100 for work ranking 262 of 487 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 262 of 487 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $47,115 — the adjusted value of that $56,100 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 262 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $60,210, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $21,080 at the bottom tenth to $99,840 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $47,115.
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 Utah's own levy, $44,760 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 Utah is $60,210. 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 ($21,080) and the ninetieth ($99,840) 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?
Utah'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 $47,115 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 $44,760 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.