Property Appraisers and Assessors Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Property Appraisers and Assessors in Chicago, Illinois earns $80,240 a year.

$80,240 / year, mean
↑ 1.0% above national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for property appraisers and assessors — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
970
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.8%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $118,520 Atlantic City $109,800 San Luis Obispo $108,110 Vallejo $105,020 San Diego $103,760 Sacramento $99,510 Santa Rosa $99,210 Trenton $97,170 Sebastian $96,450 New York $96,440 Seattle $96,110 Riverside $95,810 Los Angeles $94,970 Santa Maria $94,770 Oxnard $92,040 San Jose $91,330 Fresno $88,020 Tyler $86,460 Redding $84,630 Buffalo $84,180 Utica $82,160 Dallas $82,100 Naples $82,010 Austin $81,330 Olympia $81,060 Jacksonville $81,050 Chicago $80,240 Salem $79,890 Visalia $79,880 Syracuse $79,870 San Antonio $79,590 Peoria $79,400 Richmond $79,390 Baltimore $78,620 Albany $78,610 Modesto $78,540 Rochester $78,240 Champaign $77,890 Port St. Lucie $77,420 Sarasota $76,760 Gainesville $75,570 Philadelphia $75,510 Tampa $75,410 Bloomington $75,310 Ann Arbor $75,150 Deltona $74,970 Orlando $74,940 Houston $74,820 Kennewick $74,740 Virginia Beach $73,820 Lansing $73,800 Detroit $73,480 Stockton $72,760 Spokane $72,680 Kiryas Joel $72,380 Fort Myers $72,330 Indianapolis $72,010 Killeen $71,940 Panama City $71,920 Portland $71,870 Lakeland $71,730 Charlottesville $71,650 Amarillo $70,600 College Station $70,270 Beaumont $70,220 Kingston $69,760 Corpus Christi $69,620 Watertown $68,880 Palm Bay $68,820 Crestview $68,740 Bakersfield $68,700 Traverse City $68,400 Abilene $68,020 Flint $67,930 Saginaw $67,670 Longview $67,420 Niles $66,760 Hagerstown $66,750 Pensacola $66,480 El Paso $66,360 Kalamazoo $66,260 McAllen $66,140 Grand Rapids $65,710 Roanoke $65,380 Fort Wayne $65,240 Tallahassee $65,160 Brownsville $63,950 Harrisburg $63,930 Chico $63,280 Allentown $62,570 Pittsburgh $62,540 Lafayette $62,450 Punta Gorda $61,520 Lubbock $61,190 Muskegon $60,680 Homosassa Springs $60,490 South Bend $60,490 Elkhart $57,550 Evansville $57,500 Lancaster $55,510 Bend $54,390 Terre Haute $54,150 Parkersburg $53,560 Charleston $53,240 York $52,660 Scranton $52,410 Wichita Falls $51,920 Louisville $51,150 Beckley $48,460 Huntington $45,770 Morgantown $44,620
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Abilene, Texas$68,020-15.2%
Albany, New York$78,610-2.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$62,570-22.0%
Amarillo, Texas$70,600-12.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$75,150-6.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$109,800+36.8%
Austin, Texas$81,330+1.4%
Bakersfield, California$68,700-14.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$78,620-2.0%
Beaumont, Texas$70,220-12.5%
Beckley, West Virginia$48,460-39.6%
Bend, Oregon$54,390-32.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$75,310-6.1%
Brownsville, Texas$63,950-20.3%
Buffalo, New York$84,180+4.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$72,330-9.9%
Champaign, Illinois$77,890-2.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$53,240-33.6%
Charlottesville, Virginia$71,650-10.7%
Chico, California$63,280-21.1%
College Station, Texas$70,270-12.4%
Corpus Christi, Texas$69,620-13.2%
Crestview, Florida$68,740-14.3%
Dallas, Texas$82,100+2.3%
Deltona, Florida$74,970-6.6%
Detroit, Michigan$73,480-8.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$57,550-28.3%
El Paso, Texas$66,360-17.3%
Evansville, Indiana$57,500-28.3%
Flint, Michigan$67,930-15.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$65,240-18.7%
Fresno, California$88,020+9.7%
Gainesville, Florida$75,570-5.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,710-18.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$66,750-16.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$63,930-20.3%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$60,490-24.6%
Houston, Texas$74,820-6.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$45,770-43.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$72,010-10.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$81,050+1.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$66,260-17.4%
Kennewick, Washington$74,740-6.9%
Killeen, Texas$71,940-10.3%
Kingston, New York$69,760-13.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$72,380-9.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$62,450-22.2%
Lakeland, Florida$71,730-10.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$55,510-30.8%
Lansing, Michigan$73,800-8.0%
Longview, Texas$67,420-16.0%
Los Angeles, California$94,970+18.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$51,150-36.3%
Lubbock, Texas$61,190-23.7%
McAllen, Texas$66,140-17.6%
Modesto, California$78,540-2.1%
Morgantown, West Virginia$44,620-44.4%
Muskegon, Michigan$60,680-24.4%
Naples, Florida$82,010+2.2%
New York, New York$96,440+20.2%
Niles, Michigan$66,760-16.8%
Sarasota, Florida$76,760-4.3%
Olympia, Washington$81,060+1.0%
Orlando, Florida$74,940-6.6%
Oxnard, California$92,040+14.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$68,820-14.2%
Panama City, Florida$71,920-10.4%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$53,560-33.3%
Pensacola, Florida$66,480-17.1%
Peoria, Illinois$79,400-1.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$75,510-5.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,540-22.1%
Portland, Oregon$71,870-10.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$77,420-3.5%
Punta Gorda, Florida$61,520-23.3%
Redding, California$84,630+5.5%
Richmond, Virginia$79,390-1.1%
Riverside, California$95,810+19.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$65,380-18.5%
Rochester, New York$78,240-2.5%
Sacramento, California$99,510+24.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$67,670-15.7%
Salem, Oregon$79,890-0.4%
San Antonio, Texas$79,590-0.8%
San Diego, California$103,760+29.3%
San Francisco, California$118,520+47.7%
San Jose, California$91,330+13.8%
San Luis Obispo, California$108,110+34.7%
Santa Maria, California$94,770+18.1%
Santa Rosa, California$99,210+23.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$52,410-34.7%
Seattle, Washington$96,110+19.8%
Sebastian, Florida$96,450+20.2%
South Bend, Indiana$60,490-24.6%
Spokane, Washington$72,680-9.4%
Stockton, California$72,760-9.3%
Syracuse, New York$79,870-0.5%
Tallahassee, Florida$65,160-18.8%
Tampa, Florida$75,410-6.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$54,150-32.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$68,400-14.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$97,170+21.1%
Tyler, Texas$86,460+7.8%
Utica, New York$82,160+2.4%
Vallejo, California$105,020+30.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$73,820-8.0%
Visalia, California$79,880-0.4%
Watertown, New York$68,880-14.2%
Wichita Falls, Texas$51,920-35.3%
York, Pennsylvania$52,660-34.4%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
80,240/yr
Estimated take-home
61,448/yr
Est. total withheld
23.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-2020 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555