- Appraisers earned annual median salaries of $47,370 in 2008, according to the latest available report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Median salaries are appear in the middle of lists. The middle half of all appraisers earned median salaries between $34,330 and $66,640 per year. Differences may have been contingent upon their experience levels. The top 10 percent earned annual median salaries over $88,680. The lowest 10 percent earned median salaries less than $25,900 per year.
- Appraisers' salaries can vary considerably by industry. For example, they earned their highest average salaries working in the postal services industry at $93,870 per year, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They earned their second-highest annual salaries in the other investment pools and funds industry at $92,910. Other investment pools and funds are investments that fall outside the typical insurance and employee benefit funds. Appraisers earned salaries of $85,720 per year in the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry; and $85,710 working for the federal government. They earned average annual salaries of $71,110 in the accounting, tax preparation and payroll services industry.
- Appraisers earned their highest annual salaries in the District of Columbia at $72,220, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They earned their second-highest salaries in California at $71,970 per year. Those in Nevada earned annual salaries of $70,150, and they earned $66,450 per year in New Jersey. Additionally, appraisers earned salaries of $65,330 per year in Alaska.
- Appraisers earned their highest annual salaries in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California metropolitan area at $89,350, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They earned their second-highest salaries in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California area at $81,510 per year. Additionally, those in the New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey area earned salaries of $76,970 per year. Those in the Anchorage, Alaska area earned annual salaries of $76,920. Also, appraisers earned salaries of $76,790 per year in the Columbus, Ohio area.
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