California public employers · 2025 pay · 46 people
How much does a chief appraiser make in California public employers?
$162,115typical pay for a chief appraiser in 2025
$120,551 – $179,678what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
Where chief appraisers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County12 people$182,329
- Sacramento County7 people$169,908
- Placer County4 people$192,462
- Kern County3 people$120,313
- San Mateo County3 people$220,125
- San Bernardino County3 people$108,838
- Fresno County2 people$98,665
- Riverside County2 people$162,689
- Plumas County1 person$63,103
- Solano County1 person$152,597
- Kings County1 person$122,084
- San Benito County1 person$140,675
- Sutter County1 person$10,227
- Nevada County1 person$122,576
- Napa County1 person$159,164
- Sonoma County1 person$171,251
- Tulare County1 person$124,673
- Merced County1 person$83,104
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Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Appraiser Trainee$44,398 (everyone)
- Appraiser Assistant$65,647 (everyone)
- Assistant Appraiser$105,147 (everyone)
- Senior Appraiser$110,291 (everyone)
- Supervisor Appraiser$127,365 (everyone)
- Associate Appraiser$131,017 (everyone)
- Supervising Appraiser$144,203 (everyone)
- Principal Appraiser$154,196 (everyone)
- Chief Appraiser (this page)$162,115 (everyone)
Highest-paid chief appraisers, 2025
- 1Matthew HerreraChief Appraiser · Los Angeles County$241,908
- 2Armand L SunChief Appraiser · San Mateo County$227,750
- 3Preet K SekhonChief Appraiser · San Mateo County$220,125
- 4Frank Diaz JrChief Appraiser · Los Angeles County$210,207
- 5Antonio CastroChief Appraiser · Los Angeles County$196,610
Common questions
How much does a chief appraiser make in California public employers?
The typical chief appraiser was paid $162,115 in 2025; most earned between $120,551 and $179,678. This counts all 46 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for chief appraisers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Chief Appraiser, at any level (for example "Chief Appraiser"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this