4261-Real Property Appraiser

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

20h

About The Position

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below: Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months. Application Opening: April 16, 2026 Application Deadline: May 1, 2026 Compensation Range: $105,326-$127,998 Recruitment ID: PEX-4261-01116024 San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. Our Office The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is responsible for fairly and accurately executing property assessment functions in accordance with the State Constitution and State and local laws. Our core responsibilities include identifying all taxable property in the City and County of San Francisco, establishing a taxable value, and applying all legal exemptions. Property broadly includes real property as well as personal property owned by businesses. The Office is also responsible for recording documents and securing public records. We ensure each document meets recording requirements and make them accessible to the public. We record over 400 different types of documents annually, including deeds of trust, reconveyances, liens, maps, and public marriage certificates. Additionally, the Office is responsible for collecting any transfer tax due upon a change in property ownership and performing audits to ensure the correct property value basis for taxation. In all that we do we seek to advance the values of fairness, care, equity, and excellence in service to our diverse constituents and communities. What We Do Each year we prepare an assessment roll that reflects the taxable values of land, improvements, and personal property. The assessment roll is the basis for San Francisco’s property tax revenue. We enroll property tax value by discovering new construction or changes in ownership. The work of our Office in enrolling property valued at approximately $352 billion generates an estimated $4.1 billion in property tax revenue for the City and County of San Francisco. Property tax revenue represents over one-third of the City's General Fund which pays for crucial services ranging from public safety, affordable housing, and education to neighborhood improvements and health and family support services. Our success is grounded by our Office's investment in our four strategic pillars: people, systems, services, and engagement. We prioritize a climate and culture where belonging and inclusion are advanced, staff can be their authentic selves and pursue pathways for career growth, and diverse constituencies are equitably supported with a meaningful and seamless experience through care in customer service and efficient technology systems. In line with these values, we are taking significant steps to modernize our operations, including leading a cross-departmental effort to replace the legacy property assessment system currently used to manage the City’s hundreds of billions of dollars in assessed property value. This modernization work will provide for increased security and service as well as greater integration with other City systems utilized by the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector and the City Controller’s Office. We are committed to developing an organization that works to address the pervasive and persistent inequities resulting from systemic racism in our society. This extends to our external engagements where our Office seeks to increase access to resources across multiple constituencies by hosting presentations, workshops, attending events, tabling at resource fairs, and more to ensure that all San Franciscans know what our office can do for them. The Office of the Assessor-Recorder is hiring 4261 Real Property Appraisers . New hires in this classification will present and value the Assessor’s residential and small commercial cases at hearings before the AAB, including all associated prehearing conferences, hearing officer hearings and board hearings, as assigned. Under general supervision, they may also perform professional appraisal work in connection with assessing, examining, analyzing, and evaluating real property of moderate complexity for tax assessment purposes. The 4261 is the journey level class in the Real Property Appraisal series.

Requirements

Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
One (1) year of experience in the past 10 years appraising real property in a County Assessor’s Office.
Eligibility for certification from the California State Board of Equalization as an appraiser for property tax purposes.
In accordance with the California State Board of Equalization, appointees to this class must possess or obtain permanent certification as an appraiser for property tax purposes, within one (1) year of appointment, and must maintain certification as a condition of continued employment.

Responsibilities

Appraise various types of moderately complex real property, to establish values for tax assessment purposes, and to make and recommend changes to valuation.
Estimate property value by conducting site inspections and using standardized market, cost and income valuation approaches.
Gather and analyze information from a variety of sources in order to maintain current information on real property.
Investigate complaints on property assessments; make recommendations regarding the resolution of such complaints; explain findings to property owners.
Perform special investigations and appraisal surveys, such as commercial area rent surveys.
Prepare appeal packages for properties under assessment appeal; testify and or present before Assessment Appeals Board; may present at other quasi-judicial bodies.
Prepare and maintain various records and reports, including those related to appraisal of real property.
Explain appraisal and assessment procedures to property owners and general public.
Interact with members of the public, City staff of other departments and City officials during the course of business.
Additional duties as assigned.