Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) expenses are primarily labor. Harris County Appraisal District employs a total of 662 people, including 297 appraisers as of 2020. The HCAD budget increased from $63.4 million in 2011 to $90.7 million in 2020, a 43% increase. However, they have over 1,840,000 tax parcels to value annually, and that is just real property. It does not include $67 billion in personal property accounts. With so many valuations, so few appraisers and limited ability to inspect property other than via aerial photography, there are opportunities to appeal the property description and or valuation model or comparable sales or assessment comparable. Property tax appeals save Harris County owners over $700 MM annually.

Are You Getting Your Share?

Large commercial property owners appeal 70 to 80% of the property value annually. They do this because it has proven successful over the last 40+ years since HCAD was established (around 1980). It is virtually guaranteed that ~75% of commercial / industrial property value will be protested annually. It is part of the annual cycle for commercial property owners. They understand the “noticed value” sent by the appraisal district can probably be reduced via a property tax appeal. Only about 25% of homeowners appeal, with high value homeowners more likely to appeal.
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Harris County Appraisal District Employee Summary

Personnel or Full Time Equivalents	FTE
Number of Full-Time Staff	662
Number of Full-Time Appraisers	297
Tax Parcels per Appraiser	6203
Number of Residential Appraisers	138
Number of Commercial Appraisers	62
Full-Time Staff for Exemptions	NA
Full-Time Staff for ARB	NA
Full-Time Staff for Mapping	NA
Full-Time Staff for IT	NA
Full-Time Staff for Customer Service	NA
Full-Time Staff for Administration	NA

Reported salaries	Annual salary
Median Salary for RPA Appraiser	$66,886
Highest Salary for RPA Appraiser	$155,442

Defined Benefit Plan?

Yes