Salary : $63,585.60 - $98,633.60 Annually
Location : Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 27-01244
Agency: 625 Iowa Department of Revenue
Division: Local Government Services Division
Opening Date: 10/30/2026
Closing Date: 11/9/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
Point of Contact: Job DescriptionThe Iowa Department of Revenue's Local Government Services Division is currently seeking a
Property Appraiser 3. The Local Government Services Division oversees the administration of property tax laws, assessors, and boards of review with a focus on ensuring that all property assessments adhere to Iowa laws in a manner that is fair, consistent, and compliant.
As a Property Appraiser 3, you will independently appraise gas and electric property, using the utility replacement tax methodology in accordance with the Code of Iowa and Iowa Administrative Rules.
Additionally, in this position you will:
- Allocate utility replacement tax value to the proper taxing jurisdiction by analysis of financial statements, regulation reports, administrative reports, administrative rules, and the Iowa Code pertaining to ad valorem tax on property
- Administer Iowa's statewide property tax
- Appraise oil and gas extraction property subject to severance tax
- Calculate the productivity and net earning capacity of agricultural land for use in equalization
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the following:
- Utility company valuation or utility company property tax administration
- Statistical, financial, or economic methods of valuation
- Analyzing and drawing conclusions from statistical or financial data
Applicants must live within the State of Iowa to qualify for this position.A background check, including a criminal history check, fingerprint and Iowa tax filing check, will be conducted on the final candidate.
Effective July 1st, 2025, all Department of Revenue staff and their household will not be able to play any Iowa Lottery games.
Minimum Qualification Requirements Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Three years of full-time work experience in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. One year of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Certification as a Certified Assessment Evaluator in accordance with the requirements of the International Association of Assessing Officers.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Property Appraiser 2.
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Additional Qualification Requirements Applicants must be available to travel in an assigned area of the state. Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work sites.
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. Three years of full-time work experience in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker; and
b. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. One year of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Certification as a Certified Assessment Evaluator in accordance with the requirements of the International Association of Assessing Officers.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Property Appraiser 2.
Applicants must be available to travel in an assigned area of the state. Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work sites.
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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.
Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question. Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.
- Yes - I understand and agree.
- No
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq?
- No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq
- Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. a7611 et seq
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Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, AND have four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker?
- Yes - I have graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, AND have four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker
- I have not graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, AND I do not have four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker
- I have graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field BUT DO NOT have four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker
- I have NOT graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field BUT DO have four years of full-time work in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker
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Do you possess the following: Certification as a Certified Assessment Evaluator in accordance with the requirements of the International Association of Assessing Officers?
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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa employee with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Property Appraiser 2?
- Yes
- I am not a current permanent State of Iowa employee
- I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee but do not have eighteen months of full-time work as a Property Appraiser 2 in the state executive branch
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Do you meet A, B and C:A. Three years of full-time work experience in property appraisal, assessment, or sales negotiations; mortgage banking; real estate sales, development, or management; property acquisition; or as a mortgage broker; andB. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; andC. One year of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
- Yes - I meet A, B and C
- I do not meet A, B and C
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