Assistant City Assessor

• DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Posted On: 04/24/2026

• Full-Time

Location

MANHATTAN

• Exam May Be Required

Department

Property Field Central

Salary Range:

$68,898.00 – $68,898.00

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Job Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A PERMANENT ASSISTANT CITY ASSESSOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT ASSISTANT CITY ASSESSOR.

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF’s Property Valuation and Tax Mapping is responsible for valuing more than one million properties in the city and overseeing assessments and valuations in a fair and equitable manner. The valuations enable the efficient and effective collection of property tax revenues for New York City.

The Property Field Central Unit is seeking Assistant City Assessors, Level 2, to work in the Property Valuation & Tax Mapping (PVM) Division. Reporting to the Supervising Assessor, the selected candidates will assist City Assessors with various activities related to supporting the agency’s property assessment operation. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist valuation teams with conducting physical field inspections of properties in the five boroughs of New York City.
• Collect relevant data regarding property, values, and transactions from owners, lessors and lessees, superintendents, or other building representatives such as brokers, relevant publications, or other departments of government.
• Enter, utilize, and maintain data on mass appraisal computer systems.
• Take measurements and write descriptions of property. Interpret maps and building plans.
• take photographs of properties and maintain detailed records as required.
• Utilizing the Tax Class 1 cost worksheet and other approved methods to prepare for and implement value changes on capped properties.
• Examining parcels of greater complexity including physical changes on larger residential and commercial properties.
• Reviewing property and assessment-related records and interacting with tenants, property managers and/or owners and their representatives.
• Performing analytical and computation work at a higher level.
• Conduct title searches and gather historic records to determine relevant interests concerning real property.
• In the temporary absence of a City Assessor, may perform the duties of that individual.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and the Collective Bargaining Unit representing employees serving in the civil service title.

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Minimum Qualifications

Qualification Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college; or university”
2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university or sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of full-time satisfactory experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property; or

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two (2) years of full-time satisfactory experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property; or

2. Education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2” or “3” above; however, all candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent. College credit listed in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of thirty (30) semester credits from an accredited college or university for six (6) months of the experience described in “2” above.

Preferred Skills

• At least 1 year of experience as an Assistant City Assessor Level 1 in the Department of Finance as of July 1, 2026. - Successful completion of IAAO courses: Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal, IAAO 101, and Income Approach to Valuation, IAAO 102. - Experience as an …