State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: California vs Kentucky
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Kentucky earn a median of $97,950. In California, $78,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.4%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
-34.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $78,930
- p25
- $74,450
- p75
- $101,120
- p10
- $53,530
- p90
- $109,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Kentucky
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $97,950
- p25
- $92,270
- p75
- $101,160
- p10
- $57,200
- p90
- $104,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.