State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Pennsylvania earn a median of $95,720. In California, $78,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-27.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $95,720
- p25
- $85,970
- p75
- $101,060
- p10
- $76,610
- p90
- $112,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.