State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: Idaho vs New Jersey
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in New Jersey earn a median of $94,280. In Idaho, $76,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.3%
Idaho vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $76,110
- p25
- $63,160
- p75
- $80,030
- p10
- $63,160
- p90
- $81,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
New Jersey
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $94,280
- p25
- $81,730
- p75
- $99,670
- p10
- $81,590
- p90
- $99,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.