State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: Kentucky vs Louisiana
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Kentucky earn a median of $97,950. In Louisiana, $72,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
+36%
Kentucky vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Louisiana
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $72,040
- p25
- $63,240
- p75
- $76,090
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $95,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.