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State comparison · 2025

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: Kentucky vs New York

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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Kentucky earn a median of $97,950. In New York, $81,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 20.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+20.7%
Kentucky vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+44.4%
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
See full breakdown for Kentucky

New York

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Median
$81,150
p25
$78,140
p75
$96,510
p10
$63,080
p90
$104,080
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
See full breakdown for New York

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.