State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in Kentucky earn a median of $97,950. In Washington, $78,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.1% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.9%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+48.1%
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
Washington
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $78,450
- p25
- $78,430
- p75
- $78,450
- p10
- $72,230
- p90
- $100,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.