State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in New Jersey earn a median of $94,280. In New Mexico, $78,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 20.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.4%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Mexico
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $78,310
- p25
- $73,630
- p75
- $79,190
- p10
- $65,280
- p90
- $82,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.