State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in New Jersey earn a median of $94,280. In Ohio, $63,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 48.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.5%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+26.7%
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
Ohio
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $63,470
- p25
- $49,810
- p75
- $80,300
- p10
- $49,000
- p90
- $101,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.