State comparison · 2025
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage in New Jersey earn a median of $94,280. In Utah, $82,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.2%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+3.8%
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
Utah
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
- Median
- $82,570
- p25
- $71,000
- p75
- $100,080
- p10
- $67,010
- p90
- $122,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.