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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage is $97,910 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. It is $99,670 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 1.8% below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 13-1032 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 230 wage and salary jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA and Not published in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.