How much do Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, the published 10th percentile is $67,140 and the 90th percentile is $104,350. The difference is $37,210, which is 49.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $68,070 to the 75th at $93,860, covers $25,790.

The mean annual wage is $82,670, which sits above the median of $75,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $78,240 for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,260, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% higher than the Missouri median of $67,950.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage at $81,260 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 186 miles away, with a median of $80,370 and employment of 70. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,644, against $81,260 here.
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 196 miles away, with a median of $68,860 and employment of 70. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,378, against $81,260 here.