How much do Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage, the published 10th percentile is $62,320 and the 90th percentile is $96,620. The difference is $34,300, which is 45.0% 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 $62,320 to the 75th at $91,500, covers $29,180.

The mean annual wage is $76,920, which sits above the median of $76,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $78,240 for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,403, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.7% higher than the Tennessee median of $67,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage at $82,403 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. Knoxville, TN ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $67,080 and employment of 330. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,630, against $82,403 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 160 miles away, with a median of $97,910 and employment of 230. That median is 28.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,853, against $82,403 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 197 miles away, with a median of $75,740 and employment of 230. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,803, against $82,403 here.

Employment share

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (40 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.