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Also called appraiser, auto appraiser, auto body appraiser and auto damage appraiser.
$78,240
Median pay a year
11,560
People do this work
6
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Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
Summary
Insurance appraiser assessing vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claims, collaborating with repair shops to secure agreements and preparing detailed cost estimates and recommendations
Experience
Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Evaluated practicality of repair versus payment of market value of vehicle before accident
Reviewed repair cost estimates with automobile repair shop to secure agreement on cost of repairs
Examined damaged vehicle to determine extent of structural, body, mechanical, electrical, or interior damage
Prepared insurance forms to indicate repair cost estimates and recommendations
Estimated parts and labor to repair damage, using standard automotive labor and parts cost manuals
Arranged for damage to be appraised by another appraiser to resolve disagreement with shop on repair cost
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Evaluated practicality of repair versus paymentReviewed repair cost estimates with repair shopsExamined damaged vehicles for extent of damagePrepared insurance forms for repair cost estimatesEstimated parts and labor for vehicle repairsDetermined salvage value on total-loss vehicles
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Evaluated the practicality of vehicle repairs versus payment of market value for damaged vehicles
Examined vehicles to assess the extent of structural, body, mechanical, and electrical damage
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Evaluated the practicality of vehicle repairs versus payment of market value for damaged vehicles, leading to fewer disputes with repair shops
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Fewer disputes with repair shopsFaster claim processing timesIncreased customer satisfaction
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Examined vehicles to assess the extent of structural, body, mechanical, and electrical damage
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Several vehicles each dayDozens of vehicles weeklyMultiple assessments per shift
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Estimating costs of goods
Inspecting motor vehicles
Inspecting vehicle components
Inspecting vehicle structures
Examining financial records
Determining goods value
Preparing transaction documents
The work itself
What an Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser does
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Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.
What it pays
How much does an Auto Damage Insurance Appraiser make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$65,050
Median
$78,240
75th percentile
$91,880
About 11,560 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AR
$60,080
$63,960
$69,800
AZ
$66,800
$86,030
$86,030
CA
$74,450
$78,930
$101,120
CO
$65,840
$71,600
$80,720
CT
$75,630
$89,740
$94,710
FL
$59,720
$61,320
$78,980
GA
$67,760
$81,470
$103,270
IA
$46,420
$79,090
$81,840
ID
$63,160
$76,110
$80,030
IL
$61,570
$71,510
$76,240
IN
$64,810
$76,750
$81,900
KS
$69,000
$75,080
$79,410
KY
$92,270
$97,950
$101,160
LA
$63,240
$72,040
$76,090
MA
$64,940
$79,930
$94,380
MD
$79,250
$82,870
$94,690
ME
$57,000
$79,510
$82,940
MI
$69,030
$77,060
$79,130
MN
$68,500
$76,460
$78,240
MO
$64,440
$67,950
$80,210
MS
$61,290
$71,550
$83,080
NC
$64,910
$74,810
$95,860
NE
$61,570
$62,350
$81,480
NJ
$81,730
$94,280
$99,670
NM
$73,630
$78,310
$79,190
NV
$62,950
$78,510
$80,430
NY
$78,140
$81,150
$96,510
OH
$49,810
$63,470
$80,300
OK
$67,590
$82,340
$82,920
OR
$81,070
$83,270
$88,800
PA
$85,970
$95,720
$101,060
PR
$43,260
$46,520
$47,560
SC
$80,760
$86,680
$94,390
TN
$62,860
$67,080
$91,500
TX
$56,680
$79,200
$100,220
UT
$71,000
$82,570
$100,080
VA
$76,800
$81,470
$90,140
WA
$78,430
$78,450
$78,450
WI
$73,630
$75,260
$77,120
Other names
Other names for this job
appraiser, auto appraiser, auto body appraiser, auto damage appraiser, auto damage field appraiser, automobile appraiser, automobile damage appraiser, automobile damage field appraiser, claims appraiser, collision appraiser, damage appraiser, field appraiser.
More names for this work
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This page is about the occupation Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.