SOC 13-1032 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for insurance appraisers, auto damage in Dallas, Texas is $84,760 a year ($40.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,810: half of the 470 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($78,900).

$84,760average per year

$40.75 / hourMedian $79,810Take-home ≈ $68,459

  • $53K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

470people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,590 or more. The middle half of insurance appraisers, auto damage in Dallas earn between $77,330 and $100,250.

  • $53K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$84,760$7,063$40.75
Median$79,810$6,651$38.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,330$6,444$37.18
Experienced (75th percentile)$100,250$8,354$48.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Insurance appraisers, auto damage in Dallas earn 9% more than the Texas average ($77,430) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($78,900). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $78,240.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$84,760$79,810$52,710$101,590470
Texas$77,430$79,200$49,340$101,500910
United States$78,900$78,240$58,360$101,59011,560

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $84,760, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $68,459 a year, or $5,705 a month and $2,633 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for insurance appraisers, auto damage? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $84,760 buys what about $82,219 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for insurance appraisers, auto damage

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($93,890).

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary by city

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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage salary in Dallas: questions

How much do insurance appraisers, auto damage make an hour in Dallas?

$40.75 an hour on average, and $38.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insurance appraisers, auto damage salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insurance appraisers, auto damage take-home pay in Dallas?

About $68,459 a year ($5,705 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $84,760. Texas has no state income tax.

Do insurance appraisers, auto damage earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($78,900).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1032; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.57, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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