State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: Alabama vs New York
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In Alabama, $46,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.9%
Alabama vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-31.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $46,530
- p25
- $44,050
- p75
- $76,750
- p10
- $31,040
- p90
- $80,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
New York
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $82,990
- p25
- $58,840
- p75
- $99,510
- p10
- $47,710
- p90
- $136,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.