State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: Alaska vs California
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Alaska, $75,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.7% — not 5.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.9%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+1.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,300
- p25
- $63,320
- p75
- $78,830
- p10
- $60,390
- p90
- $81,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $80,060
- p25
- $61,830
- p75
- $83,570
- p10
- $50,770
- p90
- $97,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.