State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: Alaska vs New York
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In Alaska, $75,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.3%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
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
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.