State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Hawaii
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Hawaii, $74,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+6.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Hawaii
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $74,800
- p25
- $43,740
- p75
- $81,270
- p10
- $38,280
- p90
- $113,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.