State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Idaho
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Idaho, $75,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.3%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
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
Idaho
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,300
- p25
- $46,580
- p75
- $80,000
- p10
- $44,290
- p90
- $91,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.