State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Indiana
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Indiana, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+10.8%
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
Indiana
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $43,690
- p75
- $80,160
- p10
- $37,010
- p90
- $100,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.