State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Iowa
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Iowa, $59,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.4%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+6.6%
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
Iowa
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $59,550
- p25
- $47,200
- p75
- $78,760
- p10
- $38,400
- p90
- $94,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.