State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Kansas
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Kansas, $46,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.2% — not 71%.
Nominal pay gap
+71%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+39.2%
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
Kansas
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $46,820
- p25
- $36,230
- p75
- $64,370
- p10
- $34,760
- p90
- $80,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.