State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Kentucky
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Kentucky, $75,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.5%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
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
Kentucky
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,200
- p25
- $44,770
- p75
- $82,370
- p10
- $36,970
- p90
- $104,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.