State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Louisiana
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Louisiana, $64,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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
Louisiana
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $64,580
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $130,760
- p10
- $47,280
- p90
- $133,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.