State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Maryland
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Maryland, $77,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 3.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.4%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-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
Maryland
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $77,460
- p25
- $61,830
- p75
- $83,690
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $90,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.