State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Massachusetts
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Massachusetts, $75,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.3%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
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
Massachusetts
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,310
- p25
- $66,700
- p75
- $80,010
- p10
- $46,290
- p90
- $80,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.