State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Michigan
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Michigan, $55,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 45.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.3%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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
Michigan
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $55,100
- p25
- $40,460
- p75
- $80,060
- p10
- $35,120
- p90
- $105,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.