State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Missouri
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Missouri, $51,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 54.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.9%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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
Missouri
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $51,680
- p25
- $40,870
- p75
- $74,850
- p10
- $36,860
- p90
- $79,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.