State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs New Jersey
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In New Jersey, $75,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 5.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.7%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
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
New Jersey
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,720
- p25
- $49,620
- p75
- $82,640
- p10
- $44,310
- p90
- $96,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.