State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs North Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In North Carolina, $75,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.6%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-10%
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
North Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,810
- p25
- $56,960
- p75
- $79,470
- p10
- $52,110
- p90
- $94,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.