State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Ohio
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Ohio, $62,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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
Ohio
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $62,680
- p25
- $58,070
- p75
- $75,300
- p10
- $43,680
- p90
- $80,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.