State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Pennsylvania, $58,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.8%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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
Pennsylvania
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $58,080
- p25
- $40,990
- p75
- $76,050
- p10
- $39,150
- p90
- $89,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.