State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs South Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In South Carolina, $47,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 69.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.7%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
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
South Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $47,190
- p25
- $36,310
- p75
- $63,880
- p10
- $33,610
- p90
- $76,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.