State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs South Dakota
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In South Dakota, $54,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 45.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.8%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+16.7%
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 Dakota
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $54,910
- p25
- $50,730
- p75
- $61,830
- p10
- $37,430
- p90
- $79,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.