State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Tennessee
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Tennessee, $78,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 2.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.3%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
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
Tennessee
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $78,270
- p25
- $57,490
- p75
- $103,570
- p10
- $34,760
- p90
- $110,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.