State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Vermont
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Vermont, $57,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 38.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.4%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Vermont
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $57,850
- p25
- $57,840
- p75
- $71,990
- p10
- $57,840
- p90
- $79,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.