State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs Virginia
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In Virginia, $75,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.3%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-2.9%
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
Virginia
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,300
- p25
- $43,880
- p75
- $82,800
- p10
- $37,390
- p90
- $82,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.