State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: California vs West Virginia
Hearing Aid Specialists in California earn a median of $80,060. In West Virginia, $35,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 84.4% — not 128%.
Nominal pay gap
+128%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+84.4%
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
West Virginia
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $35,110
- p25
- $33,590
- p75
- $84,620
- p10
- $26,910
- p90
- $105,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.