State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: Illinois vs New York
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In Illinois, $63,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
-24%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-18%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $63,050
- p25
- $46,350
- p75
- $77,460
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $82,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
New York
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $82,990
- p25
- $58,840
- p75
- $99,510
- p10
- $47,710
- p90
- $136,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.