State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: Kentucky vs New York
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In Kentucky, $75,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 9.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.4%
Kentucky vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,200
- p25
- $44,770
- p75
- $82,370
- p10
- $36,970
- p90
- $104,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.