State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: New York vs North Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In North Carolina, $75,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.5%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $75,810
- p25
- $56,960
- p75
- $79,470
- p10
- $52,110
- p90
- $94,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.