State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: New York vs South Dakota
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In South Dakota, $54,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 51.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.1%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
South Dakota
Hearing Aid Specialists
- Median
- $54,910
- p25
- $50,730
- p75
- $61,830
- p10
- $37,430
- p90
- $79,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.