State comparison · 2025
Hearing Aid Specialists salary: New York vs West Virginia
Hearing Aid Specialists in New York earn a median of $82,990. In West Virginia, $35,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96.1% — not 136.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+136.4%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+96.1%
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
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.