Pay by state · 43 states
Hearing Aid Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Hearing Aid Specialists earn the most in New York at $82,990 a year and the least in West Virginia at $35,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $65,160. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $82,990New York
- National median
- $65,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $35,110West Virginia
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Hearing Aid Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of hearing aid specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $82,990 | $58,840 | $99,510 | 380 | $76,899 |
| 2 | NVNevada | $81,800 | $62,680 | $83,570 | 60 | $81,817 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $80,060 | $61,830 | $83,570 | 990 | $72,309 |
| 4 | TNTennessee | $78,270 | $57,490 | $103,570 | 190 | $85,196 |
| 5 | COColorado | $77,540 | $63,470 | $82,270 | 140 | $75,244 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $77,510 | $64,510 | $88,990 | 280 | $72,430 |
| 7 | MDMaryland | $77,460 | $61,830 | $83,690 | 50 | $73,800 |
| 8 | AZArizona | $76,750 | $69,400 | $80,990 | 110 | $76,234 |
| 9 | WIWisconsin | $76,750 | $64,510 | $95,830 | 170 | $81,567 |
| 10 | NCNorth Carolina | $75,810 | $56,960 | $79,470 | 240 | $80,370 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $75,720 | $49,620 | $82,640 | 470 | $69,592 |
| 12 | MAMassachusetts | $75,310 | $66,700 | $80,010 | N/A | $71,210 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $75,300 | $63,320 | $78,830 | 30 | $73,565 |
| 14 | IDIdaho | $75,300 | $46,580 | $80,000 | 160 | $78,853 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $75,300 | $65,640 | $77,270 | 60 | $79,560 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $75,300 | $43,880 | $82,800 | 210 | $74,478 |
| 17 | KYKentucky | $75,200 | $44,770 | $82,370 | 100 | $83,408 |
| 18 | HIHawaii | $74,800 | $43,740 | $81,270 | 90 | $68,030 |
| 19 | CTConnecticut | $74,520 | $62,820 | $79,110 | 110 | $71,924 |
| 20 | NMNew Mexico | $74,510 | $52,000 | $79,960 | 40 | $80,803 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $67,010 | $62,600 | $79,720 | 1,150 | $64,798 |
| 22 | OROregon | $66,350 | $62,230 | $78,830 | 170 | $64,192 |
| 23 | LALouisiana | $64,580 | $49,990 | $130,760 | 80 | $73,214 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $63,050 | $46,350 | $77,460 | 360 | $63,076 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $62,680 | $58,070 | $75,300 | 260 | $67,562 |
| 26 | MNMinnesota | $61,390 | $35,110 | $73,200 | 530 | $62,248 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $60,900 | $43,690 | $80,160 | 310 | $65,253 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $59,550 | $47,200 | $78,760 | 200 | $67,854 |
| 29 | DEDelaware | $59,160 | $37,230 | $62,000 | N/A | $59,274 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $59,140 | $39,320 | $67,420 | 970 | $60,933 |
| 31 | PAPennsylvania | $58,080 | $40,990 | $76,050 | 870 | $59,525 |
| 32 | UTUtah | $57,940 | $49,490 | $76,750 | 200 | $58,606 |
| 33 | VTVermont | $57,850 | $57,840 | $71,990 | N/A | $59,056 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $56,010 | $43,370 | $75,300 | 320 | $58,166 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $55,100 | $40,460 | $80,060 | 460 | $57,266 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $54,910 | $50,730 | $61,830 | N/A | $61,985 |
| 37 | MOMissouri | $51,680 | $40,870 | $74,850 | 210 | $56,906 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $47,840 | $35,770 | $51,370 | 80 | $54,461 |
| 39 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,190 | $36,310 | $63,880 | 220 | $50,337 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $46,820 | $36,230 | $64,370 | 100 | $51,983 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $46,530 | $44,050 | $76,750 | 50 | $52,385 |
| 42 | NENebraska | $45,660 | $43,440 | $62,780 | 90 | $50,675 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $35,110 | $33,590 | $84,620 | 50 | $39,230 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Hearing Aid Specialists, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $82,990, while Tennessee leads once prices are taken into account at $85,196.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Hearing Aid Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Hearing Aid Specialists the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Hearing Aid Specialists at $82,990 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Nevada ($81,800) and California ($80,060).
Which state pays Hearing Aid Specialists the least?
West Virginia reports the lowest median for Hearing Aid Specialists at $35,110 a year, $47,880 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Hearing Aid Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Tennessee first at $85,196 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $78,270. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.