Hearing Aid Specialists Salary and Pay
How much do Hearing Aid Specialists make?
Hearing Aid Specialists pay a median of $61,560 a year in the BLS May 2024 survey, with a mean of $63,930 across 10,580 counted jobs. Half of all workers in the occupation earn between $47,150 and $78,110.
The complete pay picture for Hearing Aid Specialists: 10,580 jobs nationally, a median of $61,560, and the state and metro tables that show where that median is beaten and where it is not.
Updated November 5, 2026
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The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,950 | $17.76 |
| 25th percentile | $47,150 | $22.67 |
| Median (50th) | $61,560 | $29.60 |
| 75th percentile | $78,110 | $37.55 |
| 90th percentile | $91,000 | $43.75 |
Percentiles answer the question a single average cannot: where would a given Hearing Aid Specialists offer sit among all 10,580 workers doing this job? The survey top-codes at $239,200+ and withholds unreliable cells, shown as n/p in the table.
Employment and concentration
The occupation employed 10,580 people in May 2024, 0.01% of every job BLS counted. Florida is the largest employer at 1,730 jobs, and the leading three states between them hold 28.4% of the workforce. Concentration peaks in Florida, whose location quotient of 2.56 says this work is 2.56 times as dense there as it is nationwide.
Pay inside the occupation is wide: $54,050 separates the ends of its ladder. The 90th percentile ($91,000) is 2.5 times the 10th percentile ($36,950), a gap of $54,050 a year. The mean of $63,930 sitting above the median of $61,560 tells you the top end pulls the average up: most workers cluster below the mean, and the high tail is thin.
Pay by state
The state spread for Hearing Aid Specialists runs from the $91,000 median in Hawaii down through every other publishing state. Employment concentrates in Florida (1,730 jobs). The complete table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1,730 | 0.2 | 2.56 | $64,400 | $62,120 |
| Illinois | 660 | 0.1 | 1.60 | $56,200 | $49,090 |
| California | 610 | 0.0 | 0.49 | $76,180 | $78,830 |
| Michigan | 500 | 0.1 | 1.67 | $56,930 | $46,680 |
| Pennsylvania | 490 | 0.1 | 1.19 | n/p | n/p |
| Georgia | 430 | 0.1 | 1.30 | $54,340 | $54,100 |
| Texas | 410 | 0.0 | 0.43 | $64,810 | $61,560 |
| Ohio | 330 | 0.1 | 0.87 | $64,440 | $63,640 |
| Minnesota | 310 | 0.1 | 1.57 | $61,560 | $57,080 |
| Oregon | 300 | 0.2 | 2.21 | $70,460 | $61,850 |
| New York | 270 | 0.0 | 0.41 | $77,470 | $80,710 |
| Indiana | 260 | 0.1 | 1.20 | $57,380 | $55,790 |
| Iowa | 260 | 0.2 | 2.39 | $60,900 | $63,280 |
| Missouri | 260 | 0.1 | 1.29 | $59,920 | $61,930 |
| Wisconsin | 260 | 0.1 | 1.28 | $70,980 | $71,110 |
| South Carolina | 250 | 0.1 | 1.63 | $44,860 | $36,240 |
| Utah | 250 | 0.1 | 2.15 | $55,940 | $47,710 |
| Washington | 220 | 0.1 | 0.91 | $72,060 | $74,670 |
| Tennessee | 210 | 0.1 | 0.93 | $51,440 | $56,010 |
| Massachusetts | 200 | 0.1 | 0.80 | $64,660 | $67,460 |
| Arizona | 170 | 0.1 | 0.78 | $70,320 | $71,470 |
| Virginia | 170 | 0.0 | 0.60 | $70,520 | $71,450 |
| Kansas | 160 | 0.1 | 1.67 | $54,230 | $42,190 |
| North Carolina | 160 | 0.0 | 0.46 | $70,800 | $72,950 |
| Colorado | 130 | 0.0 | 0.66 | $70,630 | $73,220 |
| Louisiana | 120 | 0.1 | 0.89 | $48,120 | $45,850 |
| Oklahoma | 120 | 0.1 | 1.02 | $47,940 | $43,480 |
| Connecticut | 110 | 0.1 | 0.91 | $62,390 | $57,970 |
| Nebraska | 100 | 0.1 | 1.44 | $59,810 | $50,030 |
| Nevada | 90 | 0.1 | 0.88 | $64,260 | $78,310 |
| Maryland | 70 | 0.0 | 0.35 | $69,660 | $74,670 |
| Hawaii | 60 | 0.1 | 1.41 | $84,470 | $91,000 |
| Idaho | 60 | 0.1 | 0.97 | $68,150 | $72,590 |
| New Mexico | 50 | 0.1 | 0.78 | $84,710 | $79,930 |
| Kentucky | 40 | 0.0 | 0.32 | $63,270 | $62,920 |
| Arkansas | n/p | n/p | n/p | $73,280 | $76,750 |
| Delaware | n/p | n/p | n/p | $57,120 | $58,130 |
| Montana | n/p | n/p | n/p | $70,440 | $74,220 |
| New Jersey | n/p | n/p | n/p | $55,540 | $45,550 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Hearing Aid Specialists stands number 678 by employment and number 385 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, the group median wage is $98,340 across 71 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 37% less than its group median, and it supplies 0.1% of the group's 9,592,720 jobs. In 22 of the 38 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $61,560, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the largest metro employer with 440 jobs, 4.2% of the national total. Two rankings follow across the 56 metros BLS publishes for this occupation: where the jobs are, then where the money is, with the pay ranking restricted to metros employing at least 500 people in this occupation to keep small samples out of the lead.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 440 | $58,490 | $55,140 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 410 | $67,500 | $59,720 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 300 | $56,350 | $54,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 290 | $67,180 | $59,750 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 280 | $58,290 | $46,970 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 240 | $64,070 | $57,300 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 230 | $58,880 | $59,820 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 190 | $60,600 | $60,230 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 180 | $72,420 | $78,980 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 180 | $75,040 | $64,600 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
As a household number, $61,560 a year is $5,130 a month gross, $2,368 every two weeks, $1,184 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($47,150) to the 75th ($78,110) is worth $30,960 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. The next step from a gross figure is a net one: run the $5,130 monthly figure through the paycheck calculator applies your state's taxes, the salary calculator compares two offers in any unit, and the raise vs inflation calculator tells you whether a nominal raise is a real one.
To place a real offer: a salary of $67,716 would sit between the median ($61,560) and the 75th percentile ($78,110), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $47,150, is $14,410 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average salary for Hearing Aid Specialists?
BLS publishes both centers: the mean annual wage is $63,930 and the median is $61,560 (May 2024). The median is usually the better answer to what a typical worker makes, because the mean is pulled by the highest earners.
Where do Hearing Aid Specialists earn the most?
At state level, Hawaii posts the highest median at $91,000. At metro level, BLS publishes no metro estimates for this occupation.
How many Hearing Aid Specialists jobs are there?
10,580 nationally in May 2024. The biggest metro employer is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN with 440 jobs.
Is $61,560 a good salary for Hearing Aid Specialists?
It is the exact middle of the occupation: half of the 10,580 counted workers earn more, half earn less. Against the occupation's own ladder, an offer above $78,110 is a top-quartile offer and one below $47,150 is a bottom-quartile one.