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Hearing Aid Specialist salary: $65,160 median, and how to negotiate yours.

The full pay range by percentile, every state, the top-paying metro areas and similar roles, from the latest BLS survey. Place your own offer on the range.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$65,160median ($31.33/hr)

Hourly pay, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $18.46 · 25th $23.27 · median $31.33 · 75th $38.47 · 90th $45.20.

Quick answer

The median annual wage for hearing aid specialists in the United States was $65,160 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $38,400 and the top 10% earned more than $94,020. That median is 1.3 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was New York ($82,990).

10th percentile
$38,400
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$48,390
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$80,010
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$94,020
top 10% earn more
Key facts

More on hearing aid specialist pay

  • The median hourly wage for hearing aid specialists in the United States was $31.33 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of hearing aid specialists in the United States earned between $48,390 and $80,010 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of hearing aid specialists in the United States earned less than $38,400 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $94,020 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for hearing aid specialists in the United States was $66,370 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • BLS estimated that 11,270 people were employed as hearing aid specialists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Pay by state

Hearing Aid Specialist salary in every state

Data BLS state estimates, May 2025. 43 states and DC published a median for this occupation. Sort by pay or by number employed.

Highest median pay
  1. New York$82,990
  2. Nevada$81,800
  3. California$80,060
  4. Tennessee$78,270
  5. Colorado$77,540
Most people employed
  1. Florida1,150
  2. California990
  3. Texas970
  4. Pennsylvania870
  5. Minnesota530
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
New York$82,990$47,710–$136,580380
Nevada$81,800$44,660–$97,88060
California$80,060$50,770–$97,010990
Tennessee$78,270$34,760–$110,800190
Colorado$77,540$52,760–$94,990140
Washington$77,510$53,000–$97,510280
Maryland$77,460$58,240–$90,77050
Arizona$76,750$63,720–$84,820110
Wisconsin$76,750$51,530–$117,630170
North Carolina$75,810$52,110–$94,000240
New Jersey$75,720$44,310–$96,960470
Massachusetts$75,310$46,290–$80,020n/a
Alaska$75,300$60,390–$81,99030
Idaho$75,300$44,290–$91,000160
Montana$75,300$49,620–$88,68060
Virginia$75,300$37,390–$82,800210
Kentucky$75,200$36,970–$104,590100
Hawaii$74,800$38,280–$113,09090
Connecticut$74,520$52,760–$84,090110
New Mexico$74,510$36,740–$81,92040
Florida$67,010$44,930–$82,5101,150
Oregon$66,350$50,390–$87,510170
Louisiana$64,580$47,280–$133,27080
Illinois$63,050$31,200–$82,890360
Ohio$62,680$43,680–$80,880260
Minnesota$61,390$35,110–$80,230530
Indiana$60,900$37,010–$100,380310
Iowa$59,550$38,400–$94,530200
Delaware$59,160$35,430–$64,050n/a
Texas$59,140$35,310–$79,210970
Pennsylvania$58,080$39,150–$89,840870
Utah$57,940$44,570–$81,740200
Vermont$57,850$57,840–$79,750n/a
Georgia$56,010$36,370–$84,110320
Michigan$55,100$35,120–$105,560460
South Dakota$54,910$37,430–$79,490n/a
Missouri$51,680$36,860–$79,500210
Oklahoma$47,840$32,340–$75,30080
South Carolina$47,190$33,610–$76,850220
Kansas$46,820$34,760–$80,680100
Alabama$46,530$31,040–$80,68050
Nebraska$45,660$40,250–$77,93090
West Virginia$35,110$26,910–$105,74050
Top-paying metro areas

Where the median is highest

Data Metropolitan areas with at least 100 people employed in the occupation, BLS May 2025.

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$83,930
  2. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$81,140
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,050
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$78,830
  5. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$75,830
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$75,720
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$69,320
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$67,420
  9. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$65,640
  10. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$63,300
Similar roles

How the pay compares

Data National medians for related occupations (O*NET related roles, BLS pay).

  1. Audiologist$95,780
  2. Hearing Aid Specialist$65,160
  3. Neurodiagnostic Technologist (BLS: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other)$50,290
  4. Endoscopy Technician (BLS: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other)$48,430
  5. Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (BLS: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other)$48,430
  6. Dental Assistant$48,070
  7. Medical Assistant$45,690
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Wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates for May 2025 (national, state and metropolitan area), for the occupation shown. OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay: they include base pay, commissions, production bonuses and tips, and exclude overtime, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and benefits. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation, not entry or senior levels.

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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  2. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.

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