Best Cities for Hearing Aid Specialistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where hearing aid specialistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.45	$91,010	$94,605	21%
2	TennesseeState	1.31	$78,270	$85,541	19%
3	KentuckyState	1.30	$75,200	$84,972	15%
4	WisconsinState	1.28	$76,750	$83,153	17%
5	NevadaState	1.25	$81,800	$81,637	21%
6	New MexicoState	1.24	$74,510	$80,989	17%
7	North CarolinaState	1.23	$75,810	$80,307	21%
8	IdahoState	1.20	$75,300	$78,031	19%
9	MontanaState	1.20	$75,300	$78,112	18%
10	ArizonaState	1.17	$76,750	$76,065	23%
11	Columbus, OHMetro	1.17	$71,120	$76,064	22%
12	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.17	$75,300	$76,447	27%
13	ColoradoState	1.13	$77,540	$73,567	29%
14	New YorkState	1.13	$82,990	$73,769	27%
15	VirginiaState	1.12	$75,300	$72,754	25%
16	AlaskaState	1.11	$75,300	$72,196	22%
17	CaliforniaState	1.11	$80,060	$72,322	34%
18	WashingtonState	1.11	$77,510	$72,237	29%
19	LouisianaState	1.10	$64,580	$71,676	19%
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.10	$75,830	$71,673	27%
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.10	$86,090	$71,622	44%
22	MarylandState	1.09	$77,460	$70,934	26%
23	MassachusettsState	1.07	$75,310	$69,410	36%
24	New JerseyState	1.07	$75,720	$69,596	28%
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.07	$75,020	$69,592	29%
26	ConnecticutState	1.06	$74,520	$69,257	25%
27	OhioState	1.06	$62,680	$69,336	20%
28	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.06	$67,420	$69,362	28%
29	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$63,300	$68,804	25%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.06	$78,830	$68,968	33%
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.05	$80,050	$68,712	34%
32	HawaiiState	1.04	$74,800	$68,000	38%
33	IndianaState	1.03	$60,900	$67,293	21%
34	IowaState	1.02	$59,550	$66,760	19%
35	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$75,310	$66,352	41%
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.02	$75,300	$66,755	32%
37	FloridaState	1.01	$67,010	$66,020	31%
38	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.01	$63,260	$66,033	28%
39	IllinoisState	0.99	$63,050	$64,733	25%
40	OregonState	0.99	$66,350	$64,417	29%
41	MinnesotaState	0.96	$61,390	$62,643	25%
42	TexasState	0.95	$59,140	$61,862	28%
43	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.95	$57,290	$61,735	27%
44	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.95	$61,390	$61,698	29%
45	South DakotaState	0.93	$54,910	$60,474	21%
46	GeorgiaState	0.92	$56,010	$59,968	30%
47	MichiganState	0.92	$55,100	$59,697	24%
48	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$58,080	$59,876	27%
49	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.92	$61,980	$59,884	31%
50	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$64,430	$59,382	38%
51	DelawareState	0.90	$59,160	$58,574	27%
52	MissouriState	0.90	$51,680	$58,330	24%
53	UtahState	0.89	$57,940	$57,824	31%
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.89	$56,010	$57,862	35%
55	VermontState	0.87	$57,850	$56,439	30%
56	OklahomaState	0.83	$47,840	$54,056	24%
57	AlabamaState	0.82	$46,530	$53,421	25%
58	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.82	$48,490	$53,169	30%
59	KansasState	0.80	$46,820	$52,022	27%
60	South CarolinaState	0.79	$47,190	$51,293	32%
61	NebraskaState	0.77	$45,660	$49,902	27%
62	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.75	$44,990	$48,638	31%
63	West VirginiaState	0.64	$35,110	$41,698	29%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).