SOC 29-1181 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Audiologists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$95,780
U.S. median hourly wage$46.05
U.S. employment13,660

Nationally, audiologists earned a median of $95,780 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 13,660 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Audiologists: pay and employment by state
State
Nevada$133,110$64.00Not publishedNot published
New Jersey$119,230$57.322100.1
North Dakota$118,750$57.09400.1
California$114,910$55.251,7400.1
Alaska$114,170$54.89Not publishedNot published
Hawaii$113,850$54.73900.1
Connecticut$113,180$54.41700.0
Oregon$109,560$52.671400.1
Washington$108,580$52.203200.1
New Hampshire$105,590$50.77500.1
Utah$104,450$50.211200.1
Massachusetts$104,130$50.062200.1
Wisconsin$102,840$49.442800.1
District of Columbia$102,500$49.28400.1
Colorado$102,270$49.174300.2
Minnesota$102,130$49.102900.1
Maine$102,060$49.07600.1
Vermont$101,730$48.91Not publishedNot published
New York$100,860$48.496900.1
Missouri$99,450$47.812200.1
Georgia$98,470$47.344700.1
Michigan$97,790$47.022500.1
Nebraska$97,460$46.85900.1
Kansas$97,250$46.762000.1
Iowa$97,180$46.722700.2
Arkansas$96,980$46.631100.1
Idaho$95,120$45.732000.2
Texas$93,570$44.981,0200.1
Illinois$93,510$44.963300.1
Florida$93,480$44.947000.1
Kentucky$92,520$44.48900.0
Maryland$91,260$43.881600.1
South Dakota$91,190$43.84400.1
Tennessee$90,540$43.532700.1
Indiana$90,280$43.404100.1
Pennsylvania$89,480$43.024600.1
North Carolina$88,920$42.754500.1
Montana$86,990$41.82600.1
Alabama$86,300$41.491900.1
Delaware$85,700$41.20700.1
Arizona$83,210$40.012400.1
New Mexico$83,050$39.93800.1
South Carolina$82,330$39.582000.1
Ohio$81,390$39.131,2300.2
Mississippi$80,740$38.82Not publishedNot published
Virginia$80,010$38.462600.1
West Virginia$79,990$38.461200.2
Oklahoma$76,880$36.962100.1
Louisiana$75,200$36.151400.1

Pay by metro area

All 83 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$65,430$88,617$111,803$134,990Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $65,430Pittsburgh, PA — $67,650Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $74,340Youngstown-Warren, OH — $74,420Columbus, OH — $75,400Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $75,910Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $76,940Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $79,780Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $80,000Richmond, VA — $80,010Oklahoma City, OK — $80,060Fort Wayne, IN — $80,080Tucson, AZ — $80,430Cleveland, OH — $80,640Tulsa, OK — $80,850Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $80,960Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $81,130Canton-Massillon, OH — $81,860San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $83,200Asheville, NC — $83,450Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $83,550Syracuse, NY — $83,800Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $84,200Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $84,910Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $85,170Akron, OH — $86,150Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $86,170Birmingham, AL — $86,300Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $87,010Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $87,030Winston-Salem, NC — $87,950Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $88,480Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $89,190Wichita, KS — $89,610Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $90,360Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $90,480Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $91,160Toledo, OH — $91,910Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $91,970Albuquerque, NM — $92,440Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $92,470Knoxville, TN — $92,570Omaha, NE-IA — $93,610Rochester, NY — $94,270Boulder, CO — $94,300Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $97,100Iowa City, IA — $97,180Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $97,300Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $97,610Raleigh-Cary, NC — $97,790Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $98,120Boise City, ID — $99,230San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $99,420St. Louis, MO-IL — $99,450Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $99,490Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $99,580Kansas City, MO-KS — $99,650Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $99,820Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $100,270Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $100,930Colorado Springs, CO — $102,270Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $102,500Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $104,580Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $104,820Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $104,940Madison, WI — $105,160Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $105,430Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $105,540Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $105,800Portland-South Portland, ME — $106,770Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $108,960Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $109,140Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $109,560Jacksonville, FL — $111,280Urban Honolulu, HI — $113,850Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $114,730New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $115,070Fresno, CA — $117,580Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $128,110Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $128,350San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $132,390San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $133,910Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $134,990

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Audiologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$134,990$64.90Not publishedNot published
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133,910$64.38700.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$132,390$63.652200.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$128,350$61.711700.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$128,110$61.595200.1
Fresno, CA$117,580$56.53400.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$115,070$55.325300.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$114,730$55.162300.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$113,850$54.73Not publishedNot published
Jacksonville, FL$111,280$53.501600.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$109,560$52.67900.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$109,140$52.47600.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$108,960$52.381600.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$106,770$51.33400.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$105,800$50.87500.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$105,540$50.74Not publishedNot published
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$105,430$50.692100.1
Madison, WI$105,160$50.56400.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$104,940$50.452100.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$104,820$50.401100.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$104,580$50.28700.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$102,500$49.281500.0
Colorado Springs, CO$102,270$49.17500.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$100,930$48.532300.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$100,270$48.21400.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$99,820$47.99400.1
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,650$47.911200.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$99,580$47.87900.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$99,490$47.83300.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$99,450$47.81900.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$99,420$47.801000.1
Boise City, ID$99,230$47.711100.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$98,120$47.18400.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC$97,790$47.02800.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$97,610$46.931100.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$97,300$46.78Not publishedNot published
Iowa City, IA$97,180$46.72400.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$97,100$46.68500.1
Boulder, CO$94,300$45.34400.2
Rochester, NY$94,270$45.32700.1
Omaha, NE-IA$93,610$45.01800.2
Knoxville, TN$92,570$44.51Not publishedNot published
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$92,470$44.46600.2
Albuquerque, NM$92,440$44.44400.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$91,970$44.222500.1
Toledo, OH$91,910$44.19500.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$91,160$43.831700.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$90,480$43.50300.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$90,360$43.44Not publishedNot published
Wichita, KS$89,610$43.08600.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$89,190$42.88600.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$88,480$42.54600.2
Winston-Salem, NC$87,950$42.29600.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$87,030$41.842200.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$87,010$41.831700.1
Birmingham, AL$86,300$41.49Not publishedNot published
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$86,170$41.43300.2
Akron, OH$86,150$41.421000.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$85,170$40.95600.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$84,910$40.82Not publishedNot published
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$84,200$40.48500.0
Syracuse, NY$83,800$40.29400.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$83,550$40.17Not publishedNot published
Asheville, NC$83,450$40.12Not publishedNot published
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,200$40.003900.3
Canton-Massillon, OH$81,860$39.35300.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$81,130$39.00Not publishedNot published
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$80,960$38.92500.1
Tulsa, OK$80,850$38.87Not publishedNot published
Cleveland, OH$80,640$38.773000.3
Tucson, AZ$80,430$38.67400.1
Fort Wayne, IN$80,080$38.50500.2
Oklahoma City, OK$80,060$38.491100.2
Richmond, VA$80,010$38.46Not publishedNot published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$80,000$38.46600.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$79,780$38.36Not publishedNot published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,940$36.99700.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$75,910$36.50400.1
Columbus, OH$75,400$36.252600.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH$74,420$35.78600.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$74,340$35.74400.2
Pittsburgh, PA$67,650$32.531200.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$65,430$31.46300.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.