Audiologists · SOC 29-1181

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Audiologistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for audiologists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 83 metro areas

Audiologists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$134,990	Not published	Not published
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$133,910	70	0.1
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$132,390	220	0.1
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$128,350	170	0.1
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$128,110	520	0.1
6	Fresno, CA	$117,580	40	0.1
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$115,070	530	0.1
8	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$114,730	230	0.1
9	Urban Honolulu, HI	$113,850	Not published	Not published
10	Jacksonville, FL	$111,280	160	0.2
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,560	90	0.1
12	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$109,140	60	0.1
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$108,960	160	0.1
14	Portland-South Portland, ME	$106,770	40	0.2
15	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$105,800	50	0.1
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$105,540	Not published	Not published
17	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$105,430	210	0.1
18	Madison, WI	$105,160	40	0.1
19	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$104,940	210	0.1
20	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$104,820	110	0.1
21	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$104,580	70	0.2
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$102,500	150	0.0
23	Colorado Springs, CO	$102,270	50	0.2
24	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$100,930	230	0.1
25	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$100,270	40	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Audiologists overview.

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.