SOC 29-2092 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Hearing Aid Specialists make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hearing Aid Specialists in Wichita, KS is $36,230. The 10th percentile is $34,760 and the 90th percentile is $52,400. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$36,230

10th percentile
$34,760
25th percentile
$34,760
Median
$36,230
75th percentile
$39,400
90th percentile
$52,400
Mean
$40,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Hearing Aid Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $34,760 and the 90th percentile is $52,400. The difference is $17,640, which is 48.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,760 to the 75th at $39,400, covers $4,640.

The mean annual wage is $40,780, which sits above the median of $36,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 44.4% lower than the national median of $65,160 for Hearing Aid Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,733, which is 37.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.6% lower than the Kansas median of $46,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hearing Aid Specialists at $40,733 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Hearing Aid Specialists. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $37,370 and employment of 50. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,335, against $40,733 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $57,290 and employment of 100. That median is 58.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,906, against $40,733 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Wichita, KS · Hearing Aid Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Hearing Aid Specialists make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hearing Aid Specialists in Wichita, KS is $36,230. The 10th percentile is $34,760 and the 90th percentile is $52,400.

How does that compare with the national median for Hearing Aid Specialists?

The local median is 44.4% lower than the national median of $65,160.

What is Hearing Aid Specialists pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,230 is $40,733. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Hearing Aid Specialists?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 153 miles away, at $37,370. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.