SOC 29-2092 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Hearing Aid Specialists Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for hearing aid specialists in Austin, Texas is $48,790 a year ($23.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,310: half of the 180 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,525).

$48,790average per year

$23.46 / hourMedian $35,310Take-home ≈ $41,383

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
-27%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hearing Aid Specialists pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,400 or more. The middle half of hearing aid specialists in Austin earn between $35,310 and $64,420.

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,790$4,066$23.46
Median$35,310$2,942$16.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,310$2,942$16.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,420$5,368$30.97

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Hearing Aid Specialists salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $48,790, a single filer in Austin takes home about $41,383 a year, or $3,449 a month and $1,592 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for hearing aid specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $48,790 buys what about $49,752 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hearing Aid Specialists salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 4th of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($64,310).

All Hearing Aid Specialists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for hearing aid specialists

Nashville, TN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,640).

Hearing Aid Specialists salary by city

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Hearing Aid Specialists salary in Austin: questions

How much do hearing aid specialists make an hour in Austin?

$23.46 an hour on average, and $16.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level hearing aid specialists salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the hearing aid specialists take-home pay in Austin?

About $41,383 a year ($3,449 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,790. Texas has no state income tax.

Do hearing aid specialists earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($66,525).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2092; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 19.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.95, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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