allied · SOC 29-1181
Audiologists
National median $95,780 / yr · 13,660 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$95,780
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
ND
Score 77 · North Dakota
Top-paying metro
Sacramento
$134,990 median
Top WageBench Score
77
North Dakota
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | $118,750 | $116,375 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 77 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $128,350 | $128,350 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #3 | Jacksonville, FL | $111,280 | $111,280 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #4 | Missouri | $99,450 | $94,975 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 72 |
| #5 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $104,820 | $104,820 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $114,730 | $109,682 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $133,910 | $125,875 | 6.0% | — | — | 71 |
| #8 | Iowa | $97,180 | $93,487 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 71 |
| #9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $132,390 | $124,447 | 6.0% | — | — | 71 |
| #10 | Arkansas | $96,980 | $93,586 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 71 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$64,610
P25
$79,340
MEDIAN
$95,780
P75
$111,300
P90
$133,120
Hourly mean
$47
Hourly median
$46
Annual mean
$97,740
Total US jobs
13,660
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 136 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | ND | $118,750 | $116,375 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 77 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $128,350 | $128,350 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Jacksonville, FL | FL | $111,280 | $111,280 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Missouri | MO | $99,450 | $94,975 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $104,820 | $104,820 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $114,730 | $109,682 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $133,910 | $125,875 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 71 |
| Iowa | IA | $97,180 | $93,487 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $132,390 | $124,447 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 71 |
| Arkansas | AR | $96,980 | $93,586 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Colorado | CO | $102,270 | $97,770 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $97,610 | $97,610 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Kansas | KS | $97,250 | $92,144 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $102,840 | $97,389 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| South Dakota | SD | $91,190 | $91,190 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $109,140 | $104,174 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 70 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $99,450 | $94,975 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $134,990 | $126,891 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 70 |
| Georgia | GA | $98,470 | $93,153 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $105,540 | $99,841 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $97,790 | $93,634 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Washington | WA | $108,580 | $108,580 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Nebraska | NE | $97,460 | $92,782 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 70 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | TX | $105,430 | $105,430 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $99,650 | $95,166 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
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Not published by BLS (2) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Rhode Island, Wyoming.
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