Healthcare · 60 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Audiologist (2025)

The median Audiologist salary is $134,990 in Sacramento, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Jacksonville, FL offers the best purchasing power at $117,014 adjusted.

The 60 cities below are ranked by median wage for Audiologist, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Audiologist relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$97,552

National Median

$134,990

Highest City

$67,650

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	Sacramento, CA	$134,990	$75,310, $164,840	124.7	$108,252	0
2	San Jose, CA	$133,910	$70,010, $182,890	195.8	$68,391	70
3	San Francisco, CA	$132,390	$106,240, $164,050	179.6	$73,714	220
4	Seattle, WA	$128,350	$108,560, $143,010	149.4	$85,910	170
5	Los Angeles, CA	$128,110	$62,560, $195,390	166	$77,175	520
6	Fresno, CA	$117,580	$58,100, $155,860	105.5	$111,450	40
7	New York, NY	$115,070	$90,730, $140,380	187.2	$61,469	530
8	Denver, CO	$114,730	$76,080, $136,660	112.8	$101,711	230
9	Jacksonville, FL	$111,280	$82,780, $111,280	95.1	$117,014	160
10	Portland, OR	$109,560	$80,590, $128,410	130.1	$84,212	90
11	Salt Lake City, UT	$109,140	$83,430, $136,690	101.4	$107,633	60
12	Boston, MA	$108,960	$80,170, $129,770	152.1	$71,637	160
13	Milwaukee, WI	$105,800	$66,900, $130,830	97.4	$108,624	50
14	Atlanta, GA	$105,540	$80,550, $126,400	99.2	$106,391	0
15	Houston, TX	$105,430	$77,910, $137,340	96.5	$109,254	210
16	Madison, WI	$105,160	$53,250, $131,750	103.8	$101,310	40
17	Minneapolis, MN	$104,940	$86,830, $120,110	106.2	$98,814	210
18	Austin, TX	$104,820	$81,270, $139,820	103	$101,767	110
19	Des Moines, IA	$104,580	$81,600, $122,740	93.3	$112,090	70
20	Washington, DC	$102,500	$76,240, $134,340	152.8	$67,081	150
21	Colorado Springs, CO	$102,270	$65,660, $146,970	104.5	$97,866	50
22	Chicago, IL	$100,930	$80,250, $129,830	107.3	$94,063	230
23	Kansas City, MO	$99,650	$62,230, $118,900	95.4	$104,455	120
24	Detroit, MI	$99,580	$82,100, $123,440	95.1	$104,711	90
25	Spokane, WA	$99,490	$91,110, $119,760	97.4	$102,146	30
26	St. Louis, MO	$99,450	$83,050, $127,030	90	$110,500	90
27	San Antonio, TX	$99,420	$72,870, $133,360	91.5	$108,656	100
28	Boise, ID	$99,230	$58,300, $101,650	102.1	$97,189	110
29	Little Rock, AR	$98,120	$81,950, $134,040	88.2	$111,247	40
30	Raleigh, NC	$97,790	$76,200, $149,460	99.8	$97,986	80
31	Nashville, TN	$97,610	$70,360, $109,650	100.3	$97,318	110
32	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$97,300	$59,700, $188,440	122.4	$79,493	0
33	Albany, NY	$97,100	$80,770, $119,510	100.7	$96,425	50
34	Rochester, NY	$94,270	$77,620, $104,330	92.9	$101,475	70
35	Omaha, NE	$93,610	$78,900, $115,540	91.8	$101,972	80
36	Knoxville, TN	$92,570	$74,340, $92,570	90.3	$102,514	0
37	Albuquerque, NM	$92,440	$64,770, $132,870	94	$98,340	40
38	Philadelphia, PA	$91,970	$75,120, $132,320	118.4	$77,677	250
39	Phoenix, AZ	$91,160	$81,060, $113,300	100.7	$90,526	170
40	Indianapolis, IN	$90,360	$65,790, $108,040	90.1	$100,289	0
41	Wichita, KS	$89,610	$77,140, $97,250	84	$106,679	60
42	Charlotte, NC	$89,190	$81,510, $107,990	96.7	$92,234	60
43	Cincinnati, OH	$87,030	$58,490, $125,200	91.2	$95,428	220
44	Miami, FL	$87,010	$62,970, $127,990	123.1	$70,682	170
45	Birmingham, AL	$86,300	$67,280, $102,650	90.4	$95,465	0
46	Orlando, FL	$85,170	$53,610, $107,030	103.1	$82,609	60
47	Dallas, TX	$84,910	$77,620, $127,770	104.1	$81,566	0
48	Tampa, FL	$84,200	$51,620, $120,100	99.6	$84,538	50
49	San Diego, CA	$83,200	$62,090, $117,840	160.2	$51,935	390
50	Baltimore, MD	$81,130	$63,120, $105,710	114.2	$71,042	0
51	Louisville, KY	$80,960	$51,670, $114,080	90.2	$89,756	50
52	Tulsa, OK	$80,850	$40,290, $135,840	86.8	$93,145	0
53	Tucson, AZ	$80,430	$68,240, $102,280	95.4	$84,308	40
54	Oklahoma City, OK	$80,060	$41,330, $94,490	86.5	$92,555	110
55	Richmond, VA	$80,010	$80,000, $88,200	102.1	$78,364	0
56	Greenville, SC	$80,000	$80,000, $97,980	90.1	$88,790	60
57	Buffalo, NY	$76,940	$66,580, $106,280	92.5	$83,178	70
58	Memphis, TN	$75,910	$64,070, $126,290	84	$90,369	40
59	Columbus, OH	$75,400	$59,010, $104,790	93.1	$80,988	260
60	Pittsburgh, PA	$67,650	$52,590, $127,580	92.3	$73,294	120

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Audiologist paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Jacksonville, FL	$117,014	$111,280	95.1
2	Des Moines, IA	$112,090	$104,580	93.3
3	Fresno, CA	$111,450	$117,580	105.5
4	Little Rock, AR	$111,247	$98,120	88.2
5	St. Louis, MO	$110,500	$99,450	90
6	Houston, TX	$109,254	$105,430	96.5
7	San Antonio, TX	$108,656	$99,420	91.5
8	Milwaukee, WI	$108,624	$105,800	97.4
9	Sacramento, CA	$108,252	$134,990	124.7
10	Salt Lake City, UT	$107,633	$109,140	101.4
11	Wichita, KS	$106,679	$89,610	84
12	Atlanta, GA	$106,391	$105,540	99.2
13	Detroit, MI	$104,711	$99,580	95.1
14	Kansas City, MO	$104,455	$99,650	95.4
15	Knoxville, TN	$102,514	$92,570	90.3
16	Spokane, WA	$102,146	$99,490	97.4
17	Omaha, NE	$101,972	$93,610	91.8
18	Austin, TX	$101,767	$104,820	103
19	Denver, CO	$101,711	$114,730	112.8
20	Rochester, NY	$101,475	$94,270	92.9
21	Madison, WI	$101,310	$105,160	103.8
22	Indianapolis, IN	$100,289	$90,360	90.1
23	Minneapolis, MN	$98,814	$104,940	106.2
24	Albuquerque, NM	$98,340	$92,440	94
25	Raleigh, NC	$97,986	$97,790	99.8
26	Colorado Springs, CO	$97,866	$102,270	104.5
27	Nashville, TN	$97,318	$97,610	100.3
28	Boise, ID	$97,189	$99,230	102.1
29	Albany, NY	$96,425	$97,100	100.7
30	Birmingham, AL	$95,465	$86,300	90.4
31	Cincinnati, OH	$95,428	$87,030	91.2
32	Chicago, IL	$94,063	$100,930	107.3
33	Tulsa, OK	$93,145	$80,850	86.8
34	Oklahoma City, OK	$92,555	$80,060	86.5
35	Charlotte, NC	$92,234	$89,190	96.7
36	Phoenix, AZ	$90,526	$91,160	100.7
37	Memphis, TN	$90,369	$75,910	84
38	Louisville, KY	$89,756	$80,960	90.2
39	Greenville, SC	$88,790	$80,000	90.1
40	Seattle, WA	$85,910	$128,350	149.4
41	Tampa, FL	$84,538	$84,200	99.6
42	Tucson, AZ	$84,308	$80,430	95.4
43	Portland, OR	$84,212	$109,560	130.1
44	Buffalo, NY	$83,178	$76,940	92.5
45	Orlando, FL	$82,609	$85,170	103.1
46	Dallas, TX	$81,566	$84,910	104.1
47	Columbus, OH	$80,988	$75,400	93.1
48	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$79,493	$97,300	122.4
49	Richmond, VA	$78,364	$80,010	102.1
50	Philadelphia, PA	$77,677	$91,970	118.4
51	Los Angeles, CA	$77,175	$128,110	166
52	San Francisco, CA	$73,714	$132,390	179.6
53	Pittsburgh, PA	$73,294	$67,650	92.3
54	Boston, MA	$71,637	$108,960	152.1
55	Baltimore, MD	$71,042	$81,130	114.2
56	Miami, FL	$70,682	$87,010	123.1
57	San Jose, CA	$68,391	$133,910	195.8
58	Washington, DC	$67,081	$102,500	152.8
59	New York, NY	$61,469	$115,070	187.2
60	San Diego, CA	$51,935	$83,200	160.2

Frequently Asked Questions

Sacramento, CA pays the highest median Audiologist salary at $134,990. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Jacksonville, FL offers the most purchasing power at $117,014 adjusted.

The national median Audiologist salary is $97,552 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $67,650 to $134,990 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.