The highest-paying states for audiologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of audiologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $134,460, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for audiologists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $107,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of audiologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $134,460 |
$84,880 | 120 |
| 2 | California | $107,080 |
$82,620 | 1,260 |
| 3 | Washington | $102,350 |
$56,790 | 300 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $97,820 |
$40,080 | 540 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $97,090 |
$74,990 | 500 |
| 6 | Colorado | $96,840 |
$63,890 | 520 |
| 7 | Nevada | $94,690 |
$29,690 | 150 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $94,580 |
$66,290 | 80 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $93,960 |
$59,600 | 40 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $93,600 |
$77,590 | 400 |
| 11 | South Dakota | $89,730 |
$80,100 | 40 |
| 12 | Oregon | $86,920 |
$57,730 | 160 |
| 13 | Arkansas | $85,280 |
$49,560 | 120 |
| 14 | Arizona | $85,240 |
$66,300 | 450 |
| 15 | Iowa | $83,400 |
$56,990 | 150 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $83,220 |
$63,050 | 380 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $83,120 |
$62,240 | 230 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $82,960 |
$45,090 | 60 |
| 19 | Georgia | $82,740 |
$60,840 | 350 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $82,100 |
$67,870 | 40 |
| 21 | Idaho | $81,990 |
$55,140 | 70 |
| 22 | Florida | $81,900 |
$61,990 | 400 |
| 23 | Maryland | $81,720 |
$45,330 | 270 |
| 24 | Utah | $81,690 |
$41,180 | 200 |
| 25 | Illinois | $81,320 |
$69,230 | 870 |
| 26 | Alaska | $80,640 |
$56,570 | 40 |
| 27 | Missouri | $80,360 |
$69,520 | 150 |
| 28 | Indiana | $80,330 |
$63,620 | 250 |
| 29 | Maine | $79,770 |
$65,660 | 60 |
| 30 | Montana | $79,550 |
$69,100 | 100 |
| 31 | Connecticut | $79,080 |
$60,750 | 190 |
| 32 | New York | $78,180 |
$62,670 | 1,010 |
| 33 | Hawaii | $78,070 |
$75,440 | 150 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $78,040 |
$30,870 | 180 |
| 35 | Delaware | $77,860 |
$62,040 | 60 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $77,840 |
$61,530 | 300 |
| 37 | Virginia | $77,470 |
$43,650 | 410 |
| 38 | Ohio | $76,940 |
$53,740 | 610 |
| 39 | Kansas | $76,320 |
$45,890 | 140 |
| 40 | North Dakota | $75,900 |
$73,930 | 30 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $75,590 |
$51,030 | 440 |
| 42 | Texas | $74,920 |
$21,490 | 1,010 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $74,820 |
$64,540 | 70 |
| 44 | Alabama | $74,440 |
$66,880 | 110 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $74,150 |
$50,100 | 150 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $73,490 |
$66,500 | 100 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $70,040 |
$58,390 | 130 |
| 48 | Michigan | $67,760 |
$62,360 | 640 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $66,060 |
$41,120 | 100 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $60,870 |
$41,600 | 150 |