2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Audiologists
Audiologists assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Audiologists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $56,550 to $68,940 per year or $27 to $33 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
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Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Audiologists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $62 | $128,160 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $49 | $102,220 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $39 | $81,030 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $33 | $68,940 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $27 | $56,550 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| ND | $60 | $123,870 |
| CA | $56 | $115,540 |
| MD | $50 | $104,130 |
| OK | $49 | $101,810 |
| DC | $47 | $97,650 |
| WA | $47 | $97,120 |
| MT | $47 | $97,040 |
| OR | $45 | $92,710 |
| MA | $44 | $91,850 |
| GA | $44 | $91,040 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Audiologist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like ND doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at ND might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Audiologists are in the states of ND, CA, MD, OK and DC.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Care Centers | $106500 | $51.20 |
| Local Government | $94620 | $45.49 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $93170 | $44.80 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $91230 | $43.86 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $90670 | $43.59 |
| Specialty Hospitals | $88920 | $42.75 |
| Offices of Physicians | $88450 | $42.52 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $87080 | $41.86 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $85290 | $41.01 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $84150 | $40.46 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $83660 | $40.22 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $81100 | $38.99 |
| Individual and Family Services | $79820 | $38.38 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $77260 | $37.14 |
| State Government | $75250 | $36.18 |
| Educational Support Services | $74140 | $35.65 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $70300 | $33.80 |
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