Audiologist salary in California
Open audiologist jobs in California post a median of $64.25 an hour, the middle half $63.75–$66 (about $133,600 a year full time), $9 above the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Audiologist jobs in California · Audiologist pay nationwide
What audiologists are paid in California
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in California
Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $64.25. 35% of the 23 open audiologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.
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Audiologist pay by town in California
Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.
| Town | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs (employers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $70.50 | $59.39–$76.75 | 3 (1) |
Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.
Audiologist pay by employer in California
What each employer posts for audiologists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for audiologists nationwide when it has such a page.
Jobs that state a yearly salary
Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.
12 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $110,000, the middle half $100,000 to $154,600.
Best-paid open audiologist jobs in California
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Kaiser Permanente · Los Angeles, CA· 3mo ago
$71.27–$76.75/hr
Kaiser Permanente · Los Angeles, CA· 2d ago
$67.87–$73.09/hr
Audiologist - Part-Time, (24 Hours Week), Days
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 1w ago
$51.73–$77.60/hr
Valley Children's Healthcare · Madera, CA· 3mo ago
$52.72–$76.45/hr
Clinical Pediatric Audiologist I
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 5mo ago
$56.78–$70.98/hr
Audiologist II-SRS- Fulltime- Health Center
Sharp HealthCare · San Diego, CA· 2w ago
$49.700–$64.130/hr
What BLS measures in California
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiologists (29-1181) | $29.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) | $35.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) | $55.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) | $66.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) | $76.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) | 1,740 (source: BLS OEWS, Audiologists, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$40/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$63.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab)
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$64.38/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Fresno, CA$56.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$46.78/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab)
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$64.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab)
Audiologist salary in California: common questions
How much does an audiologist make in California?
Open audiologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $64.25, the middle half $63.75–$66 (8 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $133,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $55.25/hr ($114,910 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).
How does California compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in California ($64.25) is $9 above the national posted median of $55.25. In the BLS survey California ranks 4 of 49 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 8 of 23 open audiologist jobs in California (35%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Audiologist pay in other states
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Audiologists (SOC 29-1181), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Audiologists, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Audiologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Audiologist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/audiologist/california