Audiologists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $100K, rent takes 22.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,411/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new audiologists typically earn — is $82K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,926/month. At HUD’s $1,411/month FMR, rent would take 29% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $100K locally vs. $96K nationally, a 4% difference.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn pays $100K median vs. the U.S. average of $96K — that’s +4%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 100.3), the purchasing-power equivalent is $99K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $99,580 a year, that works out to about $48 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $82,100, and experienced audiologists can clear $123,440. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,184/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,411/month, which eats 22.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn has a Regional Price Parity of 100.3 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median audiologists salary is worth about $99,282 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.