Audiologists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $90K, rent takes 24.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,497/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new audiologists typically earn — is $60K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,607/month. At HUD’s $1,497/month FMR, rent would take 42% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $90K locally vs. $96K nationally, a 6% difference.

Lakeland-Winter Haven pays $90K median vs. the U.S. average of $96K — that’s -6%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 97.14), the purchasing-power equivalent is $93K — below the national median.

The median is $90,480 a year, that works out to about $44 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $60,110, and experienced audiologists can clear $136,300. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,003/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,497/month, which eats 24.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Lakeland-Winter Haven has a Regional Price Parity of 97.14 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median audiologists salary is worth about $93,144 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.