Hearing Healthcare Recruiters logo
Hearing Healthcare Recruiters
Santa Barbara, California

New Graduate Audiologist – $90K–$95K Starting Salary + Monthly Commission

AudiologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$95k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Are you a new Audiology graduate looking for more than just your first job?

Join a highly respected, privately owned audiology practice where you can develop your clinical skills, build confidence, and learn from an experienced team while enjoying an incredible Central Coast lifestyle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a new graduate or early-career Audiologist who wants hands-on mentorship, broad clinical exposure, and a supportive environment designed to help you grow into a confident, well-rounded clinician.

Start Strong. Grow Your Career. Grow Your Compensation.

Competitive starting salary of $90,000–$95,000, based on experience, licensure status, and clinical readiness.

But that's just the beginning.

As your skills, confidence, patient care outcomes, and performance develop, you'll have opportunities for continued compensation growth, including monthly commission eligibility based on role structure and performance.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $90,000–$95,000 starting salary
  • Monthly commission eligibility
  • Opportunity for compensation growth as your skills and performance develop
  • Group medical insurance
  • 401(k) / profit-sharing plan
  • Generous PTO
  • Paid holidays
  • Early-release Fridays
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to work in both Santa Barbara and Solvang
  • Ongoing mentorship and professional development

Why This Is an Exceptional Opportunity for a New Graduate!

Making the transition from Audiology school to clinical practice can be overwhelming. This practice understands that.

You'll receive hands-on mentorship and guidance from experienced clinicians, giving you the support you need while gradually building independence and confidence.

Rather than being expected to know everything on day one, you'll have the opportunity to learn, ask questions, develop your clinical judgment, and grow alongside an experienced team.

Broad Clinical Exposure

You'll gain experience across a wide range of audiology services, allowing you to develop into a versatile clinician.

Your Responsibilities and Training May Include

  • Comprehensive diagnostic hearing evaluations
  • Patient education and counseling
  • Hearing aid fitting, programming, and troubleshooting
  • Ongoing follow-up care and patient support
  • Cochlear implant evaluations and mapping
  • ABR
  • VNG
  • Tympanometry
  • Specialized diagnostic procedures
  • Collaboration with physicians and other clinicians

You'll leave each day knowing you're building skills that will serve you throughout your entire career.

Learn From an Experienced Clinical Team

You'll Work Alongside

  • Experienced Audiologists
  • An ENT physician
  • Physician Assistants
  • Supportive clinical professionals

This collaborative environment gives you exposure to different perspectives and the opportunity to continually expand your clinical knowledge.

You'll have the support of experienced professionals while developing the confidence to eventually practice more independently.

A Patient -First Private Practice Environment

This established practice is known for delivering exceptional patient care while maintaining a collaborative, team-oriented culture.

You'll have the opportunity to develop genuine relationships with your patients through education, counseling, and ongoing care.

The goal isn't simply to get you through appointments.

It's to help you become the kind of Audiologist patients trust, return to, and recommend to their family and friends.

Live & Work on California's Central Coast

Santa Barbara offers an incredible combination of career opportunity and lifestyle, with beautiful beaches, scenic mountain trails, outdoor recreation, renowned wineries, outstanding restaurants, and year-round mild weather.

You'll also have the opportunity to work in Solvang, a charming Danish-inspired community surrounded by Santa Ynez Valley wine country and beautiful Central Coast scenery.

Whether you're looking for beach days, hiking, wine country, incredible food, or simply a beautiful place to call home, the Central Coast has something for you.

Your First Step Towards a Great Audiology Career

$90K–$95K starting salary. Monthly commission opportunity. Mentorship. Advanced clinical exposure. Excellent benefits. Early-release Fridays. And an incredible California lifestyle.

This is an opportunity to start your career with the support you need today while building toward the clinician—and compensation level—you want tomorrow.

If you're a new graduate or early-career Audiologist looking for a practice where you can learn, grow, gain confidence, and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to learn more about this outstanding opportunity.

HHR will disclose details in further conversation.

Contact us today!

Our service comes to you at no charge and your confidentiality is 100% protected.

Hearing Healthcare Recruiters is a professional job placement and recruiting firm that focuses exclusively on the hearing industry. We work with Academia, Audiologists, ENTs, Hearing Industry

Manufacturers, Hearing Instrument Specialists, Hospitals, Manufacturer Representatives, Private Practices, and Retail Dispensaries.

Let’s Start a Conversation –

Hearing Healthcare Recruiters: 714.277.6014 (Pacific Time Zone)

HearingHealthcareRecruiters.com

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive diagnostic hearing evaluations and provide patient counseling and follow-up care. Manage hearing aid fitting, programming, and specialized diagnostic procedures like ABR and VNG.

Requirements

The role is designed for a new graduate or early-career Audiologist seeking mentorship and clinical growth. Candidates must be ready to work in a collaborative, patient-focused private practice environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Hearing aid programming

Audiology Career Context

Of the 40 active Audiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $84k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Audiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Audiologist Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 9 employers

10
<$95k
1
$103k
4
$110k-125k
1
$130k
1
$150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
85%
Loan repayment
69%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist - Towson, MD

CQ Partners · Towson, Maryland

$80k-$150k
#2

Clinical Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist

Healthcare Revenue Group · Tulsa, Oklahoma

$80k-$130k
#3

Audiologist,Clinical Specialist - Surg/Med Amb Care - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full-Time M-F 9AM-5PM

$83k-$125k
#4

Audiologist,Clinical Specialist - Surg/Med Amb Care - Mount Sinai Hospital - Full-Time M-F 9AM-5PM

$83k – $125k
+ 15 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 1.5
Below most Audiology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 593 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Santa Barbara

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.91M≈ 21.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,692/mo≈ 49% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

Hearing Healthcare Recruiters logo

About Hearing Healthcare Recruiters

Staffing and Recruiting
Huntington Beach, California

Benefits & Perks

Monthly commission eligibility
Group medical insurance
401(k) / profit-sharing plan
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Early-release Fridays
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Opportunity to work in both Santa Barbara and Solvang