State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Alabama vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Alabama, $46,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 38.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.4%
Alabama vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-24.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $46,940
- p25
- $40,980
- p75
- $60,870
- p10
- $38,110
- p90
- $63,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
New Jersey
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $76,210
- p25
- $60,800
- p75
- $93,540
- p10
- $52,040
- p90
- $112,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.