State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Arizona vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Arizona, $61,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
-19%
Arizona vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,710
- p25
- $51,580
- p75
- $76,960
- p10
- $48,330
- p90
- $89,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.