State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Arkansas vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Arkansas, $57,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.9%
Arkansas vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $57,240
- p25
- $51,570
- p75
- $62,360
- p10
- $47,350
- p90
- $72,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.