State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Colorado
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Colorado, $64,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.5%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $78,490
- p25
- $67,600
- p75
- $90,180
- p10
- $54,770
- p90
- $108,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Colorado
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,580
- p25
- $57,560
- p75
- $69,040
- p10
- $53,390
- p90
- $86,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.