State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Connecticut
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Connecticut, $69,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.2%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+5%
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%
Connecticut
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $69,960
- p25
- $58,860
- p75
- $82,270
- p10
- $50,900
- p90
- $112,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.