State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Delaware
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Delaware, $59,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 31.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.6%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+18.6%
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%
Delaware
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,650
- p25
- $57,840
- p75
- $68,290
- p10
- $41,080
- p90
- $88,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.