State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In District of Columbia, $74,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 5.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.4%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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%
District of Columbia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $74,450
- p25
- $61,170
- p75
- $97,040
- p10
- $59,290
- p90
- $143,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.