State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Georgia
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Georgia, $64,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.5%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+5.7%
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%
Georgia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,590
- p25
- $54,850
- p75
- $78,410
- p10
- $48,320
- p90
- $107,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.