State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Illinois
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Illinois, $64,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.5% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+9.5%
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%
Illinois
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,750
- p25
- $53,510
- p75
- $76,560
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $93,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.