State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Indiana
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Indiana, $62,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 25%.
Nominal pay gap
+25%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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%
Indiana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $62,780
- p25
- $57,290
- p75
- $73,360
- p10
- $47,510
- p90
- $76,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.