State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Iowa
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Iowa, $55,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.6%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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%
Iowa
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $55,430
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $62,250
- p10
- $47,250
- p90
- $69,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.