State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Kansas
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Kansas, $59,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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%
Kansas
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,140
- p25
- $53,370
- p75
- $69,520
- p10
- $47,160
- p90
- $78,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.