State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Louisiana
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Louisiana, $62,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-0.4%
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%
Louisiana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $62,760
- p25
- $58,770
- p75
- $72,320
- p10
- $50,120
- p90
- $78,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.