State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Maine
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Maine, $61,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
Maine
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,970
- p25
- $58,610
- p75
- $72,580
- p10
- $48,140
- p90
- $79,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.