State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Massachusetts
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Massachusetts, $70,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.1%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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%
Massachusetts
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $70,010
- p25
- $59,870
- p75
- $87,230
- p10
- $50,560
- p90
- $104,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.