State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Michigan
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Michigan, $59,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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%
Michigan
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,280
- p25
- $51,970
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $46,580
- p90
- $74,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- 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.