State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Minnesota
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Minnesota, $65,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
+20%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+6.9%
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%
Minnesota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $65,390
- p25
- $63,080
- p75
- $74,810
- p10
- $57,910
- p90
- $78,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.