State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Mississippi
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Mississippi, $58,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+6%
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%
Mississippi
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,180
- p25
- $53,170
- p75
- $65,210
- p10
- $49,160
- p90
- $75,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.