State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Missouri
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Missouri, $58,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.8%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
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%
Missouri
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,660
- p25
- $51,290
- p75
- $63,970
- p10
- $47,540
- p90
- $70,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.