State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Montana
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Montana, $60,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 30.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.6%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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%
Montana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,090
- p25
- $53,410
- p75
- $81,550
- p10
- $51,380
- p90
- $101,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.