State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Nebraska
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Nebraska, $61,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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%
Nebraska
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,020
- p25
- $57,270
- p75
- $63,440
- p10
- $48,480
- p90
- $76,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.