State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs New York
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In New York, $66,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.5%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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%
New York
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $66,230
- p25
- $57,580
- p75
- $79,530
- p10
- $49,990
- p90
- $101,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.