State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs North Carolina
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In North Carolina, $56,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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%
North Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $56,540
- p25
- $51,000
- p75
- $63,260
- p10
- $46,740
- p90
- $77,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.