State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs North Dakota
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In North Dakota, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+3.6%
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%
North Dakota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $51,130
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $48,220
- p90
- $77,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.