State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Ohio
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Ohio, $61,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+7.1%
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%
Ohio
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,420
- p25
- $55,960
- p75
- $65,920
- p10
- $49,700
- p90
- $75,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.