State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Oregon
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Oregon, $57,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.8%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
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%
Oregon
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $57,790
- p25
- $53,200
- p75
- $70,120
- p10
- $50,420
- p90
- $86,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.