State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Rhode Island
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Rhode Island, $63,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+13.8%
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%
Rhode Island
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $63,750
- p25
- $53,240
- p75
- $75,040
- p10
- $46,600
- p90
- $86,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.