State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs South Carolina
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In South Carolina, $59,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.5%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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%
South Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,240
- p25
- $51,100
- p75
- $64,980
- p10
- $43,360
- p90
- $76,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.