State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs South Dakota
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In South Dakota, $58,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.9%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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 Dakota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,620
- p25
- $49,380
- p75
- $61,750
- p10
- $47,630
- p90
- $64,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.