State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Texas
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Texas, $64,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.4%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
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%
Texas
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,150
- p25
- $62,090
- p75
- $80,410
- p10
- $54,750
- p90
- $99,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.