State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Utah
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Utah, $65,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.3% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
+19%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+6.3%
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%
Utah
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $65,980
- p25
- $63,360
- p75
- $78,920
- p10
- $52,680
- p90
- $86,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.