State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Vermont
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Vermont, $62,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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%
Vermont
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $62,910
- p25
- $59,420
- p75
- $68,780
- p10
- $55,020
- p90
- $77,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.