State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Virginia
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Virginia, $61,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Virginia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,860
- p25
- $57,810
- p75
- $76,270
- p10
- $49,170
- p90
- $87,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.