State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs West Virginia
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In West Virginia, $50,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.6% — not 55.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.4%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.6%
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%
West Virginia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $50,510
- p25
- $48,010
- p75
- $58,540
- p10
- $41,020
- p90
- $72,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.