State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Athletic Trainers in California earn a median of $78,490. In Wisconsin, $61,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 27%.
Nominal pay gap
+27%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+7.9%
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%
Wisconsin
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,820
- p25
- $59,150
- p75
- $74,770
- p10
- $47,360
- p90
- $78,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.