State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Colorado vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Colorado, $64,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.3%
Colorado vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,580
- p25
- $57,560
- p75
- $69,040
- p10
- $53,390
- p90
- $86,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
New Jersey
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $76,210
- p25
- $60,800
- p75
- $93,540
- p10
- $52,040
- p90
- $112,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.