State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Connecticut vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Connecticut, $69,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.2%
Connecticut vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-3.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $69,960
- p25
- $58,860
- p75
- $82,270
- p10
- $50,900
- p90
- $112,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.