State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Florida vs Illinois
Athletic Trainers in Illinois earn a median of $64,750. In Florida, $61,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 5.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.3%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,350
- p25
- $54,990
- p75
- $66,640
- p10
- $48,890
- p90
- $80,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +20%
Illinois
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,750
- p25
- $53,510
- p75
- $76,560
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $93,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.