State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Georgia vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Georgia, $64,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.2%
Georgia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $64,590
- p25
- $54,850
- p75
- $78,410
- p10
- $48,320
- p90
- $107,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.