State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs Illinois
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In Illinois, $64,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
Hawaii vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $76,320
- p25
- $61,210
- p75
- $80,080
- p10
- $56,110
- p90
- $92,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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)
- +300%
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.