State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs Kentucky
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In Kentucky, $60,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.8%
Hawaii vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
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
Kentucky
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,680
- p25
- $50,010
- p75
- $66,640
- p10
- $45,500
- p90
- $82,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.