State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs Montana
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In Montana, $60,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 27%.
Nominal pay gap
+27%
Hawaii vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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
Montana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,090
- p25
- $53,410
- p75
- $81,550
- p10
- $51,380
- p90
- $101,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.