State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs North Carolina
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In North Carolina, $56,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
+35%
Hawaii vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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
North Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $56,540
- p25
- $51,000
- p75
- $63,260
- p10
- $46,740
- p90
- $77,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.