State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs South Carolina
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In South Carolina, $59,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
Hawaii vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.7%
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
South Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,240
- p25
- $51,100
- p75
- $64,980
- p10
- $43,360
- p90
- $76,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.