State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Iowa vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Iowa, $55,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $55,430
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $62,250
- p10
- $47,250
- p90
- $69,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
New Jersey
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $76,210
- p25
- $60,800
- p75
- $93,540
- p10
- $52,040
- p90
- $112,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.