State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Louisiana, $62,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $62,760
- p25
- $58,770
- p75
- $72,320
- p10
- $50,120
- p90
- $78,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.