State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Michigan vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Michigan, $59,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Michigan vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,280
- p25
- $51,970
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $46,580
- p90
- $74,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.