State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Minnesota vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Minnesota, $65,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
Minnesota vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-5.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $65,390
- p25
- $63,080
- p75
- $74,810
- p10
- $57,910
- p90
- $78,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.