State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Mississippi vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Mississippi, $58,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.5% — not 23.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.7%
Mississippi vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-4.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,180
- p25
- $53,170
- p75
- $65,210
- p10
- $49,160
- p90
- $75,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.