State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Missouri vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Missouri, $58,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
Missouri vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,660
- p25
- $51,290
- p75
- $63,970
- p10
- $47,540
- p90
- $70,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.