State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Montana, $60,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-9.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,090
- p25
- $53,410
- p75
- $81,550
- p10
- $51,380
- p90
- $101,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.