State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In North Carolina, $56,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $56,540
- p25
- $51,000
- p75
- $63,260
- p10
- $46,740
- p90
- $77,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.