State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In North Dakota, $60,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+2.4%
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 Dakota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $60,900
- p25
- $51,130
- p75
- $65,440
- p10
- $48,220
- p90
- $77,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.