State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Rhode Island, $63,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.5%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Rhode Island
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $63,750
- p25
- $53,240
- p75
- $75,040
- p10
- $46,600
- p90
- $86,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.