State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In South Carolina, $59,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.8% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+10.8%
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
South Carolina
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,240
- p25
- $51,100
- p75
- $64,980
- p10
- $43,360
- p90
- $76,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.