State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In South Dakota, $58,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 30%.
Nominal pay gap
+30%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
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 Dakota
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $58,620
- p25
- $49,380
- p75
- $61,750
- p10
- $47,630
- p90
- $64,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.