State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Tennessee, $59,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+7.6%
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
Tennessee
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $59,850
- p25
- $50,540
- p75
- $63,160
- p10
- $44,030
- p90
- $75,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.