State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In Virginia, $61,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.2%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
Virginia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $61,860
- p25
- $57,810
- p75
- $76,270
- p10
- $49,170
- p90
- $87,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.