State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Athletic Trainers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,210. In West Virginia, $50,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.9%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
West Virginia
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $50,510
- p25
- $48,010
- p75
- $58,540
- p10
- $41,020
- p90
- $72,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.