State wages ยท Cost of living
Athletic Trainers pay by state
The highest published median is in New Jersey, at $77,350. Oklahoma leads after cost of living, at $74,080. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,250).
National median
$60,250
Highest state median
$77,350
New Jersey
Best adjusted pay
$74,080
Oklahoma
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,440Higher: $74,080Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oklahoma | $65,070 | +8.0% | 87.843 | $74,080 | 1 |
| New Jersey | $77,350 | +28.4% | 108.805 | $71,090 | 2 |
| Louisiana | $62,500 | +3.7% | 88.207 | $70,860 | 3 |
| Texas | $66,430 | +10.3% | 97.057 | $68,440 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $74,990 | +24.5% | 109.901 | $68,230 | 5 |
| New Mexico | $62,300 | +3.4% | 92.212 | $67,560 | 6 |
| California | $74,150 | +23.1% | 110.72 | $66,970 | 7 |
| Ohio | $60,900 | +1.1% | 92.774 | $65,640 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $58,380 | -3.1% | 88.959 | $65,630 | 9 |
| Wyoming | $60,790 | +0.9% | 92.691 | $65,580 | 10 |
| Minnesota | $64,340 | +6.8% | 98.621 | $65,240 | 11 |
| Montana | $61,590 | +2.2% | 94.645 | $65,070 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $67,090 | +11.4% | 103.61 | $64,750 | 13 |
| Hawaii | $70,930 | +17.7% | 109.951 | $64,510 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | $60,520 | +0.4% | 94.095 | $64,320 | 15 |
| Georgia | $61,790 | +2.6% | 96.293 | $64,170 | 16 |
| Utah | $63,190 | +4.9% | 98.864 | $63,920 | 17 |
| Nebraska | $57,430 | -4.7% | 90.103 | $63,740 | 18 |
| Idaho | $60,360 | +0.2% | 95.494 | $63,210 | 19 |
| Illinois | $62,140 | +3.1% | 99.958 | $62,170 | 20 |
| Indiana | $57,750 | -4.1% | 93.329 | $61,880 | 21 |
| Arkansas | $53,490 | -11.2% | 86.937 | $61,530 | 22 |
| Alaska | $62,740 | +4.1% | 102.359 | $61,290 | 23 |
| South Dakota | $54,200 | -10.0% | 88.586 | $61,180 | 24 |
| Kansas | $54,990 | -8.7% | 90.068 | $61,050 | 25 |
| Delaware | $60,750 | +0.8% | 99.808 | $60,870 | 26 |
| Michigan | $58,550 | -2.8% | 96.217 | $60,850 | 27 |
| Colorado | $62,670 | +4.0% | 103.052 | $60,810 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,970 | -2.1% | 97.572 | $60,440 | 29 |
| Alabama | $53,640 | -11.0% | 88.823 | $60,390 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | $63,720 | +5.8% | 105.757 | $60,250 | 31 |
| Mississippi | $52,260 | -13.3% | 86.953 | $60,100 | 32 |
| Maine | $58,140 | -3.5% | 97.05 | $59,910 | 33 |
| Missouri | $54,340 | -9.8% | 90.817 | $59,830 | 34 |
| New York | $63,850 | +6.0% | 107.921 | $59,160 | 35 |
| Tennessee | $54,040 | -10.3% | 91.87 | $58,820 | 36 |
| Vermont | $57,160 | -5.1% | 97.958 | $58,350 | 37 |
| Maryland | $60,840 | +1.0% | 104.959 | $57,970 | 38 |
| Arizona | $58,270 | -3.3% | 100.677 | $57,880 | 39 |
| Nevada | $57,670 | -4.3% | 99.979 | $57,680 | 40 |
| Virginia | $58,200 | -3.4% | 101.104 | $57,560 | 41 |
| Kentucky | $51,550 | -14.4% | 90.159 | $57,180 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $53,520 | -11.2% | 93.749 | $57,090 | 43 |
| Rhode Island | $58,140 | -3.5% | 102.28 | $56,840 | 44 |
| Iowa | $49,700 | -17.5% | 87.762 | $56,630 | 45 |
| Florida | $58,410 | -3.1% | 103.414 | $56,480 | 46 |
| Washington | $60,350 | +0.2% | 107.013 | $56,400 | 47 |
| North Carolina | $52,980 | -12.1% | 94.326 | $56,170 | 48 |
| Oregon | $57,420 | -4.7% | 103.361 | $55,550 | 49 |
| New Hampshire | $55,180 | -8.4% | 104.165 | $52,970 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.