Athletic Trainers salary by location
National median: $62,520 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $89,630 | +43.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $82,480 | +31.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $79,950 | +27.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $78,910 | +26.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $78,580 | +25.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $78,490 | +25.5% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $77,840 | +24.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $77,580 | +24.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $76,890 | +23.0% | 560 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $76,500 | +22.4% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $76,320 | +22.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $76,210 | +21.9% | 890 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $75,540 | +20.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $75,390 | +20.6% | 390 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $74,650 | +19.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $74,450 | +19.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $73,770 | +18.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $72,800 | +16.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $72,780 | +16.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $72,440 | +15.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $72,440 | +15.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $72,360 | +15.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $72,250 | +15.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $72,150 | +15.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $71,880 | +15.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $71,660 | +14.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $71,140 | +13.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $70,120 | +12.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $70,010 | +12.0% | 630 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $69,980 | +11.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $69,960 | +11.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| Shreveport, LA | metropolitan | $68,410 | +9.4% | — | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $68,150 | +9.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $68,060 | +8.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $67,630 | +8.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $67,210 | +7.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $66,490 | +6.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $66,390 | +6.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $66,230 | +5.9% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $66,140 | +5.8% | 360 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $65,980 | +5.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $65,980 | +5.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $65,830 | +5.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $65,800 | +5.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $65,780 | +5.2% | 650 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $65,620 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $65,440 | +4.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $65,400 | +4.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $65,390 | +4.6% | 820 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $65,160 | +4.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $65,110 | +4.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $65,070 | +4.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $64,940 | +3.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $64,770 | +3.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $64,750 | +3.6% | 850 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $64,590 | +3.3% | 860 | 2025 |
| Athens, GA | metropolitan | $64,590 | +3.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $64,580 | +3.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $64,580 | +3.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $64,530 | +3.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $64,460 | +3.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $64,430 | +3.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $64,360 | +2.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $64,290 | +2.8% | — | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $64,210 | +2.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $64,150 | +2.6% | 3,130 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $64,150 | +2.6% | 650 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $64,030 | +2.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $63,970 | +2.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $63,840 | +2.1% | 770 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $63,750 | +2.0% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $63,750 | +2.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $63,750 | +2.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $63,750 | +2.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $63,560 | +1.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $63,490 | +1.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $63,430 | +1.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $63,380 | +1.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $63,370 | +1.4% | 430 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $63,330 | +1.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $63,250 | +1.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $63,230 | +1.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $63,190 | +1.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $62,970 | +0.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $62,910 | +0.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $62,780 | +0.4% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $62,760 | +0.4% | 810 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $62,690 | +0.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $62,660 | +0.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $62,630 | +0.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $62,590 | +0.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $62,560 | +0.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $62,520 | +0.0% | 790 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $62,410 | −0.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $62,350 | −0.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $62,350 | −0.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $62,010 | −0.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $61,970 | −0.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $61,880 | −1.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $61,860 | −1.1% | 830 | 2025 |