Athletic Trainers salary
The median pay for athletic trainers in the United States is $62,520 a year. About 30,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,180
- 25th percentile
- $55,130
- Median percentile
- $62,520
- 75th percentile
- $74,630
- 90th percentile
- $88,760
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $78,490
- Hawaii $76,320
- New Jersey $76,210
- District of Columbia $74,450
- New Mexico $72,440
- Massachusetts $70,010
- Connecticut $69,960
- New York $66,230
- Utah $65,980
- Minnesota $65,390
- Illinois $64,750
- Georgia $64,590
- Colorado $64,580
- Texas $64,150
- Maryland $63,970
- Washington $63,750
- Wyoming $63,190
- Vermont $62,910
- Indiana $62,780
- Louisiana $62,760
- Maine $61,970
- Virginia $61,860
- Wisconsin $61,820
- Arizona $61,710
- Ohio $61,420
- Florida $61,350
- Oklahoma $61,320
- Pennsylvania $61,060
- Nebraska $61,020
- North Dakota $60,900
- Kentucky $60,680
- Idaho $60,410
- New Hampshire $60,200
- Montana $60,090
- Tennessee $59,850
- Nevada $59,820
- Delaware $59,650
- Michigan $59,280
- South Carolina $59,240
- Kansas $59,140
- Missouri $58,660
- South Dakota $58,620
- Mississippi $58,180
- Oregon $57,790
- Arkansas $57,240
- North Carolina $56,540
- Iowa $55,430
- West Virginia $50,510
- Alabama $46,940
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $89,630
- McAllen, TX $82,480
- Riverside, CA $79,950
- Trenton, NJ $78,910
- Corpus Christi, TX $78,580
- San Francisco, CA $77,840
- Sacramento, CA $77,580
- Los Angeles, CA $76,890
- New York, NY $76,500
- Urban Honolulu, HI $75,540
- Washington, DC $75,390
- Fresno, CA $74,650
- San Diego, CA $73,770
- Waterbury, CT $72,800
- Madison, WI $72,780
- Albuquerque, NM $72,440
- Hartford, CT $72,360
- El Paso, TX $72,250
- Houston, TX $72,150
- Boston, MA $71,880
- Beaumont, TX $71,660
- Bridgeport, CT $71,140
- Corvallis, OR $70,120
- Seattle, WA $69,980
- York, PA $68,150
- Lubbock, TX $68,060
- New Haven, CT $67,630
- Lafayette, IN $67,210
- Brownsville, TX $66,490
- Charlottesville, VA $66,390
- Atlanta, GA $66,140
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,980
- Minneapolis, MN $65,830
- San Antonio, TX $65,800
- Chicago, IL $65,780
- Lansing, MI $65,620
- Fargo, ND $65,440
- Champaign, IL $65,400
- Ogden, UT $65,160
- Boulder, CO $65,110
- Portland, ME $65,070
- Houma, LA $64,940
- North Port, FL $64,770
- Athens, GA $64,590
- Denver, CO $64,580
- Oklahoma City, OK $64,530
- Duluth, MN $64,460
- Colorado Springs, CO $64,430
- Huntington, WV $64,360
- Burlington, VT $64,210
- Austin, TX $64,150
- Provo, UT $64,030
- Philadelphia, PA $63,840
- Baton Rouge, LA $63,750
- Spokane, WA $63,750
- Miami, FL $63,560
- Dayton, OH $63,490
- Kansas City, MO $63,430
- Fort Wayne, IN $63,380
- Indianapolis, IN $63,370
- Ann Arbor, MI $63,330
- Springfield, MA $63,250
- Harrisonburg, VA $63,230
- Syracuse, NY $62,970
- Charleston, SC $62,690
- Iowa City, IA $62,660
- Albany, NY $62,630
- Lincoln, NE $62,590
- Baltimore, MD $62,560
- Dallas, TX $62,520
- College Station, TX $62,410
- Allentown, PA $62,350
- Fayetteville, AR $62,350
- Cincinnati, OH $62,010
- Kiryas Joel, NY $61,880
- Nashville, TN $61,830
- La Crosse, WI $61,820
- Cleveland, OH $61,800
- Lexington, KY $61,710
- Phoenix, AZ $61,710
- Mankato, MN $61,670
- Amherst Town, MA $61,580
- Virginia Beach, VA $61,580
- Columbia, MO $61,540
- Reno, NV $61,440
- Columbus, OH $61,420
- Auburn, AL $61,410
- Orlando, FL $61,350
- Slidell, LA $61,300
- Palm Bay, FL $61,270
- Tucson, AZ $61,130
- Worcester, MA $61,020
- Cape Coral, FL $60,940
- Toledo, OH $60,890
- Lawrence, KS $60,820
- Milwaukee, WI $60,640
- Florence, SC $60,550
- Tampa, FL $60,450
- Rochester, NY $60,440
- Richmond, VA $60,370
- New Orleans, LA $60,340
- Akron, OH $60,330
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,190
- Reading, PA $59,940
- St. Louis, MO $59,900
- Boise City, ID $59,820
- Raleigh, NC $59,770
- Las Vegas, NV $59,640
- Knoxville, TN $59,570
- Savannah, GA $59,520
- Grand Rapids, MI $59,470
- Detroit, MI $59,430
- Portland, OR $59,370
- Pensacola, FL $59,340
- Killeen, TX $59,330
- Macon, GA $59,290
- Tulsa, OK $59,290
- Omaha, NE $59,180
- Muncie, IN $59,120
- Lancaster, PA $58,940