The highest-paying states for athletic trainers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of athletic trainers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $66,410, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for athletic trainers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $65,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of athletic trainers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $66,410 |
$46,730 | 800 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $65,230 |
$29,340 | 700 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $64,060 |
$47,530 | 150 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $63,940 |
$42,830 | 100 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $63,650 |
$41,710 | 70 |
| 6 | Arizona | $63,350 |
$44,660 | 790 |
| 7 | Colorado | $63,100 |
$42,440 | 410 |
| 8 | Oregon | $62,030 |
$47,230 | 230 |
| 9 | California | $61,880 |
$43,460 | 1,790 |
| 10 | New York | $61,040 |
$40,930 | 1,060 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $58,730 |
$47,870 | 720 |
| 12 | Illinois | $58,310 |
$45,400 | 680 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $57,960 |
$44,810 | 1,160 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $57,110 |
$46,690 | 710 |
| 15 | Georgia | $56,860 |
$40,670 | 1,310 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $55,670 |
$45,420 | 240 |
| 17 | Utah | $54,710 |
$47,220 | 240 |
| 18 | Texas | $54,450 |
$36,540 | 3,170 |
| 19 | Maryland | $53,790 |
$40,150 | 280 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $52,960 |
$29,470 | 270 |
| 21 | Florida | $52,880 |
$39,670 | 1,640 |
| 22 | Maine | $52,690 |
$39,460 | 160 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $52,010 |
$40,680 | 60 |
| 24 | Missouri | $51,910 |
$38,960 | 490 |
| 25 | Ohio | $51,850 |
$39,930 | 1,750 |
| 26 | Virginia | $51,820 |
$37,750 | 630 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $51,060 |
$38,690 | 190 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $50,900 |
$37,750 | 120 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $50,650 |
$36,030 | 570 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $50,610 |
$41,020 | 520 |
| 31 | Vermont | $50,500 |
$44,990 | 90 |
| 32 | Idaho | $50,240 |
$42,030 | 100 |
| 33 | Washington | $50,000 |
$45,090 | 370 |
| 34 | Michigan | $49,790 |
$37,370 | 670 |
| 35 | Indiana | $49,340 |
$38,920 | 800 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $49,170 |
$35,240 | 480 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $49,070 |
$41,330 | 410 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $49,060 |
$32,800 | 210 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | $48,780 |
$44,110 | 2,360 |
| 40 | Alabama | $48,550 |
$38,600 | 410 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $48,400 |
$38,910 | 1,090 |
| 42 | Kansas | $48,270 |
$18,850 | 490 |
| 43 | Alaska | $48,100 |
$41,030 | 30 |
| 44 | Iowa | $47,840 |
$33,040 | 240 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $47,810 |
$40,300 | 140 |
| 46 | Delaware | $47,700 |
$43,170 | 160 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $46,550 |
$34,110 | 60 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $46,540 |
$36,710 | 170 |
| 49 | Montana | $46,070 |
$35,990 | 50 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $37,930 |
$32,060 | 220 |
| 51 | Nevada | $33,090 |
$28,410 | 180 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,840 |
$16,690 | 0 |