SOC 29-9091 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Athletic Trainers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$62,520

U.S. median hourly wageNot published

U.S. employment30,500

Nationally, athletic trainers earned a median of $62,520 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 30,500 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Athletic Trainers: pay and employment by state
State
California	$78,490	Not published	1,760	0.1
Hawaii	$76,320	Not published	200	0.3
New Jersey	$76,210	Not published	890	0.2
District of Columbia	$74,450	Not published	100	0.1
New Mexico	$72,440	Not published	150	0.2
Massachusetts	$70,010	Not published	630	0.2
Connecticut	$69,960	Not published	290	0.2
New York	$66,230	Not published	1,370	0.1
Utah	$65,980	Not published	340	0.2
Minnesota	$65,390	Not published	820	0.3
Illinois	$64,750	Not published	850	0.1
Georgia	$64,590	Not published	860	0.2
Colorado	$64,580	Not published	380	0.1
Texas	$64,150	Not published	3,130	0.2
Maryland	$63,970	Not published	320	0.1
Rhode Island	$63,750	Not published	Not published	Not published
Washington	$63,750	Not published	240	0.1
Wyoming	$63,190	Not published	60	0.2
Vermont	$62,910	Not published	140	0.4
Indiana	$62,780	Not published	1,040	0.3
Louisiana	$62,760	Not published	810	0.4
Maine	$61,970	Not published	180	0.3
Virginia	$61,860	Not published	830	0.2
Wisconsin	$61,820	Not published	620	0.2
Arizona	$61,710	Not published	590	0.2
Ohio	$61,420	Not published	2,100	0.4
Florida	$61,350	Not published	1,430	0.1
Oklahoma	$61,320	Not published	360	0.2
Pennsylvania	$61,060	Not published	1,870	0.3
Nebraska	$61,020	Not published	270	0.3
North Dakota	$60,900	Not published	110	0.3
Kentucky	$60,680	Not published	720	0.4
Idaho	$60,410	Not published	170	0.2
New Hampshire	$60,200	Not published	210	0.3
Montana	$60,090	Not published	50	0.1
Tennessee	$59,850	Not published	580	0.2
Nevada	$59,820	Not published	180	0.1
Delaware	$59,650	Not published	50	0.1
Michigan	$59,280	Not published	870	0.2
South Carolina	$59,240	Not published	530	0.2
Kansas	$59,140	Not published	390	0.3
Missouri	$58,660	Not published	510	0.2
South Dakota	$58,620	Not published	150	0.3
Mississippi	$58,180	Not published	200	0.2
Oregon	$57,790	Not published	280	0.1
Arkansas	$57,240	Not published	240	0.2
North Carolina	$56,540	Not published	990	0.2
Iowa	$55,430	Not published	570	0.4
West Virginia	$50,510	Not published	110	0.2
Alabama	$46,940	Not published	840	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 161 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Athletic Trainers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$89,630	Not published	120	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$82,480	Not published	90	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,950	Not published	240	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$78,910	Not published	50	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$78,580	Not published	50	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$77,840	Not published	250	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,580	Not published	60	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$76,890	Not published	560	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$76,500	Not published	1,330	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$75,540	Not published	160	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$75,390	Not published	390	0.1
Fresno, CA	$74,650	Not published	50	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$73,770	Not published	200	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$72,800	Not published	30	0.2
Madison, WI	$72,780	Not published	130	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$72,440	Not published	90	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$72,360	Not published	40	0.1
El Paso, TX	$72,250	Not published	90	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$72,150	Not published	480	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$71,880	Not published	490	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$71,660	Not published	30	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$71,140	Not published	100	0.2
Corvallis, OR	$70,120	Not published	40	1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$69,980	Not published	130	0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$68,410	Not published	Not published	Not published
York-Hanover, PA	$68,150	Not published	50	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$68,060	Not published	40	0.2
New Haven, CT	$67,630	Not published	70	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$67,210	Not published	30	0.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$66,490	Not published	60	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$66,390	Not published	60	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$66,140	Not published	360	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$65,980	Not published	130	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$65,830	Not published	490	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$65,800	Not published	240	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$65,780	Not published	650	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$65,620	Not published	40	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$65,440	Not published	50	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$65,400	Not published	40	0.4
Ogden, UT	$65,160	Not published	50	0.2
Boulder, CO	$65,110	Not published	50	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$65,070	Not published	90	0.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$64,940	Not published	40	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$64,770	Not published	50	0.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$64,590	Not published	130	1.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,580	Not published	160	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$64,530	Not published	170	0.3
Duluth, MN-WI	$64,460	Not published	50	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$64,430	Not published	30	0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$64,360	Not published	70	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$64,290	Not published	Not published	Not published
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$64,210	Not published	60	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$64,150	Not published	650	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$64,030	Not published	70	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,840	Not published	770	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$63,750	Not published	220	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$63,750	Not published	40	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,560	Not published	490	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$63,490	Not published	150	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,430	Not published	210	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,380	Not published	100	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$63,370	Not published	430	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	$63,330	Not published	100	0.5
Springfield, MA	$63,250	Not published	30	0.2
Harrisonburg, VA	$63,230	Not published	50	0.7
Syracuse, NY	$62,970	Not published	90	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$62,690	Not published	100	0.2
Iowa City, IA	$62,660	Not published	40	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$62,630	Not published	70	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$62,590	Not published	80	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,560	Not published	170	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$62,520	Not published	790	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$62,410	Not published	50	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$62,350	Not published	170	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$62,350	Not published	50	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$62,010	Not published	400	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$61,880	Not published	100	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,830	Not published	230	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$61,820	Not published	40	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$61,800	Not published	430	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$61,710	Not published	170	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,710	Not published	460	0.2
Mankato, MN	$61,670	Not published	30	0.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$61,580	Not published	30	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$61,580	Not published	190	0.2
Columbia, MO	$61,540	Not published	60	0.6
Reno, NV	$61,440	Not published	40	0.2
Columbus, OH	$61,420	Not published	430	0.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$61,410	Not published	40	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,350	Not published	190	0.1
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$61,300	Not published	30	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$61,270	Not published	50	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$61,130	Not published	40	0.1
Worcester, MA	$61,020	Not published	60	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$60,940	Not published	40	0.1
Toledo, OH	$60,890	Not published	80	0.3
Lawrence, KS	$60,820	Not published	40	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,640	Not published	150	0.2
Florence, SC	$60,550	Not published	60	0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$60,450	Not published	170	0.1
Rochester, NY	$60,440	Not published	140	0.3
Richmond, VA	$60,370	Not published	160	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,340	Not published	220	0.5
Akron, OH	$60,330	Not published	220	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,190	Not published	240	0.3
Reading, PA	$59,940	Not published	30	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,900	Not published	160	0.1
Boise City, ID	$59,820	Not published	80	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$59,770	Not published	70	0.1
Gainesville, GA	$59,750	Not published	Not published	Not published
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$59,640	Not published	130	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$59,570	Not published	70	0.2
Lafayette, LA	$59,570	Not published	Not published	Not published
Savannah, GA	$59,520	Not published	30	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$59,470	Not published	120	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,430	Not published	300	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,370	Not published	160	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,340	Not published	90	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$59,330	Not published	60	0.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$59,290	Not published	40	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$59,290	Not published	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$59,180	Not published	110	0.2
Muncie, IN	$59,120	Not published	30	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$58,940	Not published	130	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,930	Not published	120	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$58,620	Not published	60	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$58,300	Not published	50	0.2
Columbia, SC	$58,170	Not published	100	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$58,050	Not published	40	0.3
Wichita, KS	$58,010	Not published	60	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$58,000	Not published	100	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,520	Not published	30	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$57,350	Not published	50	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$57,330	Not published	120	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,290	Not published	50	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,970	Not published	310	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,740	Not published	90	0.2
Waco, TX	$56,730	Not published	50	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$56,630	Not published	60	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$56,510	Not published	400	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$56,410	Not published	120	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$56,230	Not published	100	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$55,980	Not published	30	0.2
Erie, PA	$55,150	Not published	50	0.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$54,810	Not published	30	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$54,550	Not published	40	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$54,460	Not published	80	0.5
Springfield, MO	$53,930	Not published	50	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,440	Not published	30	0.2
Asheville, NC	$52,610	Not published	50	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$52,250	Not published	80	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$52,120	Not published	30	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$52,090	Not published	40	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$51,550	Not published	90	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$51,390	Not published	30	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$51,240	Not published	130	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$50,110	Not published	180	0.4
Mobile, AL	$50,070	Not published	60	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$46,280	Not published	400	0.8
Montgomery, AL	$43,850	Not published	60	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	Not published	Not published	60	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.