Athletic Trainer Salary

An Athletic Trainer Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Athletic Trainers work in a number of settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. Athletic Trainer salaries vary depending on the location and the setting. The assumption was made that the Athletic Trainers reflected here were working an average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.

Athletic Trainer Salary: Median Hourly and Annual Data

Hourly
The median salary is $21.16 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $12.26 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $30.00 per hour.

Annually
On an annual basis the median Athletic Trainer salary is $44,020. The lowest 10% earn $25,510 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $65,000 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or average.

Lowest and Highest Athletic Trainer Salary
The lowest paid Athletic Trainers earn less than $25,000 annually while the highest paid Athletic Trainers earn over $65,000 per year. Top 5 States
The 5 top paying states are District of Columbia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Utah. Salaries range from almost $52,000 to under $73,000.

Top 5 Metropolitan Areas
The best city or metropolitan areas to earn an Athletic Trainer salary are Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT $73,830, Salt Lake City, UT $69,010, Edison-New Brunswick, NJ $63,090 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX, $58,360 and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,950.

Other Industries that Employ Athletic Trainers
Approximately 5600 are employed by schools and colleges. An additional 2880 are employed in fitness centers, ski centers, gulf and bowling centers. Approximately 760 work in the performing arts and spectator sports. In fact, approximately half of all athletic trainers are employed outside of the traditional healthcare setting.

Employment Data
According to the US Department of Labor nationally there are 15,260 Athletic Trainers who earn a salary through being employed. The National Athletic Trainers Association lists over 32,000 members. There are a number of these who are retired and/or who no longer work in the profession but there is still a discrepancy between the Bureau of Labor Statistics data and the NATA membership numbers.

Where They Work
Of all the Athletic Trainers employed in the United States approximately 5400 work in hospitals, doctor offices and other health care practitioners. A significant percentage of these professionals work in industries not considered as healthcare.

Benefits
Fringe benefits will vary depending on business size and other factors.  A typical employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.

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