Associate Athletic Trainer Salary in the United States
How much does an Associate Athletic Trainer make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Athletic Trainer in the United States is $59,986 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, an Associate Athletic Trainer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,244
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,557 to $67,449
Key Factors That Influence Associate Athletic Trainer Salaries
An Associate Athletic Trainer's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Associate Athletic Trainer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Athletic Trainer's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,243
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,442
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,852
Expert (over 8 years): $62,059
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Associate Athletic Trainer
$56,243
Intermediate Level Associate Athletic Trainer
$56,442
Senior Level Associate Athletic Trainer
$58,950
Specialist Level Associate Athletic Trainer
$61,852
Expert Level Associate Athletic Trainer
$62,059
$56,2430 yr
$56,442< 2 yrs
$58,9502-4 yrs
$61,8525-8 yrs
$62,059> 8 yrs
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How Do Associate Athletic Trainer Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Associate Athletic Trainers.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $66,417.
California: $66,165.
Massachusetts: $65,283.
District of Columbia$66,417
California$66,165
Massachusetts$65,283
Washington$65,043
New Jersey$65,019
Alaska$64,935
Connecticut$64,107
New York$63,772
Hawaii$62,698
Rhode Island$62,194
Maryland$61,852
Minnesota$61,384
Colorado$61,204
Illinois$61,144
Oregon$60,916
Delaware$60,748
New Hampshire$60,643
Virginia$60,406
Pennsylvania$59,716
Nevada$59,369
North Dakota$59,255
Michigan$59,075
Wisconsin$59,009
Vermont$58,877
Texas$58,511
Maine$58,487
Arizona$58,451
Ohio$58,409
Georgia$57,857
Indiana$57,581
Wyoming$57,527
Utah$57,443
Iowa$57,407
Kansas$57,119
Louisiana$57,035
North Carolina$57,005
Missouri$56,993
Florida$56,759
Montana$56,633
Nebraska$56,513
Kentucky$56,447
South Carolina$56,207
Tennessee$56,057
Idaho$55,997
New Mexico$55,559
Oklahoma$55,463
Alabama$55,110
South Dakota$54,516
Arkansas$54,192
West Virginia$54,018
Mississippi$53,496
Top Paying Cities for Associate Athletic Trainers
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $75,661
San Francisco: $74,832
Oakland: $73,255
San Jose, CA$75,661
San Francisco, CA$74,832
Oakland, CA$73,255
New York, NY$69,068
Paramus, NJ$68,228
Queens Village, NY$68,225
Passaic, NJ$68,168
Bergenfield, NJ$68,163
Stamford, CT$68,031
Huntington, NY$68,006
Newark, NJ$67,563
Bridgeport, CT$67,436
Vallejo, CA$67,317
New Brunswick, NJ$67,293
Petaluma, CA$67,257
Middlesex, NJ$67,143
Somerset, NJ$67,101
Santa Cruz, CA$67,023
Boston, MA$66,657
Monterey, CA$66,446
Seattle, WA$66,309
Santa Rosa, CA$66,297
Los Angeles, CA$66,279
Juneau, AK$66,123
Washington, DC$66,057
Orange, CA$65,843
Santa Ana, CA$65,685
Long Beach, CA$65,625
Anaheim, CA$65,613
Anchorage, AK$65,583
Santa Maria, CA$65,403
Everett, WA$65,391
Danbury, CT$65,180
Bremerton, WA$65,097
Tacoma, WA$64,881
New Suffolk, NY$64,880
Sacramento, CA$64,863
Santa Barbara, CA$64,797
Trenton, NJ$64,731
San Diego, CA$64,731
Brockton, MA$64,665
Fairbanks, AK$64,518
Lompoc, CA$64,365
Lowell, MA$64,317
Ventura, CA$64,305
Nashua, NH$64,293
Stockton, CA$64,287
Modesto, CA$63,850
Poughkeepsie, NY$63,718
Olympia, WA$63,604
Kennewick, WA$63,604
New Haven, CT$63,580
Lawrence, MA$63,364
Hartford, CT$63,304
Riverside, CA$63,292
New Bedford, MA$63,232
Richland, WA$63,232
Bakersfield, CA$63,148
San Bernardino, CA$63,124
New Britain, CT$63,118
Atlantic City, NJ$63,118
New London, CT$63,094
Norwich, CT$63,076
Portsmouth, NH$63,064
Boulder, CO$62,937
Portland, OR$62,854
Worcester, MA$62,848
Minneapolis, MN$62,662
Philadelphia, PA$62,578
Honolulu, HI$62,380
Saint Paul, MN$62,351
Vineland, NJ$62,338
Providence, RI$62,164
Chicago, IL$61,990
Bellingham, WA$61,918
Springfield, MA$61,870
Baltimore, MD$61,852
Chico, CA$61,702
Pittsfield, MA$61,540
Manchester, NH$61,426
Spokane, WA$61,162
Denver, CO$61,156
Albany, NY$60,874
Troy, NY$60,850
Nassau, NY$60,786
Schenectady, NY$60,724
Wilmington, DE$60,676
Burlington, VT$60,592
Salem, OR$60,568
Portland, ME$60,382
Yakima, WA$60,322
Rochester, MN$60,136
Reno, NV$60,106
Fresno, CA$60,106
Milwaukee, WI$60,052
Detroit, MI$59,992
Ann Arbor, MI$59,982
Allentown, PA$59,974
Colorado Springs, CO$59,872
Syracuse, NY$59,842
Carson City, NV$59,842
Houston, TX$59,758
Eugene, OR$59,728
Gary, IN$59,656
Springfield, OR$59,608
Bismarck, ND$59,596
Galveston, TX$59,554
Medford, OR$59,465
Fort Collins, CO$59,441
Concord, NH$59,411
Austin, TX$59,393
Mesa, AZ$59,267
Reading, PA$59,261
Phoenix, AZ$59,255
Dallas, TX$59,237
Saint Cloud, MN$59,179
Madison, WI$59,099
Utica, NY$58,937
Rochester, NY$58,841
Des Moines, IA$58,835
Raleigh, NC$58,829
Atlanta, GA$58,739
Battle Creek, MI$58,721
Salt Lake City, UT$58,703
Lancaster, PA$58,613
Harrisburg, PA$58,529
Kansas City, MO$58,469
Champaign, IL$58,457
Kansas City, KS$58,457
Fort Worth, TX$58,451
Columbus, OH$58,441
Boca Raton, FL$58,427
Pittsburgh, PA$58,403
Richmond, VA$58,379
Indianapolis, IN$58,367
Cleveland, OH$58,361
Las Vegas, NV$58,289
Cincinnati, OH$58,289
Petersburg, VA$58,199
Huntsville, AL$58,109
Lansing, MI$58,069
Lebanon, PA$58,061
Pueblo, CO$58,055
Appleton, WI$58,037
Buffalo, NY$58,013
Dayton, OH$57,995
Racine, WI$57,983
Charlotte, NC$57,977
Saint Louis, MO$57,959
York, PA$57,923
Elkhart, IN$57,923
Gastonia, NC$57,911
Billings, MT$57,897
Beaumont, TX$57,881
Lorain, OH$57,869
Benton Harbor, MI$57,857
Toledo, OH$57,845
Binghamton, NY$57,815
Rock Hill, SC$57,809
Rockford, IL$57,779
Springfield, IL$57,755
Elyria, OH$57,749
Fargo, ND$57,749
Flagstaff, AZ$57,707
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,671
Duluth, MN$57,635
Miami, FL$57,635
Cheyenne, WY$57,593
Grand Forks, ND$57,593
Bangor, ME$57,461
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,395
Durham, NC$57,370
Louisville, KY$57,365
Grand Rapids, MI$57,353
Hialeah, FL$57,347
Casper, WY$57,263
Scranton, PA$57,191
New Orleans, LA$57,173
Virginia Beach, VA$57,167
Akron, OH$57,137
Peoria, IL$57,059
Sarasota, FL$57,047
Nashville, TN$57,005
Omaha, NE$57,005
Green Bay, WI$57,005
Baton Rouge, LA$56,975
Charleston, SC$56,963
Jamestown, NY$56,933
Davenport, IA$56,933
Tucson, AZ$56,903
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,867
Tampa, FL$56,855
Evansville, IN$56,819
Port Arthur, TX$56,819
Bradenton, FL$56,795
Santa Fe, NM$56,687
Orlando, FL$56,579
Clearwater, FL$56,561
Canton, OH$56,435
La Crosse, WI$56,435
Albuquerque, NM$56,399
Newport News, VA$56,393
High Point, NC$56,375
Ogden, UT$56,351
Corpus Christi, TX$56,303
Norfolk, VA$56,267
Laramie, WY$56,267
Rock Island, IL$56,231
Saginaw, MI$56,219
Jacksonville, FL$56,213
Salisbury, NC$56,201
Boise, ID$56,189
Moline, IL$56,159
Fort Myers, FL$56,141
Memphis, TN$56,129
Tulsa, OK$56,099
Waterloo, IA$56,063
Spartanburg, SC$56,003
Lincoln, NE$55,973
Fort Wayne, IN$55,961
Provo, UT$55,955
Cedar Falls, IA$55,883
San Antonio, TX$55,859
Greensboro, NC$55,835
South Bend, IN$55,829
Savannah, GA$55,763
Muskegon, MI$55,739
Birmingham, AL$55,733
Winston Salem, NC$55,704
Lake Charles, LA$55,559
Anderson, IN$55,547
Lexington, KY$55,529
Augusta, GA$55,511
Greenville, SC$55,511
Lima, OH$55,463
Wichita, KS$55,457
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,457
Columbia, SC$55,403
Springfield, OH$55,391
Asheville, NC$55,295
Bloomington, IN$55,253
Knoxville, TN$55,038
Shreveport, LA$55,032
Wilmington, NC$54,954
Roanoke, VA$54,954
Topeka, KS$54,846
Frankfort, KY$54,839
Oklahoma City, OK$54,798
Chillicothe, OH$54,774
Longview, TX$54,768
Melbourne, FL$54,762
Sioux Falls, SD$54,666
Mobile, AL$54,660
Terre Haute, IN$54,636
Altoona, PA$54,600
Amarillo, TX$54,558
Killeen, TX$54,540
Fayetteville, AR$54,492
Chattanooga, TN$54,474
Sioux City, IA$54,420
Idaho Falls, ID$54,408
Lynchburg, VA$54,360
Gainesville, FL$54,282
Portsmouth, OH$54,252
Little Rock, AR$54,240
Lafayette, LA$54,216
Youngstown, OH$54,216
Daytona Beach, FL$54,180
Clarksville, TN$54,174
Pensacola, FL$54,168
Temple, TX$54,164
Hopkinsville, KY$53,988
Erie, PA$53,976
Florence, SC$53,952
Charleston, WV$53,856
Great Falls, MT$53,826
Macon, GA$53,742
Tallahassee, FL$53,736
Fayetteville, NC$53,724
Waco, TX$53,712
Helena, MT$53,670
Pine Bluff, AR$53,647
Vincennes, IN$53,574
Lubbock, TX$53,550
Alamogordo, NM$53,514
Twin Falls, ID$53,460
Rapid City, SD$53,442
Jackson, MS$53,334
Huntington, WV$53,330
Greenville, MS$53,328
Parkersburg, WV$53,267
Montgomery, AL$53,256
Wichita Falls, TX$53,196
Springfield, MO$53,196
Biloxi, MS$53,166
Monroe, LA$53,106
Johnstown, PA$53,064
Sumter, SC$53,040
Columbus, GA$53,034
Pascagoula, MS$52,920
Abilene, TX$52,920
Kingsport, TN$52,764
Albany, GA$52,764
Gulfport, MS$52,746
Alexandria, LA$52,548
Fort Smith, AR$52,398
El Paso, TX$52,236
Las Cruces, NM$51,966
Harlingen, TX$51,814
Pocatello, ID$51,804
Florence, AL$51,726
Brownsville, TX$51,714
Mcallen, TX$51,588
Dothan, AL$51,504
Columbus, MS$51,148
Altus, OK$50,868
Lawton, OK$50,754
Pierre, SD$50,539
What Skills Can Increase an Associate Athletic Trainer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Coaching (Mentioned in 3.42% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
First Aid (Mentioned in 5.99% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Rehabilitation Services (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): Rehabilitation services is a special healthcare service that help a person regain physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning) abilities that have been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury, or treatment.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Coaching
3.42%
First Aid
5.99%
Rehabilitation Services
0.96%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Associate Athletic Trainer's salary.
Instructing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Patient Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Instructing
$63,586
6%
Dedication
$62,386
4%
Patient Education
$61,786
3%
Physical Therapy
$61,186
2%
Data Analysis
$61,186
2%
Innovation
$61,186
2%
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Associate Athletic Trainer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Associate Athletic Trainer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Associate Athletic Trainer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Associate Athletic Trainer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for an Associate Athletic Trainer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$71,984
$35.0
20%
How Education impacts an Associate Athletic Trainer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Associate Athletic Trainers enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Associate Athletic Trainer with a No Diploma is between
$54,049
and $56,942).
Associate Athletic Trainer Salaries by Degree Level
Understanding how an Associate Athletic Trainer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on August 01, 2026
$53,557
Average$59,986/year
$67,449
$4,463
Average$4,999/month
$5,621
$1,030
Average$1,154/week
$1,297
$26
Average$29/hour
$32
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$67,449
$5,621
$1,297
$32
Average
$59,986
$4,999
$1,154
$29
25th Percentile
$53,557
$4,463
$1,030
$26
Salaries of jobs related to Associate Athletic Trainer
Salaries for an Associate Athletic Trainer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $72,003 in 2023
to around $69,998 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Associate Athletic Trainer salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Associate Athletic Trainer Over Time
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2023
$72,003
2024
$71,122
2025
$69,998
2026
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2027
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$72,003
2024
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Common company salaries for Associate Athletic Trainer
Here are companies hiring for Associate Athletic Trainer and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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