What are the main factors that influence a Clinical Athletic Trainer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Clinical Athletic Trainer's salary?

A Clinical Athletic Trainer's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,366 for beginners, reaching about $61,176 at mid-level, and approach $64,408 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Clinical Athletic Trainer?

Clinical Athletic Trainer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Clinical Athletic Trainer roles are District of Columbia $66,566, California $66,314, Massachusetts $65,430. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Clinical Athletic Trainer roles make?

Salaries for Clinical Athletic Trainer level roles vary by specialization: Head Athletic Trainer - Higher Ed.: $67,272; Head Athletic Trainer: $66,118; Sports Athletic Trainer: $63,397; Assistant Athletic Trainer: $61,652; Associate Athletic Trainer: $59,996.

How do different companies affect a Clinical Athletic Trainer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Clinical Athletic Trainer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Clinical Athletic Trainer Salary in the United States

How much does a Clinical Athletic Trainer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Athletic Trainer in the United States is $60,121 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Clinical Athletic Trainer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,043
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,689 to $66,885
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,923

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Clinical Athletic Trainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,885	$5,574	$1,286	$32
Average	$60,121	$5,010	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$52,689	$4,391	$1,013	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Athletic Trainer Salaries

A Clinical 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 Clinical Athletic Trainer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical 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): $58,366
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,573
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,176
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,192
Expert (over 8 years): $64,408

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$58,366
Intermediate Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$58,573
Senior Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$61,176
Specialist Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$64,192
Expert Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$64,408

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How Do Clinical 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 Clinical Athletic Trainers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,566.
California: $66,314.
Massachusetts: $65,430.

District of Columbia $66,566 California $66,314 Massachusetts $65,430 Washington $65,189 New Jersey $65,165 Alaska $65,081 Connecticut $64,252 New York $63,915

Hawaii $62,839 Rhode Island $62,334 Maryland $61,991 Minnesota $61,522 Colorado $61,342 Illinois $61,282 Oregon $61,053 Delaware $60,885

New Hampshire $60,779 Virginia $60,542 Pennsylvania $59,851 Nevada $59,502 North Dakota $59,388 Michigan $59,207 Wisconsin $59,141 Vermont $59,009

Texas $58,642 Maine $58,618 Arizona $58,582 Ohio $58,540 Georgia $57,987 Indiana $57,710 Wyoming $57,656 Utah $57,572

Iowa $57,536 Kansas $57,247 Louisiana $57,163 North Carolina $57,133 Missouri $57,121 Florida $56,887 Montana $56,760 Nebraska $56,640

Kentucky $56,574 South Carolina $56,334 Tennessee $56,183 Idaho $56,123 New Mexico $55,684 Oklahoma $55,588 Alabama $55,233 South Dakota $54,638

Arkansas $54,313 West Virginia $54,139 Mississippi $53,616

Top Paying Cities for Clinical 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: $75,831
San Francisco: $75,085
Oakland: $73,420

San Jose, CA $75,831

San Francisco, CA $75,085

Oakland, CA $73,420

New York, NY $69,674

Queens Village, NY $69,224

Paramus, NJ $68,743

Passaic, NJ $68,682

Bergenfield, NJ $68,622

Stamford, CT $68,532

Huntington, NY $68,472

Newark, NJ $68,081

Bridgeport, CT $67,961

New Brunswick, NJ $67,763

Vallejo, CA $67,636

Middlesex, NJ $67,600

Somerset, NJ $67,546

Petaluma, CA $67,408

Santa Cruz, CA $67,173

Boston, MA $67,053

Monterey, CA $66,753

Fairbanks, AK $66,710

Los Angeles, CA $66,596

Washington, DC $66,566

Seattle, WA $66,458

Santa Rosa, CA $66,446

Juneau, AK $66,272

Orange, CA $66,073

Anchorage, AK $65,965

Anaheim, CA $65,923

Santa Ana, CA $65,833

Nassau, NY $65,797

Long Beach, CA $65,773

Danbury, CT $65,755

Santa Maria, CA $65,550

Everett, WA $65,538

Bremerton, WA $65,244

Trenton, NJ $65,129

Sacramento, CA $65,105

San Diego, CA $65,075

Brockton, MA $65,051

Tacoma, WA $65,027

Santa Barbara, CA $64,943

Lowell, MA $64,702

New Suffolk, NY $64,678

Nashua, NH $64,606

Lompoc, CA $64,510

Ventura, CA $64,450

Stockton, CA $64,432

New Haven, CT $64,312

Atlantic City, NJ $64,155

Hartford, CT $64,023

Modesto, CA $63,993

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,861

New Britain, CT $63,831

Olympia, WA $63,747

Kennewick, WA $63,747

New London, CT $63,734

Norwich, CT $63,716

Lawrence, MA $63,686

Bakersfield, CA $63,518

Riverside, CA $63,434

New Bedford, MA $63,434

Richland, WA $63,374

Portsmouth, NH $63,326

Vineland, NJ $63,314

San Bernardino, CA $63,266

Boulder, CO $63,097

Worcester, MA $63,049

Portland, OR $62,995

Saint Paul, MN $62,923

Minneapolis, MN $62,923

Philadelphia, PA $62,839

Honolulu, HI $62,520

Springfield, MA $62,310

Providence, RI $62,304

Chicago, IL $62,129

Bellingham, WA $62,057

Baltimore, MD $61,991

Chico, CA $61,841

Wilmington, DE $61,738

Pittsfield, MA $61,678

Manchester, NH $61,564

Spokane, WA $61,300

Denver, CO $61,294

Albany, NY $61,011

Troy, NY $60,987

Schenectady, NY $60,861

Burlington, VT $60,728

Portland, ME $60,518

Salem, OR $60,470

Yakima, WA $60,458

Ann Arbor, MI $60,440

Rochester, MN $60,272

Fresno, CA $60,241

Reno, NV $60,241

Milwaukee, WI $60,187

Detroit, MI $60,127

Allentown, PA $60,109

Carson City, NV $60,103

Houston, TX $60,013

Colorado Springs, CO $60,007

Syracuse, NY $59,977

Eugene, OR $59,863

Bismarck, ND $59,791

Gary, IN $59,791

Galveston, TX $59,791

Springfield, OR $59,742

Medford, OR $59,598

Fort Collins, CO $59,574

Austin, TX $59,526

Mesa, AZ $59,400

Phoenix, AZ $59,388

Dallas, TX $59,370

Reading, PA $59,334

Saint Cloud, MN $59,310

Concord, NH $59,255

Madison, WI $59,231

Utica, NY $59,069

Raleigh, NC $59,021

Las Vegas, NV $59,015

Rochester, NY $58,973

Des Moines, IA $58,967

Atlanta, GA $58,871

Battle Creek, MI $58,853

Salt Lake City, UT $58,835

Lancaster, PA $58,744

Champaign, IL $58,732

Harrisburg, PA $58,660

Durham, NC $58,606

Kansas City, MO $58,600

Kansas City, KS $58,588

Fort Worth, TX $58,582

Boca Raton, FL $58,558

Cleveland, OH $58,552

Columbus, OH $58,540

Pittsburgh, PA $58,534

Richmond, VA $58,510

Indianapolis, IN $58,498

Cincinnati, OH $58,420

Petersburg, VA $58,330

Billings, MT $58,197

Lansing, MI $58,197

Huntsville, AL $58,197

Lebanon, PA $58,191

Dayton, OH $58,185

Pueblo, CO $58,185

Appleton, WI $58,167

Buffalo, NY $58,143

Racine, WI $58,113

Charlotte, NC $58,107

Saint Louis, MO $58,089

Springfield, IL $58,065

Elkhart, IN $58,053

York, PA $58,053

Gastonia, NC $58,047

Benton Harbor, MI $58,047

Beaumont, TX $58,011

Lorain, OH $57,999

Toledo, OH $57,975

Binghamton, NY $57,945

Rock Hill, SC $57,939

Rockford, IL $57,909

Fargo, ND $57,879

Elyria, OH $57,879

Flagstaff, AZ $57,837

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,801

Miami, FL $57,764

Duluth, MN $57,668

Bangor, ME $57,590

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,524

Louisville, KY $57,494

Grand Rapids, MI $57,482

Hialeah, FL $57,476

Casper, WY $57,392

Scranton, PA $57,320

New Orleans, LA $57,302

Virginia Beach, VA $57,296

Akron, OH $57,265

Peoria, IL $57,187

Sarasota, FL $57,175

Green Bay, WI $57,133

Baton Rouge, LA $57,103

Charleston, SC $57,091

Nashville, TN $57,073

Jamestown, NY $57,061

Davenport, IA $57,061

Tucson, AZ $57,031

Cheyenne, WY $57,013

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,995

Tampa, FL $56,983

Omaha, NE $56,971

Port Arthur, TX $56,947

Evansville, IN $56,947

Bradenton, FL $56,923

Santa Fe, NM $56,815

Orlando, FL $56,754

Clearwater, FL $56,688

Canton, OH $56,562

La Crosse, WI $56,562

Grand Forks, ND $56,544

Albuquerque, NM $56,526

Tulsa, OK $56,526

Newport News, VA $56,520

High Point, NC $56,502

Ogden, UT $56,478

Corpus Christi, TX $56,430

Laramie, WY $56,394

Norfolk, VA $56,394

Rock Island, IL $56,358

Saginaw, MI $56,346

Jacksonville, FL $56,340

Salisbury, NC $56,328

Memphis, TN $56,316

Moline, IL $56,285

Fort Myers, FL $56,267

Waterloo, IA $56,189

Spartanburg, SC $56,129

Lincoln, NE $56,099

Fort Wayne, IN $56,087

Birmingham, AL $56,021

Cedar Falls, IA $56,009

Provo, UT $56,003

Springfield, OH $55,997

San Antonio, TX $55,985

Greensboro, NC $55,961

South Bend, IN $55,955

Winston Salem, NC $55,949

Boise, ID $55,931

Savannah, GA $55,889

Muskegon, MI $55,780

Lima, OH $55,708

Lake Charles, LA $55,684

Anderson, IN $55,672

Lexington, KY $55,654

Augusta, GA $55,636

Greenville, SC $55,636

Wichita, KS $55,582

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,582

Columbia, SC $55,528

Bloomington, IN $55,378

Roanoke, VA $55,342

Asheville, NC $55,263

Knoxville, TN $55,161

Shreveport, LA $55,155

Wilmington, NC $55,077

Frankfort, KY $54,963

Oklahoma City, OK $54,921

Chillicothe, OH $54,897

Longview, TX $54,891

Topeka, KS $54,873

Mobile, AL $54,782

Terre Haute, IN $54,758

Erie, PA $54,752

Altoona, PA $54,722

Melbourne, FL $54,704

Amarillo, TX $54,680

Killeen, TX $54,662

Fayetteville, AR $54,614

Sioux Falls, SD $54,572

Chattanooga, TN $54,536

Idaho Falls, ID $54,530

Gainesville, FL $54,404

Portsmouth, OH $54,374

Little Rock, AR $54,362

Lynchburg, VA $54,362

Lafayette, LA $54,338

Youngstown, OH $54,338

Temple, TX $54,313

Daytona Beach, FL $54,301

Clarksville, TN $54,295

Pensacola, FL $54,289

Hopkinsville, KY $54,109

Charleston, WV $54,103

Florence, SC $54,073

Sioux City, IA $54,037

Macon, GA $53,863

Tallahassee, FL $53,857

Fayetteville, NC $53,845

Waco, TX $53,833

Wichita Falls, TX $53,833

Pine Bluff, AR $53,808

Vincennes, IN $53,694

Lubbock, TX $53,670

Great Falls, MT $53,634

Alamogordo, NM $53,628

Abilene, TX $53,580

Rapid City, SD $53,502

Monroe, LA $53,502

Albany, GA $53,466

Huntington, WV $53,460

Jackson, MS $53,454

Greenville, MS $53,448

Parkersburg, WV $53,388

Montgomery, AL $53,376

Johnstown, PA $53,364

Springfield, MO $53,315

Biloxi, MS $53,285

Sumter, SC $53,159

Columbus, GA $53,153

Twin Falls, ID $53,117

Pascagoula, MS $53,039

Kingsport, TN $52,883

Gulfport, MS $52,865

Alexandria, LA $52,666

Fort Smith, AR $52,516

El Paso, TX $52,354

Helena, MT $52,275

Las Cruces, NM $52,083

Harlingen, TX $51,915

Pocatello, ID $51,861

Florence, AL $51,843

Brownsville, TX $51,830

Dothan, AL $51,734

Mcallen, TX $51,704

Columbus, MS $51,259

Altus, OK $50,983

Lawton, OK $50,869

Pierre, SD $50,652

What Skills Can Increase a Clinical 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 a Clinical 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	$63,728	6%
Dedication	$62,526	4%
Patient Education	$61,925	3%
Physical Therapy	$61,324	2%
Data Analysis	$61,324	2%
Innovation	$61,324	2%

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How Education impacts a Clinical Athletic Trainer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Clinical 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 a Clinical Athletic Trainer with a No Diploma is between $54,049 and $56,942).

Clinical Athletic Trainer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Clinical Athletic Trainer

No Diploma 52.4%

High School 47.6%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 52.4%

Masters 47.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	52.4%
High School	47.6%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	52.4%
Masters	47.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Clinical Athletic Trainer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical 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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$52,689

Average $60,121/year

$66,885

$4,391

Average $5,010/month

$5,574

$1,013

Average $1,156/week

$1,286

$25

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,885	$5,574	$1,286	$32
Average	$60,121	$5,010	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$52,689	$4,391	$1,013	$25

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Salary Trends for Clinical Athletic Trainer

Salaries for a Clinical Athletic Trainer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,712 in 2023 to around $72,632 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Clinical Athletic Trainer salary trends, .

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2024

$73,798

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