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 $58,362 for beginners, reaching about $61,174 at mid-level, and approach $64,413 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 $66,563, California $66,310, Massachusetts $65,426. 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.: $67,301; Head Athletic Trainer: $66,107; Sports Athletic Trainer: $63,394; Assistant Athletic Trainer: $61,650; 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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Athletic Trainer in the United States is $60,118 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): $73,067
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,683 to $66,896
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,913

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Clinical Athletic Trainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,896	$5,575	$1,286	$32
Average	$60,118	$5,010	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$52,683	$4,390	$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): $58,362
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,569
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,174
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,197
Expert (over 8 years): $64,413

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$58,362
Intermediate Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$58,569
Senior Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$61,174
Specialist Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$64,197
Expert Level Clinical Athletic Trainer	$64,413

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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: $66,563.
California: $66,310.
Massachusetts: $65,426.

District of Columbia $66,563 California $66,310 Massachusetts $65,426 Washington $65,186 New Jersey $65,162 Alaska $65,078 Connecticut $64,248 New York $63,911

Hawaii $62,835 Rhode Island $62,330 Maryland $61,988 Minnesota $61,519 Colorado $61,338 Illinois $61,278 Oregon $61,050 Delaware $60,881

New Hampshire $60,776 Virginia $60,539 Pennsylvania $59,847 Nevada $59,499 North Dakota $59,385 Michigan $59,204 Wisconsin $59,138 Vermont $59,006

Texas $58,639 Maine $58,615 Arizona $58,579 Ohio $58,537 Georgia $57,984 Indiana $57,707 Wyoming $57,653 Utah $57,569

Iowa $57,533 Kansas $57,244 Louisiana $57,160 North Carolina $57,130 Missouri $57,118 Florida $56,884 Montana $56,757 Nebraska $56,637

Kentucky $56,571 South Carolina $56,331 Tennessee $56,180 Idaho $56,120 New Mexico $55,681 Oklahoma $55,585 Alabama $55,230 South Dakota $54,635

Arkansas $54,311 West Virginia $54,136 Mississippi $53,613

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: $75,827
San Francisco: $75,081
Oakland: $73,416

San Jose, CA $75,827

San Francisco, CA $75,081

Oakland, CA $73,416

New York, NY $69,671

Queens Village, NY $69,220

Paramus, NJ $68,739

Passaic, NJ $68,679

Bergenfield, NJ $68,619

Stamford, CT $68,529

Huntington, NY $68,468

Newark, NJ $68,078

Bridgeport, CT $67,957

New Brunswick, NJ $67,759

Vallejo, CA $67,633

Middlesex, NJ $67,597

Somerset, NJ $67,543

Petaluma, CA $67,404

Santa Cruz, CA $67,170

Boston, MA $67,050

Monterey, CA $66,749

Fairbanks, AK $66,707

Los Angeles, CA $66,593

Washington, DC $66,563

Seattle, WA $66,454

Santa Rosa, CA $66,442

Juneau, AK $66,268

Orange, CA $66,070

Anchorage, AK $65,961

Anaheim, CA $65,919

Santa Ana, CA $65,829

Nassau, NY $65,793

Long Beach, CA $65,769

Danbury, CT $65,751

Santa Maria, CA $65,547

Everett, WA $65,535

Bremerton, WA $65,240

Trenton, NJ $65,126

Sacramento, CA $65,102

San Diego, CA $65,072

Brockton, MA $65,048

Tacoma, WA $65,024

Santa Barbara, CA $64,939

Lowell, MA $64,699

New Suffolk, NY $64,675

Nashua, NH $64,603

Lompoc, CA $64,507

Ventura, CA $64,446

Stockton, CA $64,428

New Haven, CT $64,308

Atlantic City, NJ $64,152

Hartford, CT $64,020

Modesto, CA $63,990

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,857

New Britain, CT $63,827

Olympia, WA $63,743

Kennewick, WA $63,743

New London, CT $63,731

Norwich, CT $63,713

Lawrence, MA $63,683

Bakersfield, CA $63,515

Riverside, CA $63,431

New Bedford, MA $63,431

Richland, WA $63,370

Portsmouth, NH $63,322

Vineland, NJ $63,310

San Bernardino, CA $63,262

Boulder, CO $63,094

Worcester, MA $63,046

Portland, OR $62,992

Saint Paul, MN $62,919

Minneapolis, MN $62,919

Philadelphia, PA $62,835

Honolulu, HI $62,517

Springfield, MA $62,306

Providence, RI $62,300

Chicago, IL $62,126

Bellingham, WA $62,054

Baltimore, MD $61,988

Chico, CA $61,837

Wilmington, DE $61,735

Pittsfield, MA $61,675

Manchester, NH $61,561

Spokane, WA $61,296

Denver, CO $61,290

Albany, NY $61,008

Troy, NY $60,984

Schenectady, NY $60,857

Burlington, VT $60,725

Portland, ME $60,515

Salem, OR $60,467

Yakima, WA $60,455

Ann Arbor, MI $60,437

Rochester, MN $60,268

Fresno, CA $60,238

Reno, NV $60,238

Milwaukee, WI $60,184

Detroit, MI $60,124

Allentown, PA $60,106

Carson City, NV $60,100

Houston, TX $60,010

Colorado Springs, CO $60,004

Syracuse, NY $59,974

Eugene, OR $59,859

Bismarck, ND $59,787

Gary, IN $59,787

Galveston, TX $59,787

Springfield, OR $59,739

Medford, OR $59,595

Fort Collins, CO $59,571

Austin, TX $59,523

Mesa, AZ $59,397

Phoenix, AZ $59,385

Dallas, TX $59,367

Reading, PA $59,330

Saint Cloud, MN $59,306

Concord, NH $59,252

Madison, WI $59,228

Utica, NY $59,066

Raleigh, NC $59,018

Las Vegas, NV $59,012

Rochester, NY $58,970

Des Moines, IA $58,964

Atlanta, GA $58,868

Battle Creek, MI $58,850

Salt Lake City, UT $58,831

Lancaster, PA $58,741

Champaign, IL $58,729

Harrisburg, PA $58,657

Durham, NC $58,603

Kansas City, MO $58,597

Kansas City, KS $58,585

Fort Worth, TX $58,579

Boca Raton, FL $58,555

Cleveland, OH $58,549

Columbus, OH $58,537

Pittsburgh, PA $58,531

Richmond, VA $58,507

Indianapolis, IN $58,495

Cincinnati, OH $58,417

Petersburg, VA $58,326

Billings, MT $58,194

Lansing, MI $58,194

Huntsville, AL $58,194

Lebanon, PA $58,188

Dayton, OH $58,182

Pueblo, CO $58,182

Appleton, WI $58,164

Buffalo, NY $58,140

Racine, WI $58,110

Charlotte, NC $58,104

Saint Louis, MO $58,086

Springfield, IL $58,062

Elkhart, IN $58,050

York, PA $58,050

Gastonia, NC $58,044

Benton Harbor, MI $58,044

Beaumont, TX $58,008

Lorain, OH $57,996

Toledo, OH $57,972

Binghamton, NY $57,942

Rock Hill, SC $57,936

Rockford, IL $57,906

Fargo, ND $57,876

Elyria, OH $57,876

Flagstaff, AZ $57,834

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,797

Miami, FL $57,761

Duluth, MN $57,665

Bangor, ME $57,587

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,521

Louisville, KY $57,491

Grand Rapids, MI $57,479

Hialeah, FL $57,473

Casper, WY $57,389

Scranton, PA $57,317

New Orleans, LA $57,298

Virginia Beach, VA $57,292

Akron, OH $57,262

Peoria, IL $57,184

Sarasota, FL $57,172

Green Bay, WI $57,130

Baton Rouge, LA $57,100

Charleston, SC $57,088

Nashville, TN $57,070

Jamestown, NY $57,058

Davenport, IA $57,058

Tucson, AZ $57,028

Cheyenne, WY $57,010

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,992

Tampa, FL $56,980

Omaha, NE $56,968

Port Arthur, TX $56,944

Evansville, IN $56,944

Bradenton, FL $56,920

Santa Fe, NM $56,812

Orlando, FL $56,751

Clearwater, FL $56,685

Canton, OH $56,559

La Crosse, WI $56,559

Grand Forks, ND $56,541

Albuquerque, NM $56,523

Tulsa, OK $56,523

Newport News, VA $56,517

High Point, NC $56,499

Ogden, UT $56,475

Corpus Christi, TX $56,427

Laramie, WY $56,391

Norfolk, VA $56,391

Rock Island, IL $56,355

Saginaw, MI $56,343

Jacksonville, FL $56,337

Salisbury, NC $56,325

Memphis, TN $56,313

Moline, IL $56,282

Fort Myers, FL $56,264

Waterloo, IA $56,186

Spartanburg, SC $56,126

Lincoln, NE $56,096

Fort Wayne, IN $56,084

Birmingham, AL $56,018

Cedar Falls, IA $56,006

Provo, UT $56,000

Springfield, OH $55,994

San Antonio, TX $55,982

Greensboro, NC $55,958

South Bend, IN $55,952

Winston Salem, NC $55,946

Boise, ID $55,928

Savannah, GA $55,886

Muskegon, MI $55,777

Lima, OH $55,705

Lake Charles, LA $55,681

Anderson, IN $55,669

Lexington, KY $55,651

Augusta, GA $55,633

Greenville, SC $55,633

Wichita, KS $55,579

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,579

Columbia, SC $55,525

Bloomington, IN $55,375

Roanoke, VA $55,339

Asheville, NC $55,260

Knoxville, TN $55,158

Shreveport, LA $55,152

Wilmington, NC $55,074

Frankfort, KY $54,960

Oklahoma City, OK $54,918

Chillicothe, OH $54,894

Longview, TX $54,888

Topeka, KS $54,870

Mobile, AL $54,780

Terre Haute, IN $54,755

Erie, PA $54,749

Altoona, PA $54,719

Melbourne, FL $54,701

Amarillo, TX $54,677

Killeen, TX $54,659

Fayetteville, AR $54,611

Sioux Falls, SD $54,569

Chattanooga, TN $54,533

Idaho Falls, ID $54,527

Gainesville, FL $54,401

Portsmouth, OH $54,371

Little Rock, AR $54,359

Lynchburg, VA $54,359

Lafayette, LA $54,335

Youngstown, OH $54,335

Temple, TX $54,311

Daytona Beach, FL $54,299

Clarksville, TN $54,293

Pensacola, FL $54,287

Hopkinsville, KY $54,106

Charleston, WV $54,100

Florence, SC $54,070

Sioux City, IA $54,034

Macon, GA $53,860

Tallahassee, FL $53,854

Fayetteville, NC $53,842

Waco, TX $53,830

Wichita Falls, TX $53,830

Pine Bluff, AR $53,806

Vincennes, IN $53,691

Lubbock, TX $53,667

Great Falls, MT $53,631

Alamogordo, NM $53,625

Abilene, TX $53,577

Rapid City, SD $53,499

Monroe, LA $53,499

Albany, GA $53,463

Huntington, WV $53,457

Jackson, MS $53,451

Greenville, MS $53,445

Parkersburg, WV $53,385

Montgomery, AL $53,373

Johnstown, PA $53,361

Springfield, MO $53,313

Biloxi, MS $53,283

Sumter, SC $53,156

Columbus, GA $53,150

Twin Falls, ID $53,114

Pascagoula, MS $53,036

Kingsport, TN $52,880

Gulfport, MS $52,862

Alexandria, LA $52,663

Fort Smith, AR $52,513

El Paso, TX $52,351

Helena, MT $52,273

Las Cruces, NM $52,080

Harlingen, TX $51,912

Pocatello, ID $51,858

Florence, AL $51,840

Brownsville, TX $51,828

Dothan, AL $51,732

Mcallen, TX $51,701

Columbus, MS $51,257

Altus, OK $50,980

Lawton, OK $50,866

Pierre, SD $50,649

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	$63,725	6%
Dedication	$62,523	4%
Patient Education	$61,922	3%
Physical Therapy	$61,320	2%
Data Analysis	$61,320	2%
Innovation	$61,320	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 April 01, 2026

$52,683

Average $60,118/year

$66,896

$4,390

Average $5,010/month

$5,575

$1,013

Average $1,156/week

$1,286

$25

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,896	$5,575	$1,286	$32
Average	$60,118	$5,010	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$52,683	$4,390	$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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2023

$74,712

2024

$73,798

2025

$72,632

2026

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2024	$73,798
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