What are the main factors that influence an Assistant 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 an Assistant Athletic Trainer's salary?

An Assistant Athletic Trainer's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,821 for beginners, reaching about $61,652 at mid-level, and approach $64,909 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Athletic Trainer?

Assistant Athletic Trainer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Athletic Trainer roles are District of Columbia $68,261, California $68,002, Massachusetts $67,096. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assistant Athletic Trainer level roles vary by specialization: Head Athletic Trainer: $66,118; Sports Athletic Trainer: $63,397; Clinical Athletic Trainer: $60,121; Associate Athletic Trainer: $59,996; Certified Athletic Trainer: $59,800.

How do different companies affect an Assistant Athletic Trainer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assistant 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.

Assistant Athletic Trainer Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Athletic Trainer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the United States is $61,652 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,755
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,764 to $69,034
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,492

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Assistant Athletic Trainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,034	$5,753	$1,328	$33
Average	$61,652	$5,138	$1,186	$30
25th Percentile	$54,764	$4,564	$1,053	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Athletic Trainer Salaries

An Assistant 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 Assistant Athletic Trainer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant 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): $58,821
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,029
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,652
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,692
Expert (over 8 years): $64,909

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assistant Athletic Trainer	$58,821
Intermediate Level Assistant Athletic Trainer	$59,029
Senior Level Assistant Athletic Trainer	$61,652
Specialist Level Assistant Athletic Trainer	$64,692
Expert Level Assistant Athletic Trainer	$64,909

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

District of Columbia: $68,261.
California: $68,002.
Massachusetts: $67,096.

District of Columbia $68,261 California $68,002 Massachusetts $67,096 Washington $66,849 New Jersey $66,825 Alaska $66,739 Connecticut $65,888 New York $65,542

Hawaii $64,439 Rhode Island $63,921 Maryland $63,570 Minnesota $63,089 Colorado $62,904 Illinois $62,842 Oregon $62,608 Delaware $62,435

New Hampshire $62,327 Virginia $62,084 Pennsylvania $61,375 Nevada $61,017 North Dakota $60,900 Michigan $60,715 Wisconsin $60,647 Vermont $60,512

Texas $60,136 Maine $60,111 Arizona $60,074 Ohio $60,031 Georgia $59,464 Indiana $59,180 Wyoming $59,124 Utah $59,038

Iowa $59,001 Kansas $58,705 Louisiana $58,619 North Carolina $58,588 Missouri $58,576 Florida $58,335 Montana $58,206 Nebraska $58,083

Kentucky $58,015 South Carolina $57,768 Tennessee $57,614 Idaho $57,552 New Mexico $57,102 Oklahoma $57,004 Alabama $56,640 South Dakota $56,030

Arkansas $55,697 West Virginia $55,518 Mississippi $54,981

Top Paying Cities for Assistant 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: $77,762
San Francisco: $76,997
Oakland: $75,290

San Jose, CA $77,762

San Francisco, CA $76,997

Oakland, CA $75,290

New York, NY $71,449

Queens Village, NY $70,986

Paramus, NJ $70,493

Passaic, NJ $70,431

Bergenfield, NJ $70,370

Stamford, CT $70,277

Huntington, NY $70,216

Newark, NJ $69,815

Bridgeport, CT $69,692

New Brunswick, NJ $69,488

Vallejo, CA $69,359

Middlesex, NJ $69,322

Somerset, NJ $69,266

Petaluma, CA $69,124

Santa Cruz, CA $68,884

Boston, MA $68,761

Monterey, CA $68,452

Fairbanks, AK $68,409

Los Angeles, CA $68,292

Washington, DC $68,261

Seattle, WA $68,150

Santa Rosa, CA $68,138

Juneau, AK $67,959

Orange, CA $67,756

Anchorage, AK $67,645

Anaheim, CA $67,602

Santa Ana, CA $67,509

Nassau, NY $67,472

Long Beach, CA $67,448

Danbury, CT $67,429

Santa Maria, CA $67,219

Everett, WA $67,207

Bremerton, WA $66,905

Trenton, NJ $66,788

Sacramento, CA $66,763

San Diego, CA $66,732

Brockton, MA $66,708

Tacoma, WA $66,683

Santa Barbara, CA $66,597

Lowell, MA $66,350

New Suffolk, NY $66,325

Nashua, NH $66,251

Lompoc, CA $66,153

Ventura, CA $66,091

Stockton, CA $66,073

New Haven, CT $65,949

Atlantic City, NJ $65,789

Hartford, CT $65,653

Modesto, CA $65,623

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,487

New Britain, CT $65,456

Olympia, WA $65,370

Kennewick, WA $65,370

New London, CT $65,357

Norwich, CT $65,339

Lawrence, MA $65,308

Bakersfield, CA $65,136

Riverside, CA $65,049

New Bedford, MA $65,049

Richland, WA $64,988

Portsmouth, NH $64,938

Vineland, NJ $64,926

San Bernardino, CA $64,877

Boulder, CO $64,704

Worcester, MA $64,655

Portland, OR $64,599

Saint Paul, MN $64,525

Minneapolis, MN $64,525

Philadelphia, PA $64,439

Honolulu, HI $64,112

Springfield, MA $63,896

Providence, RI $63,890

Chicago, IL $63,711

Bellingham, WA $63,637

Baltimore, MD $63,570

Chico, CA $63,415

Wilmington, DE $63,311

Pittsfield, MA $63,249

Manchester, NH $63,132

Spokane, WA $62,861

Denver, CO $62,854

Albany, NY $62,565

Troy, NY $62,540

Schenectady, NY $62,411

Burlington, VT $62,275

Portland, ME $62,059

Salem, OR $62,010

Yakima, WA $61,997

Ann Arbor, MI $61,979

Rochester, MN $61,806

Fresno, CA $61,776

Reno, NV $61,776

Milwaukee, WI $61,720

Detroit, MI $61,658

Allentown, PA $61,640

Carson City, NV $61,634

Houston, TX $61,541

Colorado Springs, CO $61,535

Syracuse, NY $61,504

Eugene, OR $61,387

Bismarck, ND $61,313

Gary, IN $61,313

Galveston, TX $61,313

Springfield, OR $61,264

Medford, OR $61,116

Fort Collins, CO $61,091

Austin, TX $61,042

Mesa, AZ $60,912

Phoenix, AZ $60,900

Dallas, TX $60,882

Reading, PA $60,845

Saint Cloud, MN $60,820

Concord, NH $60,764

Madison, WI $60,740

Utica, NY $60,573

Raleigh, NC $60,524

Las Vegas, NV $60,518

Rochester, NY $60,475

Des Moines, IA $60,468

Atlanta, GA $60,370

Battle Creek, MI $60,351

Salt Lake City, UT $60,333

Lancaster, PA $60,240

Champaign, IL $60,228

Harrisburg, PA $60,154

Durham, NC $60,099

Kansas City, MO $60,092

Kansas City, KS $60,080

Fort Worth, TX $60,074

Boca Raton, FL $60,049

Cleveland, OH $60,043

Columbus, OH $60,031

Pittsburgh, PA $60,025

Richmond, VA $60,000

Indianapolis, IN $59,988

Cincinnati, OH $59,907

Petersburg, VA $59,815

Billings, MT $59,679

Lansing, MI $59,679

Huntsville, AL $59,679

Lebanon, PA $59,673

Dayton, OH $59,667

Pueblo, CO $59,667

Appleton, WI $59,649

Buffalo, NY $59,624

Racine, WI $59,593

Charlotte, NC $59,587

Saint Louis, MO $59,568

Springfield, IL $59,544

Elkhart, IN $59,531

York, PA $59,531

Gastonia, NC $59,525

Benton Harbor, MI $59,525

Beaumont, TX $59,488

Lorain, OH $59,476

Toledo, OH $59,451

Binghamton, NY $59,420

Rock Hill, SC $59,414

Rockford, IL $59,383

Fargo, ND $59,353

Elyria, OH $59,353

Flagstaff, AZ $59,309

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,272

Miami, FL $59,235

Duluth, MN $59,137

Bangor, ME $59,057

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,989

Louisville, KY $58,958

Grand Rapids, MI $58,946

Hialeah, FL $58,940

Casper, WY $58,853

Scranton, PA $58,779

New Orleans, LA $58,761

Virginia Beach, VA $58,755

Akron, OH $58,724

Peoria, IL $58,644

Sarasota, FL $58,631

Green Bay, WI $58,588

Baton Rouge, LA $58,557

Charleston, SC $58,545

Nashville, TN $58,526

Jamestown, NY $58,514

Davenport, IA $58,514

Tucson, AZ $58,483

Cheyenne, WY $58,465

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,446

Tampa, FL $58,434

Omaha, NE $58,422

Port Arthur, TX $58,397

Evansville, IN $58,397

Bradenton, FL $58,372

Santa Fe, NM $58,261

Orlando, FL $58,200

Clearwater, FL $58,132

Canton, OH $58,002

La Crosse, WI $58,002

Grand Forks, ND $57,984

Albuquerque, NM $57,965

Tulsa, OK $57,965

Newport News, VA $57,959

High Point, NC $57,941

Ogden, UT $57,916

Corpus Christi, TX $57,867

Laramie, WY $57,830

Norfolk, VA $57,830

Rock Island, IL $57,793

Saginaw, MI $57,780

Jacksonville, FL $57,774

Salisbury, NC $57,762

Memphis, TN $57,750

Moline, IL $57,719

Fort Myers, FL $57,700

Waterloo, IA $57,620

Spartanburg, SC $57,558

Lincoln, NE $57,528

Fort Wayne, IN $57,515

Birmingham, AL $57,448

Cedar Falls, IA $57,435

Provo, UT $57,429

Springfield, OH $57,423

San Antonio, TX $57,411

Greensboro, NC $57,386

South Bend, IN $57,380

Winston Salem, NC $57,374

Boise, ID $57,355

Savannah, GA $57,312

Muskegon, MI $57,201

Lima, OH $57,127

Lake Charles, LA $57,102

Anderson, IN $57,090

Lexington, KY $57,071

Augusta, GA $57,053

Greenville, SC $57,053

Wichita, KS $56,997

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,997

Columbia, SC $56,942

Bloomington, IN $56,788

Roanoke, VA $56,751

Asheville, NC $56,671

Knoxville, TN $56,566

Shreveport, LA $56,560

Wilmington, NC $56,480

Frankfort, KY $56,362

Oklahoma City, OK $56,319

Chillicothe, OH $56,295

Longview, TX $56,288

Topeka, KS $56,270

Mobile, AL $56,177

Terre Haute, IN $56,153

Erie, PA $56,147

Altoona, PA $56,116

Melbourne, FL $56,097

Amarillo, TX $56,073

Killeen, TX $56,054

Fayetteville, AR $56,005

Sioux Falls, SD $55,962

Chattanooga, TN $55,925

Idaho Falls, ID $55,919

Gainesville, FL $55,789

Portsmouth, OH $55,758

Little Rock, AR $55,746

Lynchburg, VA $55,746

Lafayette, LA $55,721

Youngstown, OH $55,721

Temple, TX $55,697

Daytona Beach, FL $55,684

Clarksville, TN $55,678

Pensacola, FL $55,672

Hopkinsville, KY $55,487

Charleston, WV $55,481

Florence, SC $55,450

Sioux City, IA $55,413

Macon, GA $55,234

Tallahassee, FL $55,228

Fayetteville, NC $55,216

Waco, TX $55,203

Wichita Falls, TX $55,203

Pine Bluff, AR $55,179

Vincennes, IN $55,062

Lubbock, TX $55,037

Great Falls, MT $55,000

Alamogordo, NM $54,994

Abilene, TX $54,944

Rapid City, SD $54,864

Monroe, LA $54,864

Albany, GA $54,827

Huntington, WV $54,821

Jackson, MS $54,815

Greenville, MS $54,809

Parkersburg, WV $54,747

Montgomery, AL $54,735

Johnstown, PA $54,722

Springfield, MO $54,673

Biloxi, MS $54,642

Sumter, SC $54,513

Columbus, GA $54,507

Twin Falls, ID $54,470

Pascagoula, MS $54,390

Kingsport, TN $54,229

Gulfport, MS $54,211

Alexandria, LA $54,007

Fort Smith, AR $53,853

El Paso, TX $53,687

Helena, MT $53,607

Las Cruces, NM $53,409

Harlingen, TX $53,237

Pocatello, ID $53,181

Florence, AL $53,163

Brownsville, TX $53,150

Dothan, AL $53,052

Mcallen, TX $53,021

Columbus, MS $52,565

Altus, OK $52,281

Lawton, OK $52,164

Pierre, SD $51,942

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant 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 Assistant 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	$65,351	6%
Dedication	$64,118	4%
Patient Education	$63,502	3%
Physical Therapy	$62,885	2%
Data Analysis	$62,885	2%
Innovation	$62,885	2%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Athletic Trainer's Salary?

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

Assistant Athletic Trainer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant 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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Assistant Athletic Trainer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant 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

$54,764

Average $61,652/year

$69,034

$4,564

Average $5,138/month

$5,753

$1,053

Average $1,186/week

$1,328

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,034	$5,753	$1,328	$33
Average	$61,652	$5,138	$1,186	$30
25th Percentile	$54,764	$4,564	$1,053	$26

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Salary Trends for Assistant Athletic Trainer

Salaries for an Assistant Athletic Trainer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,294 in 2023 to around $73,198 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Athletic Trainer salary trends, .

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2024

$74,373

2025

$73,198

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