Athletic Trainers Salary in the US
A athletic trainers earns a national median of $62,520 a year (mean $66,620) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #394 of 825.
How much does a athletic trainers earn in the US?
A athletic trainers in the United States earns a median of $62,520 a year (mean $66,620), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 30,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-9091), ranked #394 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,520
per year
Mean
$66,620
per year
Employment
30,500
US workers
National rank
#394
of 825 by median
What a athletic trainers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a athletic trainers (SOC 29-9091) earns a median annual wage of $62,520 and a mean (average) of $66,620. The median is the midpoint — half of athletic trainers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a athletic trainers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for athletic trainers is $62,520, and the mean (average) is $66,620. The median is the midpoint — half of athletic trainers earn more and half earn less.
- How does athletic trainers pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,520, a athletic trainers earns 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many athletic trainers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 30,500 athletic trainers employed nationally (SOC 29-9091), across all industries.
- Where does this athletic trainers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-9091. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-9091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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