How much do Athletic Trainers make in Huntsville, AL?

Percentile spread

For Athletic Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $69,900. The difference is $26,210, which is 50.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,890 to the 75th at $60,530, covers $16,640.

The mean annual wage is $53,680, which sits above the median of $51,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Huntsville, AL median is 17.5% lower than the national median of $62,520 for Athletic Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,387, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% higher than the Alabama median of $46,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletic Trainers at $55,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Athletic Trainers. Huntsville, AL ranks 9th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 80 miles away, with a median of $57,350 and employment of 50. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,702, against $55,387 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 90 miles away, with a median of $61,830 and employment of 230. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,180, against $55,387 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $46,280 and employment of 400. That median is 10.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,500, against $55,387 here.

Employment share

Athletic Trainers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntsville, AL (90 of 266,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.