How much do Athletic Trainers make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

Percentile spread

For Athletic Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $41,130 and the 90th percentile is $74,760. The difference is $33,630, which is 61.6% 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 $53,650 to the 75th at $63,600, covers $9,950.

The mean annual wage is $56,180, which sits above the median of $54,550. 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $62,520 for Athletic Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,254, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% lower than the South Carolina median of $59,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletic Trainers at $58,254 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Athletic Trainers. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 10th of 12 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).).

• Florence, SC is 50 miles away, with a median of $60,550 and employment of 60. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,779, against $58,254 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $55,980 and employment of 30. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,057, against $58,254 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 86 miles away, with a median of $62,690 and employment of 100. That median is 14.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,093, against $58,254 here.

Employment share

Athletic Trainers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (40 of 146,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.