The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of athletic trainers in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,660 | 3.60% | 9.04% |
| 2021 | $46,910 | -3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $48,410 | 2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $47,330 | -8.68% | - |
| 2017 | $51,440 | 1.73% | - |
| 2016 | $50,550 | 7.93% | - |
| 2014 | $46,540 | 2.51% | - |
| 2013 | $45,370 | 2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $44,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,660 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for athletic trainers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of athletic trainers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.