Position Salary Guidelines
The data below represents the lower and upper quartile median annual salaries from various settings derived from the NATA 2023 Salary Survey. All job postings should meet or exceed the 25th percentile for the appropriate job setting. Any postings that do not meet this expectation are subject to review. Employers should know that NATA intends to conduct a new survey in last quarter of 2025/first quarter of 2026. Factors like cost of living increases, etc. should be taken into consideration and figures should be adjusted appropriately when reviewing these results and determining salaries. If a setting is not represented in the data below, a large enough result set was not captured by respondents in order for it to be deemed scientifically sound.
Job Setting | 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Amateur/Recreational/Youth Sports | $43,500 | $68,000 |
| Business/Sales/Marketing | $60,000 | $135,000 |
| Clinic - Administration | $70,000 | $113,000 |
| Clinic - Other | $49,000 | $89,750 |
| Clinic - Other Outreach | $49,502 | $80,750 |
| Clinic - Outpatient/Ambulatory/Rehabilitation clinic | $50,024 | $82,000 |
| Clinic - Secondary School Outreach | $45,200 | $69,638 |
| College/University- Campus Health/Recreation | $46,259 | $72,000 |
| College/University - Faculty/Academic/Research | $61,070 | $116,000 |
| College/University - NAIA - Professional Staff/Athletics/Clinic | $42,000 | $65,000 |
| College/University - NAIA - Split Appointment | $40,000 | $69,000 |
| College/University - NCAA Division I - Professional Staff/Athletics/Clinic | $45,056 | $92,000 |
| College/University - NCAA Division I - Split Appointment | $43,000 | $85,218 |
| College/University - NCAA Division II - Professional Staff/Athletics/Clinic | $42,000 | $70,001 |
| College/University - NCAA Division II - Split Appointment | $49,000 | $94,505 |
| College/University - NCAA Division III - Professional Staff/Athletics/Clinic | $42,200 | $76,000 |
| College/University - NCAA Division III - Split Appointment | $39,850 | $67,413 |
| Government | $69,200 | $123,328 |
| Health/Fitness/Sports Performance Enhancement Clinic/Club | $42,000 | $89,000 |
| Hospital - Administration | $72,000 | $133,000 |
| Hospital - Orthopedics | $56,000 | $85,828 |
| Hospital - Other | $55,100 | $117,000 |
| Hospital - Outreach | $50,000 | $81,350 |
| Industrial/Occupational/Corporate - Other | $57,150 | $92,250 |
| Industrial/Occupational/Corporate - Clinic | $57,830 | $87,777 |
| Industrial/Occupational/Corporate - Ergonomics | $54,800 | $85,000 |
| Industrial/Occupational/Corporate - Health/Wellness/Fitness | $60,000 | $85,000 |
| Military | $55,175 | $95,681 |
| Military Academy | $58,000 | $106,498 |
| Professional Performing Arts | $54,408 | $107,250 |
| Professional Sports - Baseball | $49,200 | $98,000 |
| Professional Sports- Basketball | $65,000 | $140,000 |
| Professional Sports - Football | $60,000 | $300,000 |
| Professional Sports - Hockey | $42,500 | $100,000 |
| Professional Sports - Other | $50,000 | $111,000 |
| Professional Sports - Soccer | $46,550 | $76,000 |
| Public Safety- Law Enforcement | $60,000 | $96,276 |
| Secondary School - High School - Academic only | $52,000 | $105,000 |
| Secondary School - High School - Athletic only | $48,000 | $84,000 |
| Secondary School - High School- Both Academic and Athletic | $50,000 | $91,464 |
| Secondary School - Middle School- Athletic only | $49,550 | $78,750 |