Exercise Physiologists salary
The median pay for exercise physiologists in the United States is $59,460 a year. About 8,560 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,760
- 25th percentile
- $49,620
- Median percentile
- $59,460
- 75th percentile
- $67,230
- 90th percentile
- $80,560
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $81,310
- Oregon $71,630
- Minnesota $67,230
- Massachusetts $65,950
- New Jersey $64,680
- Colorado $63,800
- New Hampshire $63,590
- Wisconsin $63,210
- Connecticut $62,510
- California $62,440
- Arizona $62,350
- Maryland $62,220
- Illinois $60,130
- Florida $60,100
- New York $59,940
- Kansas $59,090
- Georgia $58,170
- Delaware $57,940
- Texas $56,780
- Idaho $56,750
- Iowa $56,640
- Michigan $55,080
- Tennessee $53,570
- Missouri $52,570
- Louisiana $52,450
- North Carolina $52,450
- Virginia $52,400
- Ohio $51,660
- South Dakota $51,630
- Kentucky $51,070
- Alabama $50,820
- North Dakota $50,430
- West Virginia $50,270
- Indiana $49,740
- Oklahoma $49,190
- Arkansas $48,850
- Pennsylvania $48,040
- South Carolina $46,550
- Utah $43,850
- Mississippi $43,060
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $84,300
- Portland, OR $74,380
- Denver, CO $72,760
- Minneapolis, MN $68,560
- Phoenix, AZ $66,210
- Madison, WI $66,100
- Raleigh, NC $66,060
- Nashville, TN $64,610
- Boston, MA $64,170
- San Jose, CA $63,960
- Richmond, VA $63,840
- Chicago, IL $63,570
- Washington, DC $63,480
- Miami, FL $62,680
- Hartford, CT $62,670
- Tampa, FL $62,200
- Milwaukee, WI $61,640
- Kansas City, MO $61,600
- Cincinnati, OH $61,510
- Baltimore, MD $61,430
- New York, NY $61,380
- Ogden, UT $61,170
- Atlanta, GA $60,360
- Grand Rapids, MI $58,770
- Dallas, TX $58,580
- Jacksonville, FL $58,520
- Cleveland, OH $58,400
- Allentown, PA $58,260
- Austin, TX $57,640
- Houston, TX $57,590
- San Diego, CA $55,770
- Detroit, MI $55,700
- Wilmington, NC $55,200
- San Antonio, TX $53,480
- Charlotte, NC $53,250
- Colorado Springs, CO $52,950
- Riverside, CA $52,950
- Orlando, FL $51,810
- Columbus, OH $51,230
- Winston, NC $50,230
- Harrisburg, PA $50,140
- Philadelphia, PA $49,260
- Columbia, SC $48,800
- Akron, OH $48,710
- Indianapolis, IN $48,220
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,830
- Pittsburgh, PA $42,240
- Salt Lake City, UT $28,860