Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary
The median pay for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in the United States is $47,160 a year. About 322,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,800
- 25th percentile
- $35,280
- Median percentile
- $47,160
- 75th percentile
- $61,730
- 90th percentile
- $83,100
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
- Massachusetts $64,620
- Connecticut $61,580
- New Jersey $59,870
- Oregon $58,510
- California $57,990
- Nevada $57,960
- Vermont $57,300
- Washington $50,830
- Wyoming $50,250
- Colorado $49,900
- Idaho $49,780
- New Hampshire $49,360
- Hawaii $48,290
- Arizona $47,980
- Maryland $47,420
- Tennessee $47,380
- Georgia $47,150
- New York $47,090
- Maine $47,060
- Illinois $46,800
- North Carolina $46,450
- Alaska $46,210
- Rhode Island $45,640
- Michigan $45,520
- Kentucky $45,280
- Pennsylvania $45,250
- Utah $44,800
- New Mexico $44,680
- Oklahoma $44,520
- Louisiana $44,410
- Delaware $44,340
- Wisconsin $44,200
- Montana $43,940
- South Carolina $43,630
- Minnesota $43,620
- Arkansas $42,140
- Texas $40,880
- Virginia $40,820
- South Dakota $40,070
- District of Columbia $39,210
- Alabama $39,180
- Florida $38,800
- West Virginia $38,120
- North Dakota $37,760
- Missouri $36,450
- Ohio $36,370
- Iowa $36,160
- Kansas $35,900
- Indiana $34,960
- Nebraska $31,440
- Mississippi $30,540
By metro area
- Bridgeport, CT $73,910
- New Haven, CT $72,800
- Norwich, CT $65,990
- Boston, MA $65,190
- Reno, NV $64,300
- Santa Rosa, CA $62,500
- Barnstable Town, MA $62,400
- Carson City, NV $62,400
- San Jose, CA $62,010
- Atlantic City, NJ $61,440
- Pittsfield, MA $61,410
- San Francisco, CA $61,000
- Hanford, CA $60,690
- Bend, OR $60,670
- Santa Cruz, CA $60,580
- Burlington, VT $60,170
- Amherst Town, MA $60,060
- Salinas, CA $59,910
- Yuba City, CA $59,810
- Worcester, MA $59,800
- Vallejo, CA $59,720
- Portland, OR $59,570
- Santa Maria, CA $59,300
- Napa, CA $58,590
- Corvallis, OR $58,310
- Los Angeles, CA $57,630
- Oxnard, CA $57,230
- San Diego, CA $56,420
- Seattle, WA $56,380
- Waterbury, CT $55,620
- Kahului, HI $55,120
- San Luis Obispo, CA $55,010
- Portland, ME $54,850
- Springfield, MA $54,440
- Kiryas Joel, NY $53,630
- Panama City, FL $53,610
- New York, NY $53,580
- Salem, OR $53,540
- Providence, RI $53,320
- Prescott Valley, AZ $52,820
- Ann Arbor, MI $52,720
- Trenton, NJ $52,690
- Medford, OR $52,400
- Houma, LA $52,350
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $52,130
- Fresno, CA $52,130
- Naples, FL $52,000
- Redding, CA $52,000
- Boulder, CO $51,820
- Las Vegas, NV $51,660
- Sacramento, CA $51,240
- Flint, MI $50,740
- Denver, CO $50,580
- Lewiston, ID $50,550
- Boise City, ID $50,450
- Eugene, OR $50,260
- Grants Pass, OR $50,250
- Bellingham, WA $50,200
- Manchester, NH $50,160
- Nashville, TN $50,050
- Olympia, WA $49,840
- Wenatchee, WA $49,800
- Kennewick, WA $49,780
- Durham, NC $49,410
- Rochester, NY $49,330
- Albany, OR $49,100
- Idaho Falls, ID $49,100
- Bakersfield, CA $48,860
- Hartford, CT $48,860
- Raleigh, NC $48,800
- Twin Falls, ID $48,780
- Madison, WI $48,720
- Greeley, CO $48,660
- Little Rock, AR $48,660
- New Orleans, LA $48,630
- St. George, UT $48,630
- Lexington, KY $48,600
- Bremerton, WA $48,570
- Charlotte, NC $48,540
- Lawton, OK $48,540
- Riverside, CA $48,450
- Fort Collins, CO $48,430
- Racine, WI $48,320
- Phoenix, AZ $48,300
- Urban Honolulu, HI $48,200
- Modesto, CA $48,160
- Longview, WA $48,060
- Stockton, CA $48,050
- Philadelphia, PA $48,040
- Lexington Park, MD $47,990
- Atlanta, GA $47,960
- Buffalo, NY $47,920
- Asheville, NC $47,910
- Kingston, NY $47,840
- Chicago, IL $47,680
- Ithaca, NY $47,670
- Memphis, TN $47,560
- Victoria, TX $47,400
- Charleston, SC $47,280
- Baltimore, MD $47,140
- Colorado Springs, CO $47,120
- Pocatello, ID $46,960
- Tucson, AZ $46,950
- Binghamton, NY $46,910
- Detroit, MI $46,880
- Shreveport, LA $46,880
- Yakima, WA $46,860
- Spokane, WA $46,810
- Chico, CA $46,790
- Bozeman, MT $46,720
- Salisbury, MD $46,720
- Chattanooga, TN $46,630
- Rapid City, SD $46,530
- Wilmington, NC $46,450
- Casper, WY $46,400
- Saginaw, MI $46,300
- Milwaukee, WI $46,190
- Washington, DC $46,190
- Allentown, PA $46,110
- Oklahoma City, OK $46,090