Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary
SOC 39-9031 · BLS OEWS May 2025
What the range looks like
A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.
- 10th
- $28,800
- 25th
- $35,280
- Median
- $47,160
- 75th
- $61,730
- 90th
- $83,100
Getting in
- Typical education to enter
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.
Where exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn the most
Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | State | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $64,620 | 105.8 | 9,200 | 1.22× |
| 2 | Connecticut | $61,580 | 103.6 | 2,850 | 0.81× |
| 3 | New Jersey | $59,870 | 108.8 | 11,350 | 1.28× |
| 4 | Oregon | $58,510 | 103.4 | 4,800 | 1.17× |
| 5 | California | $57,990 | 110.7 | 43,600 | 1.15× |
| 6 | Nevada | $57,960 | 100.0 | 3,010 | 0.93× |
| 7 | Vermont | $57,300 | 98.0 | 710 | 1.12× |
| 8 | Washington | $50,830 | 107.0 | 9,270 | 1.26× |
| 9 | Wyoming | $50,250 | 92.7 | 560 | 0.96× |
| 10 | Colorado | $49,900 | 103.1 | 10,500 | 1.76× |
| 11 | Idaho | $49,780 | 95.5 | 2,360 | 1.32× |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $49,360 | 104.2 | 1,500 | 1.06× |
| 13 | Hawaii | $48,290 | 110.0 | 990 | 0.76× |
| 14 | Arizona | $47,980 | 100.7 | 7,010 | 1.04× |
| 15 | Maryland | $47,420 | 105.0 | 8,650 | 1.51× |
| 16 | Tennessee | $47,380 | 91.9 | 5,080 | 0.75× |
| 17 | Georgia | $47,150 | 96.3 | 7,500 | 0.74× |
| 18 | New York | $47,090 | 107.9 | 20,140 | 1.00× |
| 19 | Maine | $47,060 | 97.0 | 1,140 | 0.86× |
| 20 | Illinois | $46,800 | 100.0 | 19,830 | 1.57× |
| 21 | North Carolina | $46,450 | 94.3 | 10,670 | 1.04× |
| 22 | Alaska | $46,210 | 102.4 | 800 | 1.18× |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $45,640 | 102.3 | 990 | 0.95× |
| 24 | Michigan | $45,520 | 96.2 | 6,050 | 0.66× |
| 25 | Kentucky | $45,280 | 90.2 | 1,990 | 0.48× |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $45,250 | 97.6 | 11,580 | 0.92× |
| 27 | Utah | $44,800 | 98.9 | 6,830 | 1.89× |
| 28 | New Mexico | $44,680 | 92.2 | 1,030 | 0.57× |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $44,520 | 87.8 | 2,300 | 0.65× |
| 30 | Louisiana | $44,410 | 88.2 | 2,290 | 0.57× |
| 31 | Delaware | $44,340 | 99.8 | 1,210 | 1.21× |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $44,200 | 94.1 | 6,330 | 1.04× |
| 33 | Montana | $43,940 | 94.6 | 1,420 | 1.33× |
| 34 | South Carolina | $43,630 | 93.7 | 5,130 | 1.07× |
| 35 | Minnesota | $43,620 | 98.6 | 7,010 | 1.14× |
| 36 | Arkansas | $42,140 | 86.9 | 1,390 | 0.51× |
| 37 | Texas | $40,880 | 97.1 | 19,260 | 0.66× |
| 38 | Virginia | $40,820 | 101.1 | 12,100 | 1.42× |
| 39 | South Dakota | $40,070 | 88.6 | 950 | 1.00× |
| 40 | District of Columbia | $39,210 | 109.9 | 1,480 | 1.01× |
| 41 | Alabama | $39,180 | 88.8 | 2,680 | 0.61× |
| 42 | Florida | $38,800 | 103.4 | 18,070 | 0.88× |
| 43 | West Virginia | $38,120 | 89.5 | 500 | 0.34× |
| 44 | North Dakota | $37,760 | 89.0 | 680 | 0.76× |
| 45 | Missouri | $36,450 | 90.8 | 5,060 | 0.83× |
| 46 | Ohio | $36,370 | 92.8 | 9,040 | 0.78× |
| 47 | Iowa | $36,160 | 87.8 | 2,510 | 0.77× |
| 48 | Kansas | $35,900 | 90.1 | 4,510 | 1.51× |
| 49 | Indiana | $34,960 | 93.3 | 5,360 | 0.81× |
| 50 | Nebraska | $31,440 | 90.1 | 2,410 | 1.13× |
| 51 | Mississippi | $30,540 | 87.0 | 1,260 | 0.52× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where exercise trainers and group fitness instructors wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Best paying metro areas for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | Metro area | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $73,910 | 106.9 | 1,120 | 1.34× |
| 2 | New Haven, CT | $72,800 | 104.6 | 420 | 0.73× |
| 3 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $65,990 | 100.4 | 110 | 0.44× |
| 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $65,190 | 108.3 | 7,350 | 1.31× |
| 5 | Reno, NV | $64,300 | 101.0 | 700 | 1.22× |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,500 | 107.8 | 780 | 1.84× |
| 7 | Carson City, NV | $62,400 | 98.1 | 50 | 0.75× |
| 8 | Barnstable Town, MA | $62,400 | 98.4 | 230 | 1.17× |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,010 | 110.4 | 2,740 | 1.16× |
| 10 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $61,440 | 98.9 | 270 | 0.76× |
| 11 | Pittsfield, MA | $61,410 | 95.1 | 180 | 1.52× |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $61,000 | 115.6 | 6,820 | 1.38× |
| 13 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $60,690 | 101.6 | 80 | 0.76× |
| 14 | Bend, OR | $60,670 | 103.6 | 460 | 2.05× |
| 15 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,580 | 109.9 | 370 | 1.80× |
| 16 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $60,170 | 100.9 | 330 | 1.34× |
| 17 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $60,060 | 100.2 | 200 | 1.45× |
| 18 | Salinas, CA | $59,910 | 109.0 | 330 | 0.86× |
| 19 | Yuba City, CA | $59,810 | 104.2 | 90 | 0.88× |
| 20 | Worcester, MA | $59,800 | 102.5 | 730 | 1.00× |
| 21 | Vallejo, CA | $59,720 | 108.5 | 370 | 1.23× |
| 22 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $59,570 | 105.4 | 3,160 | 1.26× |
| 23 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $59,300 | 108.8 | 620 | 1.50× |
| 24 | Napa, CA | $58,590 | 112.6 | 220 | 1.36× |
| 25 | Corvallis, OR | $58,310 | 104.0 | 110 | 1.36× |
| 26 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,630 | 113.6 | 16,350 | 1.26× |
| 27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $57,230 | 110.5 | 860 | 1.28× |
| 28 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $56,420 | 111.9 | 4,810 | 1.50× |
| 29 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $56,380 | 111.1 | 5,800 | 1.34× |
| 30 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $55,620 | 99.8 | 220 | 0.67× |
| 31 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,120 | 109.4 | 90 | 0.57× |
| 32 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $55,010 | 108.6 | 370 | 1.46× |
| 33 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $54,850 | 101.9 | 670 | 1.12× |
| 34 | Springfield, MA | $54,440 | 96.1 | 370 | 0.88× |
| 35 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $53,630 | 109.4 | 560 | 0.99× |
| 36 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $53,610 | 97.3 | 100 | 0.51× |
| 37 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $53,580 | 112.6 | 22,970 | 1.17× |
| 38 | Salem, OR | $53,540 | 103.6 | 390 | 1.00× |
| 39 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $53,320 | 101.8 | 1,550 | 1.04× |
| 40 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $52,820 | 98.3 | 100 | 0.65× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where exercise trainers and group fitness instructors wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
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Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.
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