Fitness Trainer Salary

Average Yearly Salary

Updated May 19, 2020

$40,000

$28,000

Min 10%

$40,000

Median 50%

$56,000

Max 90%

Best Paying Company

Crunch

Highest Paying City

San Jose, CA

Highest Paying State

Rhode Island

Average Experience Level

2.5 years

How much does a fitness trainer make?

Fitness Trainers in America make an average salary of $40,544 per year or $19.49 per hour. The top 10 percent make over $56,000 per year, while the bottom 10 percent make under $28,000 per year. Professional companies and Health Care companies tend to have the highest concentration of employment in this field. Rhode Island, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts have the highest paying Fitness Trainer jobs. The typical tenure for a Fitness Trainer is 2.5 years.

Annual Salaries For Related Jobs

Personal Trainer

$37,953

Fitness Coach

$39,379

Certified Personal Trainer

$35,690

Fitness Instructor

$38,923

Fitness Specialist

$31,600

Average Fitness Trainer Salary By Location

Fitness Trainers in the US makes an average salary of $40,544 per year or $19.49 per hour. The top city when it comes to Fitness Trainer salaries is San Jose, CA at $58,832 per year. Even an entry-level Fitness Trainer makes $34,000 per year in San Jose, CA. Rhode Island, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts are the top 5 highest earning states for Fitness Trainers. On the other hand, Tennessee, Arkansas, Nebraska, Mississippi, and Colorado report the lowest wages for Fitness Trainers.

City

Average Salary

San Jose, CA

$58,832

$59k

Middletown, NJ

$56,000

$56k

Danvers, MA

$55,049

$55k

Derry, NH

$54,262

$54k

New York, NY

$53,368

$53k

Wilmington, DE

$52,001

$52k

Allentown, PA

$51,851

$52k

Washington, DC

$49,122

$49k

Detroit, MI

$47,640

$48k

Ashburn, VA

$47,622

$48k

Map of Fitness Trainer Salaries

The darker areas on the map show where Fitness Trainers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary:

Average Fitness Trainer Salary By Company

Fitness Trainers can expect good job security. Some industries pay higher than others. Most Fitness Trainer jobs are in Professional companies and Professional companies. Crunch and Bally Total Fitness are the highest paying companies. Also, companies like Anytime Fitness and Planet Fitness pay their Fitness Trainers very well.

Company

Average Salary

Crunch

$60,326

$60k

Bally Total Fitness

$60,321

$60k

Anytime Fitness

$60,128

$60k

Planet Fitness

$45,094

$45k

US Physical Therapy

$41,992

$42k

Sunrise Senior Living Management

$41,751

$42k

Health Quest

$41,592

$42k

Premise Health

$40,269

$40k

Jewish Community Ctr

$39,752

$40k

Island Tennis LP

$36,825

$37k

Average Fitness Trainer Pay By Industry

Wages for Fitness Trainers can differ based on the industry they work in. By looking at our data, we can see that Hospitality companies, Retail companies, and Health Care companies pay their Fitness Trainers well. Salaries for Fitness Trainers in Hospitality companies average $43,518 annually, while Retail companies and Health Care companies pay $37,998 and $37,030, respectively. The types of companies that pay Fitness Trainers the least are in the Non Profits industry, where the average annual salary is $30,503.

Industry

Average Salary

Hospitality

$43,518

$44k

Retail

$37,998

$38k

Health Care

$37,030

$37k

Education

$31,894

$32k

Non Profits

$30,503

$31k