Pay by state · 42 states
Exercise Physiologist Salary by State (2026)
Exercise Physiologists earn the most in Washington at $81,310 a year and the least in Mississippi at $43,060 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $59,460. All 42 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $81,310Washington
- National median
- $59,460BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $43,060Mississippi
- States reporting
- 42of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Exercise Physiologist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of exercise physiologists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $81,310 | $76,370 | $85,060 | 160 | $75,981 |
| 2 | OROregon | $71,630 | $63,400 | $75,990 | 80 | $69,301 |
| 3 | MNMinnesota | $67,230 | $62,790 | $77,910 | 250 | $68,170 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $65,950 | $62,410 | $77,500 | 180 | $62,360 |
| 5 | NJNew Jersey | $64,680 | $60,990 | $74,050 | 130 | $59,446 |
| 6 | COColorado | $63,800 | $52,950 | $75,350 | 370 | $61,910 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $63,590 | $56,320 | $74,620 | 50 | $61,047 |
| 8 | WIWisconsin | $63,210 | $60,660 | $72,240 | 340 | $67,177 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $62,510 | $49,850 | $67,520 | 100 | $60,332 |
| 10 | CACalifornia | $62,440 | $54,900 | $81,330 | 640 | $56,395 |
| 11 | AZArizona | $62,350 | $54,990 | $77,630 | 220 | $61,931 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $62,220 | $52,930 | $64,810 | 90 | $59,280 |
| 13 | WYWyoming | $62,070 | $54,660 | $97,800 | N/A | $66,964 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $60,130 | $54,240 | $74,860 | 300 | $60,155 |
| 15 | FLFlorida | $60,100 | $50,880 | $65,520 | 330 | $58,116 |
| 16 | NYNew York | $59,940 | $59,940 | $79,070 | 360 | $55,541 |
| 17 | KSKansas | $59,090 | $50,540 | $64,190 | 60 | $65,606 |
| 18 | GAGeorgia | $58,170 | $51,050 | $66,350 | 210 | $60,409 |
| 19 | DEDelaware | $57,940 | $45,500 | $73,320 | 90 | $58,051 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $56,780 | $46,590 | $62,810 | 520 | $58,502 |
| 21 | IDIdaho | $56,750 | $50,340 | $62,490 | 40 | $59,428 |
| 22 | IAIowa | $56,640 | $48,090 | $64,840 | 50 | $64,538 |
| 23 | NVNevada | $55,240 | $55,230 | $55,260 | N/A | $55,252 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $55,080 | $50,450 | $62,820 | 570 | $57,246 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $53,570 | $47,200 | $64,610 | 140 | $58,311 |
| 26 | MOMissouri | $52,570 | $49,690 | $61,820 | 160 | $57,886 |
| 27 | LALouisiana | $52,450 | $44,770 | $60,270 | 40 | $59,462 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $52,450 | $49,090 | $62,870 | 370 | $55,605 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $52,400 | $45,790 | $67,060 | 240 | $51,828 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $51,660 | $49,160 | $62,090 | 340 | $55,684 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $51,630 | $51,070 | $63,820 | 30 | $58,282 |
| 32 | KYKentucky | $51,070 | $49,040 | $55,540 | 60 | $56,644 |
| 33 | ALAlabama | $50,820 | $45,340 | $61,050 | 70 | $57,215 |
| 34 | NDNorth Dakota | $50,430 | $49,030 | $53,460 | 50 | $56,689 |
| 35 | WVWest Virginia | $50,270 | $49,290 | $62,140 | 60 | $56,169 |
| 36 | INIndiana | $49,740 | $46,090 | $62,060 | 310 | $53,295 |
| 37 | OKOklahoma | $49,190 | $47,560 | $49,880 | 80 | $55,998 |
| 38 | ARArkansas | $48,850 | $45,760 | $60,320 | 40 | $56,190 |
| 39 | PAPennsylvania | $48,040 | $42,240 | $59,030 | 640 | $49,235 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $46,550 | $35,260 | $59,070 | 230 | $49,654 |
| 41 | UTUtah | $43,850 | $28,860 | $64,650 | 220 | $44,354 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $43,060 | $36,750 | $57,690 | 30 | $49,521 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Exercise Physiologists, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $81,310, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $75,981.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Exercise Physiologist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Exercise Physiologists the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Exercise Physiologists at $81,310 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($71,630) and Minnesota ($67,230).
Which state pays Exercise Physiologists the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Exercise Physiologists at $43,060 a year, $38,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Exercise Physiologists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $75,981 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $81,310. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.