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Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor Salary by State (2026)

Name: Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors earn the most in Massachusetts at $64,620 a year and the least in Mississippi at $30,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,160. The table below covers all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $64,620Massachusetts
National median: $47,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $30,540Mississippi
Areas reporting: 52of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1Massachusetts$64,620
2Connecticut$61,580
3New Jersey$59,870
4Oregon$58,510
5California$57,990

Lowest median pay

1Mississippi$30,540
2Nebraska$31,440
3Indiana$34,960
4Kansas$35,900
5Iowa$36,160

All states

Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	MAMassachusetts	$64,620	$50,760	$96,140	9,200	$61,102
2	CTConnecticut	$61,580	$45,660	$80,790	2,850	$59,434
3	NJNew Jersey	$59,870	$39,300	$80,020	11,350	$55,025
4	OROregon	$58,510	$43,720	$65,500	4,800	$56,607
5	CACalifornia	$57,990	$45,350	$74,160	43,600	$52,375
6	NVNevada	$57,960	$45,190	$70,920	3,010	$57,972
7	VTVermont	$57,300	$43,140	$62,380	710	$58,494
8	WAWashington	$50,830	$46,760	$67,510	9,270	$47,499
9	WYWyoming	$50,250	$35,030	$71,780	560	$54,212
10	COColorado	$49,900	$39,190	$62,670	10,500	$48,422
11	IDIdaho	$49,780	$44,270	$59,210	2,360	$52,129
12	NHNew Hampshire	$49,360	$37,600	$63,720	1,500	$47,386
13	HIHawaii	$48,290	$42,620	$61,080	990	$43,920
14	AZArizona	$47,980	$34,510	$59,110	7,010	$47,657
15	MDMaryland	$47,420	$36,110	$63,510	8,650	$45,180
16	TNTennessee	$47,380	$32,560	$59,190	5,080	$51,573
17	GAGeorgia	$47,150	$35,240	$58,140	7,500	$48,965
18	NYNew York	$47,090	$35,630	$76,360	20,140	$43,634
19	MEMaine	$47,060	$37,300	$67,980	1,140	$48,490
20	ILIllinois	$46,800	$35,190	$61,960	19,830	$46,820
21	NCNorth Carolina	$46,450	$33,210	$60,100	10,670	$49,244
22	AKAlaska	$46,210	$37,020	$57,460	800	$45,145
23	RIRhode Island	$45,640	$36,240	$77,180	990	$44,623
24	MIMichigan	$45,520	$33,130	$55,900	6,050	$47,310
25	KYKentucky	$45,280	$35,090	$55,080	1,990	$50,222
26	PAPennsylvania	$45,250	$33,030	$57,830	11,580	$46,376
27	UTUtah	$44,800	$31,010	$58,250	6,830	$45,315
28	NMNew Mexico	$44,680	$30,210	$50,960	1,030	$48,454
29	OKOklahoma	$44,520	$26,570	$58,430	2,300	$50,681
30	LALouisiana	$44,410	$25,040	$51,190	2,290	$50,347
31	DEDelaware	$44,340	$36,900	$65,330	1,210	$44,425
32	WIWisconsin	$44,200	$31,470	$50,570	6,330	$46,974
33	MTMontana	$43,940	$33,930	$52,150	1,420	$46,426
34	SCSouth Carolina	$43,630	$31,310	$50,980	5,130	$46,539
35	MNMinnesota	$43,620	$32,150	$51,020	7,010	$44,230
36	ARArkansas	$42,140	$29,310	$51,470	1,390	$48,472
37	TXTexas	$40,880	$29,340	$56,930	19,260	$42,120
38	VAVirginia	$40,820	$30,750	$54,410	12,100	$40,374
39	SDSouth Dakota	$40,070	$33,960	$47,490	950	$45,233
40	DCDistrict of Columbia	$39,210	$37,340	$64,640	1,480	$35,678
41	ALAlabama	$39,180	$26,940	$48,620	2,680	$44,110
42	FLFlorida	$38,800	$28,970	$52,630	18,070	$37,519
43	WVWest Virginia	$38,120	$28,150	$45,050	500	$42,594
44	NDNorth Dakota	$37,760	$33,830	$47,060	680	$42,447
45	MOMissouri	$36,450	$29,360	$47,830	5,060	$40,136
46	OHOhio	$36,370	$28,830	$49,220	9,040	$39,203
47	IAIowa	$36,160	$28,350	$44,750	2,510	$41,202
48	KSKansas	$35,900	$29,000	$48,480	4,510	$39,859
49	INIndiana	$34,960	$27,280	$47,430	5,360	$37,459
50	NENebraska	$31,440	$29,310	$44,530	2,410	$34,893
51	MSMississippi	$30,540	$21,960	$47,410	1,260	$35,122
52	PRPuerto Rico	$22,020	$22,010	$22,220	260	N/A

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 trainers and group fitness instructors, the adjustment does not change the leader: Massachusetts is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $61,102.

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 Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays exercise trainers and group fitness instructors the most?

Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors at $64,620 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Connecticut ($61,580) and New Jersey ($59,870).

Which state pays exercise trainers and group fitness instructors the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi reports the lowest median for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors at $30,540 a year, $34,080 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $22,020.

Is the highest-paying state the best for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors after cost of living?

Yes. Massachusetts stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $61,102 in national-average dollars from a raw $64,620. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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