Pay by state · 52 states
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor Salary by State (2026)
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors earn the most in Massachusetts at $64,620 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,020 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,160. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $64,620Massachusetts
- National median
- $47,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,020Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
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.
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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, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $64,620, while Massachusetts leads 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?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors at $22,020 a year, $42,600 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $61,102 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $64,620. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.