Some exercise trainers and instructors are paid a salary. Others are paid by the hour, session, or number of participants.
Wages for exercise trainers and instructors vary widely by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary based on the trainer's or instructor's education and certification.
Trainers and instructors who work full time may receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Those who work part time are unlikely to receive these benefits.
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors (SOC 39-9031)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $17.35 | $23.07 | $30.54 |
| Yearly | $36,081 | $47,985 | $63,529 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $16.74 | $21.13 | $23.15 |
| Yearly | $34,835 | $43,954 | $48,166 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $16.41 | $20.08 | $28.78 |
| Yearly | $34,124 | $41,756 | $59,861 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.54 | $23.58 | $31.10 |
| Yearly | $36,482 | $49,052 | $64,680 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $15.38 | $19.05 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $31,990 | $39,619 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.32 | $23.15 | $30.09 |
| Yearly | $36,026 | $48,162 | $62,594 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.77 | $23.98 | $32.07 |
| Yearly | $36,954 | $49,892 | $66,702 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $16.66 | $18.37 | $23.03 |
| Yearly | $34,646 | $38,218 | $47,896 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $17.04 | $21.29 | $28.55 |
| Yearly | $35,449 | $44,283 | $59,372 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.21 | $25.31 | $38.84 |
| Yearly | $37,886 | $52,632 | $80,789 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $19.06 | $23.35 | $30.98 |
| Yearly | $39,638 | $48,561 | $64,421 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.85 | $17.59 | $23.39 |
| Yearly | $32,965 | $36,591 | $48,654 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.41 | $21.07 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $34,123 | $43,827 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $16.50 | $21.10 | $25.63 |
| Yearly | $34,309 | $43,898 | $53,317 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.76 | $20.92 | $28.81 |
| Yearly | $32,774 | $43,516 | $59,927 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $17.17 | $20.80 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $35,716 | $43,279 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $15.85 | $17.68 | $23.43 |
| Yearly | $32,965 | $36,767 | $48,735 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $15.38 | $16.60 | $19.85 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $34,530 | $41,292 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.39 | $17.78 | $21.54 |
| Yearly | $32,004 | $36,975 | $44,809 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.84 | $20.99 | $24.35 |
| Yearly | $32,953 | $43,664 | $50,650 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.38 | $19.35 | $20.98 |
| Yearly | $31,990 | $40,253 | $43,630 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $18.04 | $25.03 | $30.28 |
| Yearly | $37,512 | $52,059 | $62,988 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.96 | $22.67 | $29.68 |
| Yearly | $35,280 | $47,160 | $61,730 | |