Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Salary in the US
A exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earns a national median of $47,160 a year (mean $52,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #618 of 825.
How much does a exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn in the US?
A exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in the United States earns a median of $47,160 a year (mean $52,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 322,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-9031), ranked #618 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$47,160
per year
Mean
$52,420
per year
Employment
322,930
US workers
National rank
#618
of 825 by median
What a exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a exercise trainers and group fitness instructors (SOC 39-9031) earns a median annual wage of $47,160 and a mean (average) of $52,420. The median is the midpoint — half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more and half earn less — and is 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors is $47,160, and the mean (average) is $52,420. The median is the midpoint — half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more and half earn less.
- How does exercise trainers and group fitness instructors pay compare to the US average?
- At $47,160, a exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earns 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many exercise trainers and group fitness instructors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 322,930 exercise trainers and group fitness instructors employed nationally (SOC 39-9031), across all industries.
- Where does this exercise trainers and group fitness instructors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-9031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-9031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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