Highest-paying Cities for Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

The top 100 highest paying cities for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $74,260, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors. It is followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (average annual salary $69,320). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$74,260	$36,650	5,350
2	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$69,320	$42,180	120
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$63,550	$31,970	17,570
4	Port St Lucie, Florida	$62,690	$24,600	440
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$62,470	$36,560	2,110
6	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$62,400	$36,050	120
7	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$62,110	$35,930	190
8	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$61,680	$35,680	300
9	Cumberland, West Virginia	$59,910	$23,330	40
10	Modesto, California	$59,710	$31,440	330
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,350	$34,250	590
12	Ocean City, New Jersey	$59,070	$42,370	40
13	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$58,930	$24,490	3,370
14	Framingham, Massachusetts	$58,580	$38,360	440
15	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$58,100	$31,880	330
16	Fairbanks, Alaska	$58,050	$24,640	60
17	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$58,000	$31,200	120
18	Napa, California	$57,890	$35,110	150
19	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$57,650	$20,830	10,370
20	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$57,550	$28,180	1,360
21	St George, Utah	$56,980	$26,670	190
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,900	$34,680	6,860
23	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,370	$26,940	5,850
24	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$56,190	$34,010	500
25	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$56,160	$31,350	2,050
26	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$56,140	$34,540	80
27	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$55,730	$31,200	300
28	Salinas, California	$55,520	$31,800	340
29	Longview, Washington	$55,120	$31,380	50
30	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$55,050	$19,830	1,000
31	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$54,870	$31,570	580
32	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$54,770	$30,800	3,730
33	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$54,670	$27,920	3,850
34	Boulder, Colorado	$54,190	$32,670	650
35	Corvallis, Oregon	$54,070	$35,290	130
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$53,970	$31,350	360
37	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$53,770	$22,620	90
38	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$53,710	$27,380	110
39	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$53,580	$23,140	2,520
40	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$53,440	$30,460	230
41	Stockton, California	$53,280	$31,290	340
42	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$53,280	$19,900	50
43	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$53,040	$27,040	170
44	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$52,970	$24,650	380
45	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$52,710	$26,620	1,960
46	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$52,070	$29,720	300
47	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$51,640	$31,760	4,180
48	Longview, Texas	$51,490	$21,660	80
49	Salt Lake City, Utah	$51,310	$25,740	1,450
50	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$51,240	$22,270	3,850
51	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$51,140	$31,450	190
52	Carson City, Nevada	$50,850	$33,960	n/a
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$50,440	$32,000	12,220
54	Casper, Wyoming	$50,430	$24,860	110
55	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$50,340	$27,040	200
56	Tacoma, Washington	$50,210	$34,360	860
57	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,020	$32,920	5,210
58	Kingston, New York	$49,820	$29,120	100
59	Waterbury, Connecticut	$49,560	$28,490	90
60	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$49,450	$32,380	280
61	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$49,230	$31,200	740
62	Macon, Georgia	$49,190	$29,980	90
63	Dalton, Georgia	$49,070	$24,960	30
64	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$49,020	$22,270	3,500
65	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$48,830	$24,660	180
66	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,790	$31,630	170
67	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$48,640	$21,590	330
68	Worcester, Massachusetts	$48,630	$31,200	550
69	Medford, Oregon	$48,530	$28,500	140
70	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$48,340	$26,200	130
71	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$48,280	$27,250	10,540
72	Midland, Texas	$48,190	$22,820	180
73	Salisbury, Maryland	$48,100	$25,730	320
74	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$48,090	$28,470	50
75	Racine, Wisconsin	$47,920	$21,420	150
76	Fresno, California	$47,910	$29,330	440
77	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$47,910	$26,210	1,300
78	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$47,890	$32,590	2,470
79	Rome, Georgia	$47,810	$21,240	50
80	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$47,780	$30,430	380
81	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,750	$29,710	3,410
82	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$47,710	$31,520	180
83	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$47,680	$23,350	140
84	Redding, California	$47,640	$29,280	110
85	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$47,610	$21,300	5,350
86	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$47,590	$27,980	80
87	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$47,550	$33,690	200
88	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$47,540	$21,700	2,700
89	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,530	$30,210	2,970
90	Lewiston, Washington	$47,530	$24,480	50
91	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$47,490	$20,900	2,570
92	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$47,470	$30,320	100
93	Anchorage, Alaska	$47,470	$24,270	330
94	Manchester, New Hampshire	$47,380	$29,340	250
95	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,380	$23,630	180
96	Warner Robins, Georgia	$47,260	$17,680	50
97	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,230	$34,830	590
98	Albany, Oregon	$47,220	$28,130	70
99	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,200	$27,040	520
100	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$47,170	$24,750	490

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors.