The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,400, New Jersey is the highest paying state for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $62,110). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $63,400 |
$27,820 | 7,230 |
| 2 | Vermont | $62,110 |
$35,740 | 610 |
| 3 | Guam | $57,180 |
$18,320 | 50 |
| 4 | California | $55,740 |
$31,550 | 35,230 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $50,950 |
$33,610 | 8,600 |
| 6 | New York | $50,370 |
$31,810 | 16,530 |
| 7 | Utah | $49,920 |
$23,400 | 3,480 |
| 8 | Colorado | $49,300 |
$31,370 | 7,390 |
| 9 | Maryland | $49,150 |
$26,790 | 3,300 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $48,910 |
$31,620 | 640 |
| 11 | Oregon | $48,220 |
$31,190 | 3,570 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $48,170 |
$26,210 | 1,110 |
| 13 | Washington | $48,140 |
$31,100 | 8,340 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $47,930 |
$21,810 | 920 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $47,710 |
$28,840 | 1,480 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $47,570 |
$28,050 | 3,360 |
| 17 | Alaska | $47,470 |
$26,200 | 520 |
| 18 | Georgia | $47,170 |
$19,620 | 3,910 |
| 19 | Illinois | $46,800 |
$27,120 | 12,990 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $46,130 |
$24,160 | 7,050 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $45,660 |
$31,110 | 5,300 |
| 22 | Michigan | $45,020 |
$25,980 | 4,870 |
| 23 | Texas | $44,920 |
$20,620 | 20,100 |
| 24 | Arizona | $44,780 |
$29,260 | 4,800 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $43,240 |
$25,220 | 2,130 |
| 26 | Montana | $42,890 |
$26,800 | 1,540 |
| 27 | Delaware | $40,800 |
$24,270 | 870 |
| 28 | Maine | $40,430 |
$31,440 | 630 |
| 29 | Alabama | $38,940 |
$21,720 | 2,730 |
| 30 | Wyoming | $38,790 |
$24,960 | 350 |
| 31 | Florida | $38,680 |
$20,800 | 13,620 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $38,470 |
$22,180 | 8,500 |
| 33 | Virginia | $38,380 |
$23,000 | 8,240 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $38,050 |
$18,830 | 4,090 |
| 35 | Idaho | $38,030 |
$23,620 | 1,750 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $37,960 |
$20,630 | 2,150 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $37,470 |
$23,920 | 960 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $37,110 |
$20,430 | 5,700 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $36,670 |
$17,590 | 1,280 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $35,930 |
$23,120 | 1,050 |
| 41 | Ohio | $35,100 |
$21,470 | 7,440 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $34,810 |
$21,310 | 1,600 |
| 43 | Missouri | $34,140 |
$23,190 | 4,410 |
| 44 | Iowa | $33,930 |
$22,310 | 2,400 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $33,550 |
$18,730 | 3,430 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $33,280 |
$26,090 | 800 |
| 47 | Indiana | $32,460 |
$22,200 | 4,540 |
| 48 | Kansas | $32,460 |
$20,800 | 3,480 |
| 49 | Nevada | $31,980 |
$21,600 | 1,670 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $31,230 |
$18,960 | 2,240 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $30,870 |
$20,800 | 590 |
| 52 | New Mexico | $26,030 |
$23,920 | 1,030 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $22,930 |
$17,900 | 0 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,940 |
$18,220 | 190 |