Fitness Trainer and Aerobics Instructor Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors amongst Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,620
25th Percentile Wage
$27,190
50th Percentile Wage
$44,920
75th Percentile Wage
$57,420
90th Percentile Wage
$75,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $20,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,920
13.96% 25.22%
2021
$38,650
-2.69% -
2020
$39,690
9.12% -
2019
$36,070
0.44% -
2018
$35,910
1.78% -
2017
$35,270
-19.42% -
2016
$42,120
1.14% -
2015
$41,640
2.16% -
2014
$40,740
13.43% -
2013
$35,270
4.76% -
2012
$33,590
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in state of Texas ranges from $27,400 to $51,490. The highest paying area for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in Texas is Longview with a median annual salary of $51,490. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Midland (mean annual salary $48,190). The lowest paying area is Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $27,400.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Longview
$51,490
Midland
$48,190
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$47,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$47,540
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$45,950
Laredo
$45,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$45,480
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$45,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$44,060
Tyler
$42,890
Brownsville-Harlingen
$41,790
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,600
Odessa
$41,560
Lubbock
$39,030
Amarillo
$37,990
El Paso
$37,340
Sherman-Denison
$37,280
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$37,250
Corpus Christi
$36,320
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,040
Texarkana-Texarkana
$36,040
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$35,520
Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,170
Waco
$35,080
Victoria
$34,180
Abilene
$33,960
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,850
San Angelo
$33,440
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$32,560
College Station-Bryan
$32,160
Wichita Falls
$30,960
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,910
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,400