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Trainers and classes

A class with three people in it costs the same instructor as a class with twenty. How you pay them decides which one loses money.

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What was the median hourly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US in May 2025?

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  • Occupational Outlook Handbook: Fitness Trainers and Instructors (jobs in 2025, pay in May 2025) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025

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  • $22.67/hourbls.gov ·2025 · Median hourly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US, May 2025. Employees only, not the self-employed.
  • $47,160/yearbls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US, May 2025.
  • 15%bls.gov ·2025 · Share of fitness trainers' and instructors' jobs held by self-employed workers, 2025.
  • 55%bls.gov ·2025 · Share of fitness trainers' and instructors' jobs in fitness and recreational sports centers, 2025.
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Gym · 14 min

Trainers and classes

A class with three people in it costs the same instructor as a class with twenty. How you pay them decides which one loses money.

MEMBERS
Ticket 01 · The guess

What does a trainer earn?

What was the median hourly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US in May 2025?

$40/hour
$10/hour$50/hour
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  • Occupational Outlook Handbook: Fitness Trainers and Instructors (jobs in 2025, pay in May 2025) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025

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  • $22.67/hourbls.gov ·2025 · Median hourly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US, May 2025. Employees only, not the self-employed.
  • $47,160/yearbls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay of fitness trainers and instructors in the US, May 2025.
  • 15%bls.gov ·2025 · Share of fitness trainers' and instructors' jobs held by self-employed workers, 2025.
  • 55%bls.gov ·2025 · Share of fitness trainers' and instructors' jobs in fitness and recreational sports centers, 2025.
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