SOC 39-9031 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Jacksonville, Florida is $48,680 a year ($23.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,990: half of the 1,610 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,420).

$48,680average per year

$23.41 / hourMedian $45,990Take-home ≈ $41,294

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,610people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#6 of 20Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,150 or more. The middle half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Jacksonville earn between $30,380 and $60,170.

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,680$4,057$23.40
Median$45,990$3,832$22.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,380$2,532$14.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,170$5,014$28.93

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay in Jacksonville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Jacksonville earn 9% more than the Florida average ($44,630) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($52,420). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $47,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jacksonville$48,680$45,990$28,030$79,1501,610
Florida$44,630$38,800$27,450$72,87018,070
United States$52,420$47,160$28,800$83,100322,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $48,680, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $41,294 a year, or $3,441 a month and $1,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Jacksonville a good place for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $48,680 buys what about $48,932 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 6th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($54,690).

All Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Barnstable, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,780).

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary by city

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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors make an hour in Jacksonville?

$23.41 an hour on average, and $22.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level exercise trainers and group fitness instructors salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the exercise trainers and group fitness instructors take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $41,294 a year ($3,441 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,680. Florida has no state income tax.

Do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,420).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 39-9031; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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