SOC 39-9031 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Salary in Macon, GA

The average salary for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Macon, Georgia is $50,230 a year ($24.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,170: half of the 70 people in this job in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,420).

$50,230average per year

$24.15 / hourMedian $44,170Take-home ≈ $40,782

  • $27K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $78K90th

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

70people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#3 of 12Georgia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay range in Macon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,490 or more. The middle half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Macon earn between $35,810 and $59,810.

  • $27K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $78K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,230$4,186$24.15
Median$44,170$3,681$21.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,810$2,984$17.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,810$4,984$28.75

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

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay in Macon vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Macon earn about the same as the Georgia average ($50,460) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($52,420). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $47,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Macon$50,230$44,170$27,010$78,49070
Georgia$50,460$47,150$28,330$80,9407,500
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 Macon

On the average salary of $50,230, a single filer in Macon takes home about $40,782 a year, or $3,398 a month and $1,569 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Macon area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $50,230 buys what about $56,739 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Macon ($45,160). A typical home costs $200,228, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary in other Georgia cities

Macon ranks 3rd of 12 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($52,210).

All Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salaries in Georgia

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 Macon: questions

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

$24.15 an hour on average, and $21.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,782 a year ($3,398 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,230.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Macon-Bibb County, GA (31420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.34, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.34).

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