"What is the Average Personal Trainer Salary?"

Finally...The Facts on the Average Personal Trainer Salary

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What Can I Earn?

Average Personal Trainer Salary is heavily dependent on a number of factors. Earlier in Chapter #1, we talked a little bit about hourly pay for Personal Trainers. Here we will review current pay structures and show you how to find Personal Trainer Salary information for your area of the country.

Personal Trainer Pay Structures

Wages will vary depending upon the type of organization that you work for. This is what accounts for the wide range of income that you will see below.

Many health clubs offer a low hourly wage with increased commissions for your Personal Trainer hours.

A private studio or franchise, on the other hand, is more apt to provide a yearly salary with the opportunity to achieve bonuses.

The most lucrative option is in running an independent organization where you are able to choose your own pay structure.

Straight from the Personal Trainers' Mouths

If you are still wondering about the potential and want to know a little bit more about the average Personal Trainer salary, we have collected a few tidbits from those currently "in the trenches". Here's what they have to say:

When I first began Personal Training as a part-time trainer, I could have made more money bagging groceries at my local supermarket, even though I had my degree in Physical Education. However, because I was fortunate to have a couple people with incredible experience to follow, it wasn't long (about 6 months) before I was feeling comfortable and happy financially.

That was almost 6 years ago. My Personal Training business has grown substantially since then and continues to do so. P.S. - This site is a wonderful idea Boh! I think it will be a tremendously helpful resource for a whole new generation of Personal Trainers. Kudos!

DM, Westboro, MA

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Personal Training Jobs - An introduction to the health club setting and what you will need to know to create a successful business in that environment.

Personal Trainer Jobs - The other side of the coin and your other major option in the fitness business; a closer look at the ins and outs of the personal training studio.

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Thank you for visiting My-Personal-Trainer-School.com. As a health professional for much of the last decade, I understand the ups and downs of the fitness industry and the successes and frustrations that many of you have.

It's been a wonderful ride and if I could do it all over again, I would -- but with one definite change. I would have started my personal training website much earlier on in my career.

Having a presence on the web has opened my eyes to forms of monetization that I never would have realized, opportunites for joint ventures with health and business professionals around the world, and taken my overall fitness business to new levels of success.