Pay · Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Texas
Fitness trainer salary in Texas: $40,880 a year
What exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn in Texas, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 37th of 51 states and 13% below the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
Texas at a glance
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
Starting pay to top pay in Texas
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
Texas U.S.: $28,800 – $83,100
Texas and the states next to it
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
Take-home pay at the median in Texas
$40,880 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $5,853 of it (14.3%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $2,919 $3,407 before tax
- Every two weeks $1,347 $1,572 before tax
- A week $674 $786 before tax
- A year $35,027 $40,880 before tax
- Take-home $35,027
- Federal income tax $2,726
- Medicare $593
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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Fitness trainer pay in Texas: questions people ask
What is the average fitness trainer salary in Texas?
The median is $40,880 a year: half of the 19,260 exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Texas earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $21,930, the best-paid tenth over $76,340.
What is the starting salary for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Texas?
Most start around $21,930 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is Texas for fitness trainer pay?
37th of 51 states. Massachusetts pays the most, $64,620.
Do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more in Texas or Oklahoma?
Texas: $40,880 against $44,520 in Oklahoma — $3,640 less a year.
How much is a fitness trainer paycheck in Texas?
At the median, about $2,919 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $3,407 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”