Personal Trainer Salary
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Learn More About The Salary of a PT
What You'll Learn
Discover how much a personal trainer actually makes using two examples of a solo personal trainer and a PT who runs a studio.
Why it's Important
The idea that you can get a PT certificate and start making £40 per hour from day one is a false idea advertised to personal trainers by fitness course providers (not all of them). Personal training should be chosen as a career for the love of helping people, not for the idea of making easy money.
Discover how much a personal trainer actually makes using two examples of a solo personal trainer and a PT who runs a studio.
Why it's Important
The idea that you can get a PT certificate and start making £40 per hour from day one is a false idea advertised to personal trainers by fitness course providers (not all of them). Personal training should be chosen as a career for the love of helping people, not for the idea of making easy money.
Let's set the scene: You've become a Personal Trainer, living the dream, turning up to work in comfortable clothes, wearing multi-coloured trainers and finally wearing the coveted t-shirt you had set your sights on throughout your training. The one that says; 'Personal Trainer' on the back!!
More importantly you are asking people for what you now think is a ridiculous, but exciting, amount of money for just 60 minutes work. You probably think this is the most amazing deal on the planet!
All of these ££'s for just 60 minutes of work are going to be adding up at an astonishing rate in the bank account, life is great!
More importantly you are asking people for what you now think is a ridiculous, but exciting, amount of money for just 60 minutes work. You probably think this is the most amazing deal on the planet!
All of these ££'s for just 60 minutes of work are going to be adding up at an astonishing rate in the bank account, life is great!
Employed Personal Trainer Salary
The average salary for personal trainers in the United States is around $18.47 per hour. While this is the industry average, a PT's salary can massively fluctuate depending on who they work for, geographical location and experience.
It's also important to note that some personal trainer employers provide medical and dental coverage.
While $18.47 per hour doesn't seem that high, the majority of personal trainers generally have high levels of job satisfaction. The information for this snapshot was generated by responses to the PayScale salary survey.
It's also important to note that some personal trainer employers provide medical and dental coverage.
While $18.47 per hour doesn't seem that high, the majority of personal trainers generally have high levels of job satisfaction. The information for this snapshot was generated by responses to the PayScale salary survey.
Self Employed Personal Trainer Salary
Your personal trainer salary has the potential to be great, however, at the Institute of Personal Trainers we like to keep it real and we feel it's our duty to break those figures right down for you to learn how much you are actually seeing per hour.
Here's an example:
Here's an example:
Meet Lucy. She's been a personal trainer for just under 18 months and currently rents a space from her local membership gym in town. Here's what Lucy makes:
That makes her gross Income/month for PT £2,000. Not too bad at all.
Lucy's monthly operating costs are as follows;
£1,430/month for 80 hours a week PT also sounds pretty good. But let's not forget about the extra hours Lucy spends on Facebook, designing leaflets, doing free taster sessions and her website content.
Here are the numbers:
- Lucy charges her clients £25/hour (as she feels this is a safe amount to charge given that she has recently qualified).
- She trains clients 20 hours/week, which is 80 hours per month.
That makes her gross Income/month for PT £2,000. Not too bad at all.
Lucy's monthly operating costs are as follows;
- Marketing - Lucy currently spends 8 hours and £40 per week, that's £120 and 32 hours per month on her personal trainer marketing (website, Facebook, free taster sessions and leaflets)
- Gym rent per month is £450
- Total operating costs are £570
- That leaves Lucy with £1,430
£1,430/month for 80 hours a week PT also sounds pretty good. But let's not forget about the extra hours Lucy spends on Facebook, designing leaflets, doing free taster sessions and her website content.
Here are the numbers:
- Lucy works for 80 hours with clients plus 32 hours on business. That's 84 hours/month
- Lucys Profit is £1,430
- Yearly salary = £17,160
- Divided profits by the number of hours (£730 divided by 84)
- Lucy makes £17.02/hour
Those numbers might seem pretty shocking but this is the reality of personal training. Business and marketing expenses, plus the addition of your own time makes personal training an expensive operation.
But don't let those figures put you off. Once you become a proficient marketer and business owner, your hours of work outside of training goes down and your ability to capture new leads and turn them in to clients goes up.
Source: http://vikipedio.org/personal-trainer-salary-and-job-description/
Personal Trainer Salary - Business Owner
When it comes down to how much a personal trainer really gets paid per hour, after excluding operating and marketing costs, the picture looks bleak.
Surely it gets better when you make enough money to own and operate your own studio? Let's take a look:
Surely it gets better when you make enough money to own and operate your own studio? Let's take a look:
Meet Frank. He's been a personal trainer for 8 years and specializes in sports conditioning and rehab. Frank owns his own private personal training gym facility. Here's what he makes:
That makes his gross Income/month for PT £4,800
Well done Frank!
OK, now let's talk about Frank's monthly operating costs;
£3650 sounds awesome, right? But let's take a look at Franks numbers:
Franks Profit of £3,650 Divided by (120 hours per month on PT + 76 hours per month on operations) = £18.60/hour
£18.60 doesn't sound too bad either, does it? But 69 hours per week is 13 hours and 48 minutes, 5 days per week! Poor Frank!
- Frank charges his clients £30/hour.
- He works a 40 hour week.
That makes his gross Income/month for PT £4,800
Well done Frank!
OK, now let's talk about Frank's monthly operating costs;
- Frank spends £200 + 10 hours on Marketing (he outsources more than Lucy)
- Running the gym, equipment maintenance and cleaning costs £400 + 19 hours
- Rent of his gym facility to the building owner is £550
- That leaves Frank with £3,650
£3650 sounds awesome, right? But let's take a look at Franks numbers:
Franks Profit of £3,650 Divided by (120 hours per month on PT + 76 hours per month on operations) = £18.60/hour
£18.60 doesn't sound too bad either, does it? But 69 hours per week is 13 hours and 48 minutes, 5 days per week! Poor Frank!
What's My Ideal Salary?
When deciding on your ideal monthly income it's tempting to shoot for the stars and just say you want to make $20,000 per month. While there's nothing wrong with big goals, it's best to figure out where you are now so that you can create a logical next step in terms of goals.
For example, if you're making $2,000 per month now, $3,000 per month in a years time is more achievable and realistic than $10,000 per month.
To begin, you'll need to outline your anticipated monthly and annual costs. Start by brainstorming monthly expenses. These will likely include:
Next, double it. That's it. An ideal salary for you right now is double you living expenses. This gives you extra money for leisure, investment and growth.
For example, if you're making $2,000 per month now, $3,000 per month in a years time is more achievable and realistic than $10,000 per month.
To begin, you'll need to outline your anticipated monthly and annual costs. Start by brainstorming monthly expenses. These will likely include:
- Living Expenses: Rent, utilities, cable, food, etc.
- Communication: Cellphone, Internet, etc.
- Debt: Student loans, car payments, credit card debt, etc.
- Insurance: Health, life, car, renter’s insurance, etc.
- Fun Money: Travel, eating out, shopping, etc.
Next, double it. That's it. An ideal salary for you right now is double you living expenses. This gives you extra money for leisure, investment and growth.
