Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers

Although aerobics instructors are usually paid by the class, in 2019 they earned a median hourly rate of $15.59, according to PayScale.com. Most earned between between $9.90 and $35.31 per hour. Salary.com reports that fitness instructors had average annual earnings of $40,632 in 2019, with most earning between $29,916 and $56,853 per year. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that fitness workers such as aerobics instructors had median annual earnings of $39,820 in May 2018. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $20,160, and the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $76,090 per year.