Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$72,040avg. a year
$34.63 an hour · 6,820 employed
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $72,040 a year. That is $9,150 (15%) more than the California average of $62,890. The U.S. average is $52,420.
$61,000Median pay
$34.63Average hourly
+15%vs. California average
6,820Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
1370 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$71,430
$34.34 an hour
22,740 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$70,600
$33.94 an hour
3780 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$66,260
$31.86 an hour
480 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$62,750
$30.17 an hour
516,350 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$62,360
$29.98 an hour
6330 jobs
Salinas, CA
$62,340
$29.97 an hour
7620 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$62,190
$29.90 an hour
8370 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$61,610
$29.62 an hour
9220 jobs
Napa, CA
$60,190
$28.94 an hour
10860 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$59,770
$28.74 an hour
114,810 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$59,590
$28.65 an hour
1290 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$58,710
$28.23 an hour
132,550 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$58,240
$28.00 an hour
14270 jobs
Modesto, CA
$56,620
$27.22 an hour
15370 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$56,320
$27.08 an hour
16530 jobs
Fresno, CA
$55,890
$26.87 an hour
172,700 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$55,620
$26.74 an hour
18200 jobs
Redding, CA
$54,570
$26.24 an hour
19360 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$54,430
$26.17 an hour
20400 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$53,900
$25.91 an hour
21220 jobs
Chico, CA
$52,400
$25.19 an hour
22140 jobs
Visalia, CA
$50,840
$24.44 an hour
2370 jobs
Merced, CA
$48,480
$23.31 an hour
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How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $72,040 a year, and the median is $61,000. About 6,820 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $9,150 (15%) more than the California average of $62,890.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.38 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 39-9031. Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.