SOC 39-9031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $73,910. The 10th percentile is $34,750 and the 90th percentile is $113,840. Employment is 1,120.

Median annual wage

$73,910

10th percentile
$34,750
25th percentile
$50,240
Median
$73,910
75th percentile
$94,830
90th percentile
$113,840
Mean
$74,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $34,750 and the 90th percentile is $113,840. The difference is $79,090, which is 107.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,240 to the 75th at $94,830, covers $44,590.

The mean annual wage is $74,300, which sits above the median of $73,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 56.7% higher than the national median of $47,160 for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,163, which is 46.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20% higher than the Connecticut median of $61,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors at $69,163 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 1st of 35 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $55,620 and employment of 220. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,744, against $69,163 here.
  • New Haven, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $72,800 and employment of 420. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,626, against $69,163 here.
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 40 miles away, with a median of $53,630 and employment of 560. That median is 27.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,012, against $69,163 here.

Employment share

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (1,120 of 404,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (322,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.33 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is $73,910. The 10th percentile is $34,750 and the 90th percentile is $113,840. Employment is 1,120.

How does that compare with the national median for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors?

The local median is 56.7% higher than the national median of $47,160.

What is Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors pay in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $73,910 is $69,163. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT compare with nearby metros for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors?

Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $55,620. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 1st of 35 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.