How much do Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors make in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

Percentile spread

For Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $33,340 and the 90th percentile is $56,550. The difference is $23,210, which is 69.6% 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 $33,340 to the 75th at $33,340, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $36,760, which sits above the median of $33,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Watertown-Fort Drum, NY median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $47,160 for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,020, which is 19.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.2% lower than the New York median of $47,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 87.690, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors at $38,020 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY ranks 16th of 16 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).).

• Utica-Rome, NY is 64 miles away, with a median of $35,840 and employment of 170. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,672, against $38,020 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 69 miles away, with a median of $45,200 and employment of 510. That median is 35.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,210, against $38,020 here.
• Rochester, NY is 94 miles away, with a median of $49,330 and employment of 1,160. That median is 48% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,837, against $38,020 here.