Personal Trainer's

Richo · 12-20-2005, 12:07 PM

i was just wondering how much personal trainers make a year?? if any personal trainer would like to share their payments with me that would be great.

because i want to be a personal trainer / sport trainer when i'm older. but i want to know, whether i'll be making enuff money

Lift · 12-20-2005, 12:35 PM

Well the ones at my gym charge 30GBP/hr...which is hmm around 50USD.

If you go private you can make a LOT of money. If you are qualified to give nutritional advice as well, then its even better... I looked into it a while ago to see if it was worth it as a career, the financial rewards seem good, plus u get to spend ur day in the gym, however i think it lacks security: if your tear a pec/bi/etc then you're out of action.

**A.FreeRadical** · 12-20-2005, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Richo

i was just wondering how much personal trainers make a year?? if any personal trainer would like to share their payments with me that would be great.

because i want to be a personal trainer / sport trainer when i'm older. but i want to know, whether i'll be making enuff money

That depends on how good you are with people. Some trainers in my gym do very well because they always have several clients. (I don't know what that means in annual $$$, but they get $40 per hour for time with their clients. This is in a small town with a low cost of living.) Other trainers get $9 per hour for time worked in the gym (at the desk, helping members, cleaning the showers and lockerrooms) but these folks fail to make the big bucks because the don't or can't develop a clientele. You have to be able to work with all types of people with differing needs. You will have to convince people, old and young, infirmed and fit, that your skills are worth that kind of money.

I am working on my PT certification now. I have not yet worked as a personal trainer in a gym. These are just my observations from watching what goes on in my gym. Hopefully, some of the trainers here will pitch in and give us some of their experiences.

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Eightpak · 12-20-2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by A.FreeRadical

That depends on how good you are with people. Some trainers in my gym do very well because they always have several clients. (I don't know what that means in annual $$$, but they get $40 per hour for time with their clients. This is in a small town with a low cost of living.) Other trainers get $9 per hour for time worked in the gym (at the desk, helping members, cleaning the showers and lockerrooms) but these folks fail to make the big bucks because the don't or can't develop a clientele. You have to be able to work with all types of people with differing needs. You will have to convince people, old and young, infirmed and fit, that your skills are worth that kind of money.

I am working on my PT certification now. I have not yet worked as a personal trainer in a gym. These are just my observations from watching what goes on in my gym. Hopefully, some of the trainers here will pitch in and give us some of their experiences.

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I agree with this^^^. I just started personal training myself. It also depends on how many certifications you have. A gym can chrage a client 50 bucks an hour to get trianed, but the PT will only get a part of that. At my gym, if you have 3 certs, you make an actual $21/hr while training. I guess if you trained constantly for 40hours a week, that would put you at $43,680 per year salary. not too bad for a 21year old.

Thats pretty much starting salary. From there you have many options to move up into managemenet and make a ton more. If you get really good you can make over 100k per year. I recomend getting a BS degree in Kinesiology (exercise physiology) like I am, which will help a ton in your training and also give you something to back up your knowledge. If a client, or any employer for that matter, knows you have a degree, you will almost always make more than someone with out one.

**Sixpack** · 12-20-2005, 03:15 PM

Well at our gym the gym gets 30% cut and I get 70% we charge 45 bucks an hour. Our gym goes by experience and how long you have been training etc. Without my BS degree I don't think I would be making as much . I am certified in ISSA and ACE and don't plan on getting more. It depends on location also up where 8pack is at is where all the high rollers are at hehe . I do it as side job in my summers off from teaching or coaching. I don't think i would like to do it full time though,

Maniak1027 · 12-20-2005, 09:25 PM

I heard from a trainer friend that Crunch Gym is the has the highest pay rate in the city (NYC) and they have different levels that pay differently, but the lowest payrate level is $29.50 an hour when training! I am trying to get my ACE certification now and when I actually have two nickels to rub together I will go for either NASM or NSCA.

Richo · 12-20-2005, 10:50 PM

thanks for all ur replys

pu12en12g · 12-24-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixpack

I don't think i would like to do it full time though,

Agreed

KingOfChaos · 12-24-2005, 04:38 PM

I think it really depends on the number of clients you have.

**Sixpack** · 12-24-2005, 09:51 PM

In my summers off i do have alot of clients I had 15 last summer I was very busy but got tired of it and almost bored with it. If i was training all athletes it would be different, but I train all types. The complaining and lack of motivation by some of these people get to me. No matter how many clients I would have I would still only do it partime.

MCWtrainer · 01-10-2006, 09:52 PM

The nice thing is at my gym we can charge whatever we want. So I get $50 for an hour and $30 for a half hour. The gym gets a cut of $5-10 depending on how long the session is. It's a nice way to make some extra income. I am the only trainer there that is full time. But I do a lot more than just train clients so I am there a good part of the day. I enjoy it though, so I don't mind working full time.

12-20-2005, 12:07 PM	#1
Richo IMPC Contestant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 491 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Personal Trainer's i was just wondering how much personal trainers make a year?? if any personal trainer would like to share their payments with me that would be great. because i want to be a personal trainer / sport trainer when i'm older. but i want to know, whether i'll be making enuff money __________________ Richo's Road to Track & Field Journal Thread http://www.ironmass.com/forums/worko...ack-field.html ----------------------------------------------------- Stats Age - 18 Weight - 50kg 1RM Benchpress - 42.25kg 1RM Barbell Row - 45kg 50m Time - 8secs Standing Long Jump - 2.20m -----------------------------------------------------

12-20-2005, 12:35 PM	#2
Lift I Love IronMass.Com Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 825 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Well the ones at my gym charge 30GBP/hr...which is hmm around 50USD. If you go private you can make a LOT of money. If you are qualified to give nutritional advice as well, then its even better... I looked into it a while ago to see if it was worth it as a career, the financial rewards seem good, plus u get to spend ur day in the gym, however i think it lacks security: if your tear a pec/bi/etc then you're out of action. __________________ MrLiftALot@hotmail.com "King Kong Ain't Got Sh*t On Me..."

12-20-2005, 03:15 PM	#5
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Well at our gym the gym gets 30% cut and I get 70% we charge 45 bucks an hour. Our gym goes by experience and how long you have been training etc. Without my BS degree I don't think I would be making as much . I am certified in ISSA and ACE and don't plan on getting more. It depends on location also up where 8pack is at is where all the high rollers are at hehe . I do it as side job in my summers off from teaching or coaching. I don't think i would like to do it full time though, __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

12-20-2005, 10:50 PM	#7
Richo IMPC Contestant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 491 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	thanks for all ur replys __________________ Richo's Road to Track & Field Journal Thread http://www.ironmass.com/forums/worko...ack-field.html ----------------------------------------------------- Stats Age - 18 Weight - 50kg 1RM Benchpress - 42.25kg 1RM Barbell Row - 45kg 50m Time - 8secs Standing Long Jump - 2.20m -----------------------------------------------------

12-24-2005, 04:38 PM	#9
KingOfChaos Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Temple, TX Posts: 156 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	I think it really depends on the number of clients you have. __________________ Shawn Muder Bodybuilding Enthusiast Fire Controlman, United States Navy Starting Weight: 520 lbs. BF - 62% (3/24/04) Current Weight: 315 lbs. BF - 22% (03/09/08) MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/darkspeaker Livejournal: http://www.livejournal.com/~kingoflaw/ Realms of Evil, My D&D website: http://www.realmsofevil.net/

12-20-2005, 09:25 PM	#6
Maniak1027 Amateur Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 29 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I heard from a trainer friend that Crunch Gym is the has the highest pay rate in the city (NYC) and they have different levels that pay differently, but the lowest payrate level is $29.50 an hour when training! I am trying to get my ACE certification now and when I actually have two nickels to rub together I will go for either NASM or NSCA.

12-24-2005, 09:51 PM	#10
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	In my summers off i do have alot of clients I had 15 last summer I was very busy but got tired of it and almost bored with it. If i was training all athletes it would be different, but I train all types. The complaining and lack of motivation by some of these people get to me. No matter how many clients I would have I would still only do it partime. __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

01-10-2006, 09:52 PM	#11
MCWtrainer Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 104 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	The nice thing is at my gym we can charge whatever we want. So I get $50 for an hour and $30 for a half hour. The gym gets a cut of $5-10 depending on how long the session is. It's a nice way to make some extra income. I am the only trainer there that is full time. But I do a lot more than just train clients so I am there a good part of the day. I enjoy it though, so I don't mind working full time. __________________ Board Rep www.MET-Rx.com

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