State comparison · 2025
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors in New Jersey earn a median of $59,870. In Washington, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 17.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.8%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
- Median
- $59,870
- p25
- $39,300
- p75
- $80,020
- p10
- $34,620
- p90
- $104,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Washington
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $46,760
- p75
- $67,510
- p10
- $38,960
- p90
- $93,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.