SALARY · EXERCISE TRAINERS AND GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS · MISSOURI

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary in Missouri

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors in Missouri was $36,450 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$36,450

$18 per hour at the median · That is $10,710 (22.7 percent) below the national median of $47,160 for this occupation.

$41,870Mean annual salary
$20Mean hourly wage
$5,060People employed in this job in Missouri

Salary range

25th: $29,360Median: $36,45075th: $47,830
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$29,360
Median (50th percentile)$36,450
75th percentile$47,830
Mean$41,870

The middle half of workers earned from $29,360 to $47,830 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$30,718 a year
$2,560 a month
Federal tax $2,194 · FICA $2,788 · State tax $750

Caveat: the annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.

Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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