How much does a Personal Coach make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Personal Coach in the United States is $65,553 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.
However, a Personal Coach's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,174
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,973 to $75,300
Key Factors That Influence Personal Coach Salaries
A Personal Coach's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Personal Coach Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Personal Coach's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Personal Coach Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Personal Coaches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $82,681
San Francisco: $81,776
Oakland: $80,053
San Jose, CA$82,681
San Francisco, CA$81,776
Oakland, CA$80,053
New York, NY$75,477
Paramus, NJ$74,559
Queens Village, NY$74,556
Passaic, NJ$74,493
Bergenfield, NJ$74,487
Stamford, CT$74,343
Huntington, NY$74,316
Newark, NJ$73,832
Bridgeport, CT$73,694
Vallejo, CA$73,563
New Brunswick, NJ$73,537
Petaluma, CA$73,498
Middlesex, NJ$73,373
Somerset, NJ$73,327
Santa Cruz, CA$73,242
Boston, MA$72,842
Monterey, CA$72,612
Seattle, WA$72,462
Santa Rosa, CA$72,449
Los Angeles, CA$72,429
Juneau, AK$72,259
Washington, DC$72,187
Orange, CA$71,953
Santa Ana, CA$71,780
Long Beach, CA$71,715
Anaheim, CA$71,701
Anchorage, AK$71,669
Santa Maria, CA$71,472
Everett, WA$71,459
Danbury, CT$71,228
Bremerton, WA$71,138
Tacoma, WA$70,902
New Suffolk, NY$70,900
Sacramento, CA$70,882
Santa Barbara, CA$70,810
Trenton, NJ$70,738
San Diego, CA$70,738
Brockton, MA$70,666
Fairbanks, AK$70,505
Lompoc, CA$70,338
Lowell, MA$70,285
Ventura, CA$70,272
Nashua, NH$70,259
Stockton, CA$70,253
Modesto, CA$69,774
Poughkeepsie, NY$69,630
Olympia, WA$69,505
Kennewick, WA$69,505
New Haven, CT$69,479
Lawrence, MA$69,243
Hartford, CT$69,178
Riverside, CA$69,165
New Bedford, MA$69,099
Richland, WA$69,099
Bakersfield, CA$69,007
San Bernardino, CA$68,981
New Britain, CT$68,974
Atlantic City, NJ$68,974
New London, CT$68,948
Norwich, CT$68,929
Portsmouth, NH$68,915
Boulder, CO$68,776
Portland, OR$68,686
Worcester, MA$68,679
Minneapolis, MN$68,476
Philadelphia, PA$68,384
Honolulu, HI$68,168
Saint Paul, MN$68,137
Vineland, NJ$68,122
Providence, RI$67,932
Chicago, IL$67,742
Bellingham, WA$67,663
Springfield, MA$67,611
Baltimore, MD$67,591
Chico, CA$67,427
Pittsfield, MA$67,250
Manchester, NH$67,126
Spokane, WA$66,837
Denver, CO$66,831
Albany, NY$66,523
Troy, NY$66,497
Nassau, NY$66,426
Schenectady, NY$66,359
Wilmington, DE$66,306
Burlington, VT$66,215
Salem, OR$66,188
Portland, ME$65,985
Yakima, WA$65,920
Rochester, MN$65,716
Reno, NV$65,684
Fresno, CA$65,684
Milwaukee, WI$65,625
Detroit, MI$65,559
Ann Arbor, MI$65,548
Allentown, PA$65,539
Colorado Springs, CO$65,428
Syracuse, NY$65,395
Carson City, NV$65,395
Houston, TX$65,304
Eugene, OR$65,271
Gary, IN$65,192
Springfield, OR$65,140
Bismarck, ND$65,127
Galveston, TX$65,081
Medford, OR$64,982
Fort Collins, CO$64,956
Concord, NH$64,923
Austin, TX$64,904
Mesa, AZ$64,766
Reading, PA$64,759
Phoenix, AZ$64,753
Dallas, TX$64,733
Saint Cloud, MN$64,670
Madison, WI$64,582
Utica, NY$64,405
Rochester, NY$64,301
Des Moines, IA$64,294
Raleigh, NC$64,287
Atlanta, GA$64,189
Battle Creek, MI$64,169
Salt Lake City, UT$64,150
Lancaster, PA$64,051
Harrisburg, PA$63,960
Kansas City, MO$63,894
Champaign, IL$63,881
Kansas City, KS$63,881
Fort Worth, TX$63,874
Columbus, OH$63,863
Boca Raton, FL$63,848
Pittsburgh, PA$63,822
Richmond, VA$63,796
Indianapolis, IN$63,783
Cleveland, OH$63,776
Las Vegas, NV$63,697
Cincinnati, OH$63,697
Petersburg, VA$63,599
Huntsville, AL$63,501
Lansing, MI$63,457
Lebanon, PA$63,448
Pueblo, CO$63,442
Appleton, WI$63,422
Buffalo, NY$63,396
Dayton, OH$63,376
Racine, WI$63,363
Charlotte, NC$63,357
Saint Louis, MO$63,337
York, PA$63,298
Elkhart, IN$63,298
Gastonia, NC$63,285
Billings, MT$63,269
Beaumont, TX$63,252
Lorain, OH$63,239
Benton Harbor, MI$63,225
Toledo, OH$63,212
Binghamton, NY$63,180
Rock Hill, SC$63,173
Rockford, IL$63,140
Springfield, IL$63,114
Elyria, OH$63,107
Fargo, ND$63,107
Flagstaff, AZ$63,062
Fort Lauderdale, FL$63,022
Duluth, MN$62,983
Miami, FL$62,983
Cheyenne, WY$62,937
Grand Forks, ND$62,937
Bangor, ME$62,793
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,721
Durham, NC$62,693
Louisville, KY$62,688
Grand Rapids, MI$62,675
Hialeah, FL$62,668
Casper, WY$62,577
Scranton, PA$62,498
New Orleans, LA$62,478
Virginia Beach, VA$62,472
Akron, OH$62,439
Peoria, IL$62,354
Sarasota, FL$62,341
Nashville, TN$62,295
Omaha, NE$62,295
Green Bay, WI$62,295
Baton Rouge, LA$62,262
Charleston, SC$62,249
Jamestown, NY$62,216
Davenport, IA$62,216
Tucson, AZ$62,183
Saint Petersburg, FL$62,144
Tampa, FL$62,131
Evansville, IN$62,091
Port Arthur, TX$62,091
Bradenton, FL$62,065
Santa Fe, NM$61,947
Orlando, FL$61,829
Clearwater, FL$61,810
Canton, OH$61,672
La Crosse, WI$61,672
Albuquerque, NM$61,633
Newport News, VA$61,626
High Point, NC$61,606
Ogden, UT$61,580
Corpus Christi, TX$61,528
Norfolk, VA$61,488
Laramie, WY$61,488
Rock Island, IL$61,449
Saginaw, MI$61,436
Jacksonville, FL$61,429
Salisbury, NC$61,416
Boise, ID$61,403
Moline, IL$61,370
Fort Myers, FL$61,351
Memphis, TN$61,338
Tulsa, OK$61,305
Waterloo, IA$61,265
Spartanburg, SC$61,200
Lincoln, NE$61,167
Fort Wayne, IN$61,154
Provo, UT$61,147
Cedar Falls, IA$61,069
San Antonio, TX$61,043
Greensboro, NC$61,016
South Bend, IN$61,010
Savannah, GA$60,938
Muskegon, MI$60,911
Birmingham, AL$60,905
Winston Salem, NC$60,873
Lake Charles, LA$60,715
Anderson, IN$60,702
Lexington, KY$60,682
Augusta, GA$60,662
Greenville, SC$60,662
Lima, OH$60,610
Wichita, KS$60,603
Tuscaloosa, AL$60,603
Columbia, SC$60,544
Springfield, OH$60,531
Asheville, NC$60,426
Bloomington, IN$60,380
Knoxville, TN$60,145
Shreveport, LA$60,138
Wilmington, NC$60,053
Roanoke, VA$60,053
Topeka, KS$59,935
Frankfort, KY$59,928
Oklahoma City, OK$59,882
Chillicothe, OH$59,856
Longview, TX$59,850
Melbourne, FL$59,843
Sioux Falls, SD$59,738
Mobile, AL$59,732
Terre Haute, IN$59,705
Altoona, PA$59,666
Amarillo, TX$59,620
Killeen, TX$59,600
Fayetteville, AR$59,548
Chattanooga, TN$59,528
Sioux City, IA$59,469
Idaho Falls, ID$59,456
Lynchburg, VA$59,404
Gainesville, FL$59,319
Portsmouth, OH$59,286
Little Rock, AR$59,273
Lafayette, LA$59,246
Youngstown, OH$59,246
Daytona Beach, FL$59,207
Clarksville, TN$59,201
Pensacola, FL$59,194
Temple, TX$59,189
Hopkinsville, KY$58,997
Erie, PA$58,984
Florence, SC$58,958
Charleston, WV$58,853
Great Falls, MT$58,820
Macon, GA$58,729
Tallahassee, FL$58,722
Fayetteville, NC$58,709
Waco, TX$58,696
Helena, MT$58,650
Pine Bluff, AR$58,625
Vincennes, IN$58,545
Lubbock, TX$58,519
Alamogordo, NM$58,479
Twin Falls, ID$58,420
Rapid City, SD$58,401
Jackson, MS$58,283
Huntington, WV$58,278
Greenville, MS$58,276
Parkersburg, WV$58,209
Montgomery, AL$58,198
Wichita Falls, TX$58,132
Springfield, MO$58,132
Biloxi, MS$58,099
Monroe, LA$58,034
Johnstown, PA$57,988
Sumter, SC$57,962
Columbus, GA$57,955
Pascagoula, MS$57,831
Abilene, TX$57,831
Kingsport, TN$57,660
Albany, GA$57,660
Gulfport, MS$57,640
Alexandria, LA$57,424
Fort Smith, AR$57,260
El Paso, TX$57,083
Las Cruces, NM$56,788
Harlingen, TX$56,622
Pocatello, ID$56,611
Florence, AL$56,526
Brownsville, TX$56,513
Mcallen, TX$56,375
Dothan, AL$56,283
Columbus, MS$55,894
Altus, OK$55,589
Lawton, OK$55,464
Pierre, SD$55,228
What Skills Can Increase a Personal Coach's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 1.49% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.
Food Handling (Mentioned in 0.87% Job Postings): Food Handling means one or more operations of food production, manufacture, offering or displaying for sale, storage, preserving, wrapping, transportation, delivery, importation, exportation, or the licensing or approval for any of such activities.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Personal Coach's salary.
Delegation: Can increase your salary by up to 60%.
Event Marketing: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Personal Coach Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Personal Coach roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Personal Coach positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Personal Coach as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Personal Coach
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$78,663
$38.0
20%
Biotechnology
$75,385
$36.0
15%
Pharmaceuticals
$74,730
$36.0
14%
Energy & Utilities
$73,419
$35.0
12%
Internet
$72,108
$35.0
10%
How Education impacts a Personal Coach's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Personal Coaches enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Personal Coach with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$60,329
and $64,664).
Personal Coach Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Personal Coach's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Personal Coach can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $42,673 in 2023
to around $42,658 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Personal Coach salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Personal Coach
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Personal Coach
Here are companies hiring for Personal Coach and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Personal Coach
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Personal Coach?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Personal Coach roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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