What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Trainer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Trainer's salary?

An Assistant Trainer's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,993 for beginners, reaching about $58,690 at mid-level, and approach $61,798 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Trainer?

Assistant Trainer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Trainer roles are District of Columbia $64,982, California $64,736, Massachusetts $63,873. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Trainer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Trainer level roles vary by specialization: Trainer: $69,022; Personal Trainer: $67,359; Assistant Athletic Trainer: $61,650; Athletic Trainer: $59,750; Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: $59,586.

How do different companies affect an Assistant Trainer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assistant Trainer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Assistant Trainer Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Trainer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Trainer in the United States is $58,691 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Assistant Trainer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,147
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,129 to $65,734
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,155

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Assistant Trainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,734	$5,478	$1,264	$32
Average	$58,691	$4,891	$1,129	$28
25th Percentile	$52,129	$4,344	$1,002	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Trainer Salaries

An Assistant Trainer'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 Assistant Trainer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Trainer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,993
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,191
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,690
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,591
Expert (over 8 years): $61,798

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assistant Trainer	$55,993
Intermediate Level Assistant Trainer	$56,191
Senior Level Assistant Trainer	$58,690
Specialist Level Assistant Trainer	$61,591
Expert Level Assistant Trainer	$61,798

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How Do Assistant Trainer 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 Assistant Trainers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,982.
California: $64,736.
Massachusetts: $63,873.

District of Columbia $64,982 California $64,736 Massachusetts $63,873 Washington $63,638 New Jersey $63,615 Alaska $63,532 Connecticut $62,723 New York $62,394

Hawaii $61,343 Rhode Island $60,850 Maryland $60,516 Minnesota $60,058 Colorado $59,882 Illinois $59,823 Oregon $59,600 Delaware $59,436

New Hampshire $59,333 Virginia $59,101 Pennsylvania $58,426 Nevada $58,086 North Dakota $57,974 Michigan $57,798 Wisconsin $57,734 Vermont $57,605

Texas $57,247 Maine $57,223 Arizona $57,188 Ohio $57,147 Georgia $56,607 Indiana $56,337 Wyoming $56,284 Utah $56,202

Iowa $56,167 Kansas $55,885 Louisiana $55,803 North Carolina $55,774 Missouri $55,762 Florida $55,533 Montana $55,410 Nebraska $55,292

Kentucky $55,228 South Carolina $54,993 Tennessee $54,846 Idaho $54,788 New Mexico $54,359 Oklahoma $54,265 Alabama $53,919 South Dakota $53,338

Arkansas $53,021 West Virginia $52,851 Mississippi $52,340

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Trainers

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: $74,026
San Francisco: $73,299
Oakland: $71,673

San Jose, CA $74,026

San Francisco, CA $73,299

Oakland, CA $71,673

New York, NY $68,016

Queens Village, NY $67,576

Paramus, NJ $67,107

Passaic, NJ $67,048

Bergenfield, NJ $66,989

Stamford, CT $66,901

Huntington, NY $66,843

Newark, NJ $66,461

Bridgeport, CT $66,344

New Brunswick, NJ $66,150

Vallejo, CA $66,027

Middlesex, NJ $65,992

Somerset, NJ $65,939

Petaluma, CA $65,804

Santa Cruz, CA $65,575

Boston, MA $65,458

Monterey, CA $65,164

Fairbanks, AK $65,123

Los Angeles, CA $65,011

Washington, DC $64,982

Seattle, WA $64,876

Santa Rosa, CA $64,865

Juneau, AK $64,695

Orange, CA $64,501

Anchorage, AK $64,395

Anaheim, CA $64,354

Santa Ana, CA $64,266

Nassau, NY $64,231

Long Beach, CA $64,207

Danbury, CT $64,190

Santa Maria, CA $63,990

Everett, WA $63,979

Bremerton, WA $63,691

Trenton, NJ $63,579

Sacramento, CA $63,556

San Diego, CA $63,527

Brockton, MA $63,503

Tacoma, WA $63,480

Santa Barbara, CA $63,397

Lowell, MA $63,163

New Suffolk, NY $63,139

Nashua, NH $63,069

Lompoc, CA $62,975

Ventura, CA $62,916

Stockton, CA $62,899

New Haven, CT $62,781

Atlantic City, NJ $62,629

Hartford, CT $62,500

Modesto, CA $62,470

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,341

New Britain, CT $62,312

Olympia, WA $62,230

Kennewick, WA $62,230

New London, CT $62,218

Norwich, CT $62,200

Lawrence, MA $62,171

Bakersfield, CA $62,007

Riverside, CA $61,924

New Bedford, MA $61,924

Richland, WA $61,866

Portsmouth, NH $61,819

Vineland, NJ $61,807

San Bernardino, CA $61,760

Boulder, CO $61,596

Worcester, MA $61,549

Portland, OR $61,496

Saint Paul, MN $61,425

Minneapolis, MN $61,425

Philadelphia, PA $61,343

Honolulu, HI $61,032

Springfield, MA $60,827

Providence, RI $60,821

Chicago, IL $60,651

Bellingham, WA $60,580

Baltimore, MD $60,516

Chico, CA $60,369

Wilmington, DE $60,269

Pittsfield, MA $60,211

Manchester, NH $60,099

Spokane, WA $59,841

Denver, CO $59,835

Albany, NY $59,559

Troy, NY $59,536

Schenectady, NY $59,412

Burlington, VT $59,283

Portland, ME $59,078

Salem, OR $59,031

Yakima, WA $59,019

Ann Arbor, MI $59,002

Rochester, MN $58,837

Fresno, CA $58,808

Reno, NV $58,808

Milwaukee, WI $58,755

Detroit, MI $58,696

Allentown, PA $58,679

Carson City, NV $58,673

Houston, TX $58,585

Colorado Springs, CO $58,579

Syracuse, NY $58,550

Eugene, OR $58,438

Bismarck, ND $58,368

Gary, IN $58,368

Galveston, TX $58,368

Springfield, OR $58,321

Medford, OR $58,180

Fort Collins, CO $58,156

Austin, TX $58,109

Mesa, AZ $57,986

Phoenix, AZ $57,974

Dallas, TX $57,957

Reading, PA $57,922

Saint Cloud, MN $57,898

Concord, NH $57,845

Madison, WI $57,822

Utica, NY $57,663

Raleigh, NC $57,616

Las Vegas, NV $57,611

Rochester, NY $57,570

Des Moines, IA $57,564

Atlanta, GA $57,470

Battle Creek, MI $57,452

Salt Lake City, UT $57,435

Lancaster, PA $57,346

Champaign, IL $57,335

Harrisburg, PA $57,264

Durham, NC $57,211

Kansas City, MO $57,206

Kansas City, KS $57,194

Fort Worth, TX $57,188

Boca Raton, FL $57,165

Cleveland, OH $57,159

Columbus, OH $57,147

Pittsburgh, PA $57,141

Richmond, VA $57,118

Indianapolis, IN $57,106

Cincinnati, OH $57,030

Petersburg, VA $56,942

Billings, MT $56,812

Lansing, MI $56,812

Huntsville, AL $56,812

Lebanon, PA $56,807

Dayton, OH $56,801

Pueblo, CO $56,801

Appleton, WI $56,783

Buffalo, NY $56,760

Racine, WI $56,730

Charlotte, NC $56,724

Saint Louis, MO $56,707

Springfield, IL $56,683

Elkhart, IN $56,672

York, PA $56,672

Gastonia, NC $56,666

Benton Harbor, MI $56,666

Beaumont, TX $56,630

Lorain, OH $56,619

Toledo, OH $56,595

Binghamton, NY $56,566

Rock Hill, SC $56,560

Rockford, IL $56,531

Fargo, ND $56,501

Elyria, OH $56,501

Flagstaff, AZ $56,460

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,425

Miami, FL $56,390

Duluth, MN $56,296

Bangor, ME $56,220

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,155

Louisville, KY $56,126

Grand Rapids, MI $56,114

Hialeah, FL $56,108

Casper, WY $56,026

Scranton, PA $55,956

New Orleans, LA $55,938

Virginia Beach, VA $55,932

Akron, OH $55,903

Peoria, IL $55,826

Sarasota, FL $55,815

Green Bay, WI $55,774

Baton Rouge, LA $55,744

Charleston, SC $55,732

Nashville, TN $55,715

Jamestown, NY $55,703

Davenport, IA $55,703

Tucson, AZ $55,674

Cheyenne, WY $55,656

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,639

Tampa, FL $55,627

Omaha, NE $55,615

Port Arthur, TX $55,592

Evansville, IN $55,592

Bradenton, FL $55,568

Santa Fe, NM $55,463

Orlando, FL $55,404

Clearwater, FL $55,339

Canton, OH $55,216

La Crosse, WI $55,216

Grand Forks, ND $55,198

Albuquerque, NM $55,181

Tulsa, OK $55,181

Newport News, VA $55,175

High Point, NC $55,157

Ogden, UT $55,134

Corpus Christi, TX $55,087

Laramie, WY $55,052

Norfolk, VA $55,052

Rock Island, IL $55,016

Saginaw, MI $55,005

Jacksonville, FL $54,999

Salisbury, NC $54,987

Memphis, TN $54,975

Moline, IL $54,946

Fort Myers, FL $54,928

Waterloo, IA $54,852

Spartanburg, SC $54,793

Lincoln, NE $54,764

Fort Wayne, IN $54,752

Birmingham, AL $54,688

Cedar Falls, IA $54,676

Provo, UT $54,670

Springfield, OH $54,664

San Antonio, TX $54,653

Greensboro, NC $54,629

South Bend, IN $54,623

Winston Salem, NC $54,617

Boise, ID $54,600

Savannah, GA $54,559

Muskegon, MI $54,453

Lima, OH $54,383

Lake Charles, LA $54,359

Anderson, IN $54,347

Lexington, KY $54,330

Augusta, GA $54,312

Greenville, SC $54,312

Wichita, KS $54,259

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,259

Columbia, SC $54,207

Bloomington, IN $54,060

Roanoke, VA $54,025

Asheville, NC $53,948

Knoxville, TN $53,849

Shreveport, LA $53,843

Wilmington, NC $53,766

Frankfort, KY $53,655

Oklahoma City, OK $53,614

Chillicothe, OH $53,590

Longview, TX $53,584

Topeka, KS $53,567

Mobile, AL $53,479

Terre Haute, IN $53,455

Erie, PA $53,449

Altoona, PA $53,420

Melbourne, FL $53,402

Amarillo, TX $53,379

Killeen, TX $53,361

Fayetteville, AR $53,314

Sioux Falls, SD $53,273

Chattanooga, TN $53,238

Idaho Falls, ID $53,232

Gainesville, FL $53,109

Portsmouth, OH $53,080

Little Rock, AR $53,068

Lynchburg, VA $53,068

Lafayette, LA $53,044

Youngstown, OH $53,044

Temple, TX $53,021

Daytona Beach, FL $53,009

Clarksville, TN $53,003

Pensacola, FL $52,998

Hopkinsville, KY $52,821

Charleston, WV $52,816

Florence, SC $52,786

Sioux City, IA $52,751

Macon, GA $52,581

Tallahassee, FL $52,575

Fayetteville, NC $52,563

Waco, TX $52,551

Wichita Falls, TX $52,551

Pine Bluff, AR $52,528

Vincennes, IN $52,416

Lubbock, TX $52,393

Great Falls, MT $52,358

Alamogordo, NM $52,352

Abilene, TX $52,305

Rapid City, SD $52,229

Monroe, LA $52,229

Albany, GA $52,193

Huntington, WV $52,188

Jackson, MS $52,182

Greenville, MS $52,176

Parkersburg, WV $52,117

Montgomery, AL $52,105

Johnstown, PA $52,094

Springfield, MO $52,047

Biloxi, MS $52,017

Sumter, SC $51,894

Columbus, GA $51,888

Twin Falls, ID $51,853

Pascagoula, MS $51,777

Kingsport, TN $51,624

Gulfport, MS $51,607

Alexandria, LA $51,413

Fort Smith, AR $51,266

El Paso, TX $51,108

Helena, MT $51,031

Las Cruces, NM $50,844

Harlingen, TX $50,679

Pocatello, ID $50,626

Florence, AL $50,609

Brownsville, TX $50,597

Dothan, AL $50,503

Mcallen, TX $50,474

Columbus, MS $50,040

Altus, OK $49,770

Lawton, OK $49,658

Pierre, SD $49,447

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Trainer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coaching (Mentioned in 3.42% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
First Aid (Mentioned in 5.99% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Rehabilitation Services (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): Rehabilitation services is a special healthcare service that help a person regain physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning) abilities that have been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury, or treatment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coaching	3.42%
First Aid	5.99%
Rehabilitation Services	0.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 an Assistant Trainer's salary.

Instructing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Patient Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Instructing	$62,212	6%
Dedication	$61,038	4%
Patient Education	$60,451	3%
Physical Therapy	$59,864	2%
Data Analysis	$59,864	2%
Innovation	$59,864	2%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Trainer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Trainers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Assistant Trainer with a No Diploma is between $54,049 and $56,942).

Assistant Trainer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Trainer

No Diploma 52.4%

High School 47.6%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 52.4%

Masters 47.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	52.4%
High School	47.6%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	52.4%
Masters	47.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Assistant Trainer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Trainer'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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$52,129

Average $58,691/year

$65,734

$4,344

Average $4,891/month

$5,478

$1,002

Average $1,129/week

$1,264

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,734	$5,478	$1,264	$32
Average	$58,691	$4,891	$1,129	$28
25th Percentile	$52,129	$4,344	$1,002	$25

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Salary Trends for Assistant Trainer

Salaries for an Assistant Trainer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,679 in 2023 to around $69,683 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Trainer salary trends, .

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2023

$71,679

2024

$70,802

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$69,683

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