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What personal trainers make
Median
$40,000
Lower end
$32,000
Upper end
$64,000
Job Bank's national median is $19 an hour, about $40,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($15.44) and upper end ($31) are the bottom and top of the range for everyone in the group. That page pools trainers with other fitness and recreation instructors. Many trainers work part time, so their yearly totals are lower than a full-time figure.