Highest-paying Cities for Exercise Physiologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for exercise physiologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of exercise physiologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $193,310, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is the highest paying city for exercise physiologists. It is followed by Nassau-Suffolk, New York (average annual salary $81,260). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of exercise physiologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Exercise Physiologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$193,310	$173,980	n/a
2	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$81,260	$35,570	90
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$80,050	$51,440	80
4	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$78,730	$32,650	90
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$74,090	$46,030	80
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$69,490	$32,740	130
7	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$68,410	$45,900	30
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$67,470	$34,500	30
9	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$66,390	$39,550	110
10	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,510	$42,030	90
11	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$64,240	$26,350	n/a
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$62,970	$48,310	120
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$62,290	$41,510	50
14	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$62,250	$38,010	30
15	Duluth, Wisconsin	$62,120	$46,570	30
16	Richmond, Virginia	$61,660	$38,900	60
17	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$61,030	$51,340	200
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$60,700	$49,860	30
19	Madison, Wisconsin	$60,470	$50,070	40
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$60,280	$50,380	200
21	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$60,190	$47,090	40
22	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$59,770	$47,960	90
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$59,270	$50,220	50
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$59,210	$38,760	280
25	Erie, Pennsylvania	$58,760	$50,430	30
26	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$57,890	$50,350	70
27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$57,330	$35,160	50
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,600	$43,500	100
29	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$56,500	$30,940	40
30	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$55,540	$44,060	30
31	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$55,270	$40,640	80
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$55,200	$41,470	230
33	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$54,720	$39,610	70
34	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$54,390	$46,460	50
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$54,380	$40,810	80
36	Salt Lake City, Utah	$54,370	$31,010	40
37	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$53,050	$45,300	90
38	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$52,580	$40,330	30
39	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$51,480	$41,580	n/a
40	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$51,340	$38,430	80
41	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$51,330	$40,680	150
42	Kansas City, Missouri	$51,220	$40,810	60
43	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$51,210	$38,510	90
44	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$51,100	$45,240	60
45	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$50,540	$41,920	100
46	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$50,390	$38,950	30
47	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$50,170	$41,150	270
48	Columbus, Ohio	$49,350	$32,420	80
49	Jacksonville, Florida	$48,790	$38,780	40
50	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$48,570	$42,170	30
51	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,510	$36,830	40
52	Camden, New Jersey	$48,280	$40,100	40
53	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$47,930	$40,540	70
54	Memphis, Tennessee	$47,910	$37,330	30
55	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$47,910	$35,420	n/a
56	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$47,850	$29,130	50
57	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$47,830	$37,110	130
58	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$47,640	$46,690	60
59	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$47,180	$36,390	50
60	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$47,130	$40,140	80
61	St Louis, Missouri	$47,100	$37,990	50
62	Tucson, Arizona	$47,000	$39,870	40
63	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$46,770	$37,010	50
64	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$46,710	$36,780	40
65	Mobile, Alabama	$46,340	$41,120	n/a
66	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$46,340	$35,180	n/a
67	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$46,290	$33,280	60
68	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,240	$33,290	40
69	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,890	$34,660	140
70	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$45,520	$36,570	70
71	Peoria, Illinois	$44,930	$35,040	n/a
72	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$44,900	$34,650	60
73	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$44,890	$36,990	n/a
74	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$44,640	$19,640	70
75	Lubbock, Texas	$44,630	$33,420	n/a
76	Asheville, North Carolina	$44,580	$34,710	n/a
77	Columbia, South Carolina	$44,310	$37,540	40
78	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$42,550	$18,910	30
79	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$42,120	$34,070	60
80	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$42,070	$27,710	30
81	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$41,750	$33,280	50
82	Tallahassee, Florida	$41,710	$32,180	n/a
83	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,270	$32,010	40
84	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$41,230	$32,940	120
85	Roanoke, Virginia	$41,220	$33,670	30
86	Honolulu, Hawaii	$41,190	$27,900	30
87	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$41,130	$30,220	80
88	Wilmington, New Jersey	$40,480	$28,470	40
89	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$40,100	$33,720	40
90	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$38,450	$29,830	60
91	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$38,420	$32,620	40
92	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$38,260	$17,670	430
93	Boulder, Colorado	$38,060	$31,330	30
94	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$37,290	$26,990	80
95	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$37,070	$27,650	50
96	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$36,250	$32,150	30
97	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$34,900	$27,160	40
98	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$26,170	$21,280	n/a
99	Morgantown, West Virginia	$25,880	$21,530	n/a
100	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$25,670	$21,310	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for exercise physiologists.