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Highest-paying States for Exercise Physiologists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $78,070, California is the highest paying state for exercise physiologists. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $67,610). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Exercise Physiologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$78,070	$53,360	210
2	Oregon	$67,610	$49,790	50
3	Nevada	$67,000	$42,060	40
4	Arkansas	$66,520	$37,470	30
5	New York	$64,730	$42,140	130
6	Connecticut	$63,620	$50,880	60
7	Massachusetts	$62,970	$46,860	140
8	Minnesota	$62,570	$45,150	130
9	New Hampshire	$61,600	$49,590	50
10	Arizona	$59,760	$48,940	130
11	Washington	$59,270	$47,900	80
12	Wisconsin	$58,790	$48,360	280
13	New Jersey	$57,860	$50,040	160
14	Nebraska	$57,810	$44,100	40
15	Pennsylvania	$57,810	$44,670	540
16	Illinois	$55,400	$45,320	320
17	Maryland	$54,390	$46,460	70
18	Utah	$54,370	$31,010	90
19	Tennessee	$53,690	$40,260	90
20	Iowa	$53,280	$42,120	40
21	Louisiana	$53,080	$38,670	40
22	Indiana	$53,030	$39,640	160
23	Missouri	$51,160	$39,590	80
24	Florida	$50,250	$39,620	310
25	Michigan	$50,080	$41,230	560
26	Georgia	$50,060	$40,050	130
27	North Carolina	$49,780	$39,870	290
28	Virginia	$49,140	$40,140	250
29	Texas	$49,000	$37,010	450
30	Colorado	$48,780	$39,380	360
31	Ohio	$48,710	$32,420	310
32	Rhode Island	$48,370	$36,250	30
33	Idaho	$47,800	$32,880	240
34	West Virginia	$47,270	$36,160	60
35	Kansas	$46,910	$36,750	50
36	South Dakota	$46,220	$35,230	70
37	Alabama	$45,930	$37,150	70
38	New Mexico	$44,880	$38,580	40
39	Kentucky	$42,830	$32,030	30
40	Delaware	$42,340	$37,070	40
41	Hawaii	$42,290	$28,310	40
42	South Carolina	$40,970	$35,930	110
43	Oklahoma	$40,500	$29,850	160
44	Mississippi	$38,260	$36,010	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of exercise physiologists in those states is not available at this time.