Fitness instructor: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Fitness and wellbeing instructors (SOC 3433)
About £24,438 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.7% on last year
£2,421 a month About £2,036 a month after tax 7 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £18,862 in 2021 to £29,053 in 2026 (+54%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | £18,862 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £20,855 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £21,362 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £24,339 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £23,660 | £27,484 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £24,622 | £29,053 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £29,053 a year and half earn more. That is 29% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 315 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,036 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,040 in Scotland.
The median for men is £29,192 and for women £26,695, a gap of 9% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | x | x |
| 25th (P25) | £24,622 | £2,052 |
| 30th | £25,185 | £2,099 |
| 40th | £26,734 | £2,228 |
| Median (50th) | £29,053 | £2,421 |
| 60th | £29,382 | £2,448 |
| 70th | x | x |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £29,192 | £31,395 | x |
| Women | £26,695 | £27,950 | x |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £24,438 | £2,036 |
| Scotland | £24,477 | £2,040 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £29,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 27 job titles to SOC 3433 Fitness and wellbeing instructors. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Aerobics instructor
- Aerobics teacher
- Biokineticist
- Fitness coach
- Fitness consultant
- Fitness instructor
- Fitness professional
- Fitness trainer
- Gym instructor
- Health and fitness instructor
- Health and fitness supervisor
- Instructor
- Keep fit instructor
- Keep fit leader
- Keep fit teacher
- Lifestyle consultant
- Personal trainer
- Physical trainer
- Physical training instructor
- Pilates instructor
- Pilates teacher
- Tai chi instructor
- Yoga instructor
- Yoga teacher
- Yoga therapist
- Yoga tutor
- Zumba instructor
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.