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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Salary by City

Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn the most in Barnstable, MA (average $74,780 a year), followed by Bridgeport, CT ($74,300) and Boston, MA ($72,780), among the 352 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $52,420 and the median $47,160, for 322,930 workers (May 2025).

$52,420U.S. average
$75Khighest: Barnstable, MA
$24Klowest: San Juan, PR
352metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Barnstable, MA$74,780
Bridgeport, CT$74,300
Boston, MA$72,780
San Francisco, CA$72,040
Santa Cruz, CA$71,430
San Jose, CA$70,600
New Haven, CT$69,470
Amherst, MA$67,080
Seattle, WA$66,780
Norwich, CT$66,330
Santa Rosa, CA$66,260
Worcester, MA$66,080
Burlington, VT$65,640
New York, NY$65,410
Pittsfield, MA$65,390
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary by state

Massachusetts pays exercise trainers and group fitness instructors the most statewide, $72,370 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Massachusetts$72,370$64,6209,2006$74,780$59,900
Connecticut$66,870$61,5802,8505$74,300$58,470
New Jersey$65,470$59,87011,3503$64,730$51,440
California$62,890$57,99043,60024$72,040$48,480
Washington$61,800$50,8309,27010$66,780$50,300
New York$60,770$47,09020,14013$65,410$36,760
Oregon$60,470$58,5104,8008$63,760$52,650
Vermont$59,960$57,3007101$65,640$65,640
Nevada$58,100$57,9603,0103$60,920$56,780
Wyoming$57,570$50,2505601$52,030$52,030
Colorado$56,400$49,90010,5007$59,220$48,180
Washington, D.C.$55,190$39,2101,4801$52,140$52,140
Hawaii$54,980$48,2909902$64,430$53,800
New Hampshire$54,120$49,3601,5001$55,780$55,780
Maryland$54,110$47,4208,6504$54,030$45,260
Maine$53,380$47,0601,1403$57,880$46,930
Illinois$53,300$46,80019,8308$55,050$36,400
Rhode Island$52,990$45,6409901$58,290$58,290
Arizona$52,540$47,9807,0105$55,270$42,790
Idaho$52,410$49,7802,3606$54,490$48,130
Delaware$50,560$44,3401,2101$43,910$43,910
Georgia$50,460$47,1507,50012$52,210$34,220
Utah$49,360$44,8006,8305$50,760$40,850
Tennessee$48,380$47,3805,0809$52,550$39,700
North Carolina$48,270$46,45010,67014$51,970$38,420
Michigan$47,990$45,5206,05011$52,090$32,710
Montana$47,870$43,9401,4205$52,850$40,820
Pennsylvania$46,620$45,25011,58016$52,320$36,510
Kentucky$46,580$45,2801,9904$51,720$41,740
Minnesota$46,190$43,6207,0105$47,270$39,990
Virginia$46,030$40,82012,1008$47,790$39,450
Alaska$45,860$46,2108002$46,090$42,400
Oklahoma$44,960$44,5202,3003$46,550$40,910
Texas$44,880$40,88019,26023$47,530$33,750
Florida$44,630$38,80018,07020$54,690$35,750
Wisconsin$44,300$44,2006,33012$50,570$35,520
South Carolina$43,370$43,6305,1308$47,740$37,070
New Mexico$43,080$44,6801,0303$43,810$35,060
South Dakota$42,850$40,0709502$44,430$44,230
Louisiana$42,450$44,4102,2909$47,180$34,960
Arkansas$42,310$42,1401,3904$46,270$38,050
Missouri$41,870$36,4505,0608$44,690$32,510
North Dakota$41,180$37,7606803$45,040$36,470
Kansas$40,730$35,9004,5104$39,730$35,490
Ohio$40,250$36,3709,04011$42,400$32,410
West Virginia$39,520$38,1205004$40,700$36,920
Alabama$39,330$39,1802,6809$41,720$36,050
Iowa$38,290$36,1602,5108$42,160$34,680
Nebraska$37,940$31,4402,4103$39,320$30,990
Mississippi$37,390$30,5401,2603$43,250$34,950
Indiana$37,330$34,9605,36010$40,240$33,900
Puerto Rico$23,600$22,0202601$23,890$23,890
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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Barnstable, MA$74,780$62,400$35.95230
Bridgeport, CT$74,300$73,910$35.721,120
Boston, MA$72,780$65,190$34.997,350
San Francisco, CA$72,040$61,000$34.636,820
Santa Cruz, CA$71,430$60,580$34.34370
San Jose, CA$70,600$62,010$33.942,740
New Haven, CT$69,470$72,800$33.40420
Amherst, MA$67,080$60,060$32.25200
Seattle, WA$66,780$56,380$32.115,800
Norwich, CT$66,330$65,990$31.89110
Santa Rosa, CA$66,260$62,500$31.86780
Worcester, MA$66,080$59,800$31.77730
Burlington, VT$65,640$60,170$31.56330
New York, NY$65,410$53,580$31.4522,970
Pittsfield, MA$65,390$61,410$31.44180
Atlantic City, NJ$64,730$61,440$31.12270
Kahului, HI$64,430$55,120$30.9890
Bend, OR$63,760$60,670$30.66460
Hanford, CA$62,750$60,690$30.1780
Portland, OR$62,440$59,570$30.023,160
Los Angeles, CA$62,360$57,630$29.9816,350
Salinas, CA$62,340$59,910$29.97330
Santa Maria, CA$62,190$59,300$29.90620
Vallejo, CA$61,610$59,720$29.62370
Waterbury, CT$61,370$55,620$29.51220
Reno, NV$60,920$64,300$29.29700
Kiryas Joel, NY$60,770$53,630$29.22560
Napa, CA$60,190$58,590$28.94220
Corvallis, OR$59,940$58,310$28.82110
Springfield, MA$59,900$54,440$28.80370
Oxnard, CA$59,770$57,230$28.74860
San Diego, CA$59,590$56,420$28.654,810
Boulder, CO$59,220$51,820$28.471,070
Yuba City, CA$58,710$59,810$28.2390
Hartford, CT$58,470$48,860$28.11880
Trenton, NJ$58,460$52,690$28.10580
Providence, RI$58,290$53,320$28.021,550
Sacramento, CA$58,240$51,240$28.002,550
Portland, ME$57,880$54,850$27.83670
Salem, OR$57,760$53,540$27.77390
Denver, CO$57,080$50,580$27.446,020
Kennewick, WA$57,030$49,780$27.42300
Carson City, NV$56,850$62,400$27.3350
Las Vegas, NV$56,780$51,660$27.302,140
Modesto, CA$56,620$48,160$27.22270
San Luis Obispo, CA$56,320$55,010$27.08370
Fresno, CA$55,890$52,130$26.87530
Manchester, NH$55,780$50,160$26.82550
Wenatchee, WA$55,670$49,800$26.76170
Riverside, CA$55,620$48,450$26.742,700
Grants Pass, OR$55,290$50,250$26.5860
Prescott Valley, AZ$55,270$52,820$26.57100
Medford, OR$55,160$52,400$26.52220
Chicago, IL$55,050$47,680$26.4716,350
Bellingham, WA$54,900$50,200$26.40300
Naples, FL$54,690$52,000$26.29370
Redding, CA$54,570$52,000$26.24200
Yakima, WA$54,560$46,860$26.23160
Coeur d'Alene, ID$54,490$52,130$26.20140
Bremerton, WA$54,450$48,570$26.18240
Olympia, WA$54,430$49,840$26.17410
Stockton, CA$54,430$48,050$26.17360
Greeley, CO$54,370$48,660$26.14300
Kingston, NY$54,140$47,840$26.03100
Fort Collins, CO$54,070$48,430$25.99760
Lexington Park, MD$54,030$47,990$25.9890
Bakersfield, CA$53,900$48,860$25.91400
Baltimore, MD$53,820$47,140$25.884,420
Honolulu, HI$53,800$48,200$25.87750
Phoenix, AZ$53,500$48,300$25.725,730
Boise, ID$53,290$50,450$25.621,470
Colorado Springs, CO$53,180$47,120$25.571,020
Eugene, OR$53,110$50,260$25.54540
Binghamton, NY$53,090$46,910$25.52150
Bozeman, MT$52,850$46,720$25.41310
Albany, OR$52,650$49,100$25.3190
Buffalo, NY$52,560$47,920$25.27830
Nashville, TN$52,550$50,050$25.272,120
Chico, CA$52,400$46,790$25.19220
Philadelphia, PA$52,320$48,040$25.157,820
Atlanta, GA$52,210$47,960$25.105,530
Syracuse, NY$52,140$45,200$25.07510
Washington, DC$52,140$46,190$25.0710,440
Ann Arbor, MI$52,090$52,720$25.04620
Casper, WY$52,030$46,400$25.02110
Durham, NC$51,970$49,410$24.99730
Saginaw, MI$51,920$46,300$24.9670
Detroit, MI$51,740$46,880$24.872,770
Lexington, KY$51,720$48,600$24.87370
Ithaca, NY$51,540$47,670$24.78150
Vineland, NJ$51,440$43,140$24.7380
Wilmington, NC$51,390$46,450$24.71550
Panama City, FL$51,340$53,610$24.68100
Longview, WA$51,300$48,060$24.6650
Pensacola, FL$51,070$45,820$24.55330
Rochester, NY$50,970$49,330$24.511,160
Sebastian, FL$50,940$43,750$24.49n/a
Visalia, CA$50,840$39,770$24.44140
Spokane, WA$50,810$46,810$24.43670
Utica, NY$50,760$35,840$24.40170
Salt Lake City, UT$50,760$45,520$24.403,090
Raleigh, NC$50,750$48,800$24.402,680
Twin Falls, ID$50,710$48,780$24.3890
Albany, GA$50,640$44,210$24.3450
Racine, WI$50,570$48,320$24.31150
Missoula, MT$50,520$45,120$24.29250
Madison, WI$50,370$48,720$24.221,390
Flint, MI$50,340$50,740$24.20150
Mount Vernon, WA$50,300$39,870$24.18120
Macon, GA$50,230$44,170$24.1570
St. George, UT$50,180$48,630$24.13560
Flagstaff, AZ$50,150$44,790$24.11150
Idaho Falls, ID$49,910$49,100$24.00240
Lewiston, ID$49,870$50,550$23.9830
Crestview, FL$49,640$43,880$23.87140
Asheville, NC$49,540$47,910$23.82380
Albany, NY$49,310$40,830$23.71730
Salisbury, MD$49,280$46,720$23.69140
Savannah, GA$49,230$45,650$23.67250
Bangor, ME$49,200$45,540$23.65100
Grand Junction, CO$48,980$39,770$23.55160
Charlotte, NC$48,730$48,540$23.433,470
Jacksonville, FL$48,680$45,990$23.411,610
Allentown, PA$48,580$46,110$23.36590
Fayetteville, NC$48,570$45,620$23.35180
Ogden, UT$48,500$45,870$23.321,080
Merced, CA$48,480$45,890$23.3170
Fort Myers, FL$48,420$42,210$23.28430
Pueblo, CO$48,180$44,680$23.1680
Lansing, MI$48,160$45,530$23.16270
Pocatello, ID$48,130$46,960$23.1480
Athens, GA$48,110$43,780$23.13250
Provo, UT$47,810$43,770$22.991,290
Charlottesville, VA$47,790$42,900$22.98490
Charleston, SC$47,740$47,280$22.95890
Warner Robins, GA$47,580$45,640$22.87140
Tucson, AZ$47,540$46,950$22.86780
San Antonio, TX$47,530$45,640$22.851,720
Dallas, TX$47,410$45,690$22.795,870
Lancaster, PA$47,340$44,200$22.76600
Battle Creek, MI$47,320$45,800$22.7550
Minneapolis, MN$47,270$44,790$22.735,530
Bowling Green, KY$47,240$45,930$22.71110
Houma, LA$47,180$52,350$22.68100
Augusta, GA$47,060$44,390$22.63420
Elmira, NY$47,050$42,240$22.6260
Palm Bay, FL$47,050$42,570$22.62320
Scranton, PA$47,020$45,590$22.60300
Tampa, FL$46,960$45,490$22.582,600
Peoria, IL$46,950$43,900$22.57510
Lewiston, ME$46,930$44,060$22.5660
Memphis, TN$46,730$47,560$22.471,040
Houston, TX$46,580$44,890$22.394,560
Oklahoma City, OK$46,550$46,090$22.381,050
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,450$41,180$22.33450
Louisville, KY$46,440$45,180$22.33910
Greenville, NC$46,370$44,920$22.29180
Little Rock, AR$46,270$48,660$22.24650
Bloomington, IL$46,150$39,720$22.19310
Anchorage, AK$46,090$44,680$22.16560
Gainesville, GA$46,050$45,830$22.1450
Sarasota, FL$45,900$39,660$22.07850
Hilton Head Island, SC$45,840$44,870$22.04310
Milwaukee, WI$45,840$46,190$22.042,150
Shreveport, LA$45,760$46,880$22.00180
Tulsa, OK$45,620$44,970$21.93780
Chattanooga, TN$45,590$46,630$21.92440
Champaign, IL$45,540$42,870$21.90290
Winchester, VA$45,510$40,590$21.88110
Punta Gorda, FL$45,490$38,800$21.8790
Jacksonville, NC$45,470$39,330$21.86100
Orlando, FL$45,430$43,750$21.842,310
Hagerstown, MD$45,260$42,450$21.76230
Pittsburgh, PA$45,260$45,950$21.762,130
Kalamazoo, MI$45,140$44,570$21.70250
Bismarck, ND$45,040$39,770$21.65140
Knoxville, TN$44,980$45,990$21.62760
State College, PA$44,860$43,170$21.57160
New Orleans, LA$44,710$48,630$21.50550
Kansas City, MO$44,690$38,550$21.483,210
Greensboro, NC$44,490$44,630$21.39560
Rapid City, SD$44,430$46,530$21.36110
Richmond, VA$44,280$39,110$21.292,000
Deltona, FL$44,270$38,810$21.28460
Ocala, FL$44,260$37,930$21.28200
Rockford, IL$44,260$37,290$21.28410
Sioux Falls, SD$44,230$41,440$21.27510
Wausau, WI$44,110$44,120$21.21180
Glens Falls, NY$44,040$38,390$21.1760
Dover, DE$43,910$37,350$21.11130
Corpus Christi, TX$43,890$41,600$21.10180
Kankakee, IL$43,890$35,040$21.1070
Albuquerque, NM$43,810$45,250$21.06780
Helena, MT$43,620$41,840$20.97140
Spartanburg, SC$43,540$44,760$20.94260
Austin, TX$43,520$37,120$20.923,290
Columbia, SC$43,490$45,870$20.91850
Harrisburg, PA$43,410$36,580$20.87430
Odessa, TX$43,370$42,110$20.8570
Cleveland, TN$43,340$45,250$20.8470
Blacksburg, VA$43,250$37,290$20.79140
Jackson, MS$43,250$37,900$20.80330
Niles, MI$43,180$37,700$20.76190
Billings, MT$43,160$42,920$20.75230
Virginia Beach, VA$43,120$38,610$20.732,050
Rochester, MN$43,120$40,460$20.73350
Lakeland, FL$43,090$37,980$20.72240
Fort Smith, AR$43,020$44,680$20.6890
York, PA$42,980$37,410$20.66420
Grand Rapids, MI$42,960$35,900$20.65760
Jackson, TN$42,840$41,260$20.59150
Lake Havasu City, AZ$42,790$36,650$20.5750
Cape Girardeau, MO$42,620$37,450$20.4970
Midland, TX$42,550$40,690$20.46150
Traverse City, MI$42,540$37,810$20.4590
St. Louis, MO$42,520$36,500$20.443,200
Winston-Salem, NC$42,490$38,080$20.43530
Waco, TX$42,420$37,830$20.39120
Akron, OH$42,400$43,510$20.38470
Fairbanks, AK$42,400$42,950$20.3890
Wichita Falls, TX$42,350$46,090$20.3670
Lebanon, PA$42,330$37,290$20.3570
Columbus, OH$42,310$37,410$20.342,110
San Angelo, TX$42,270$40,770$20.32100
Reading, PA$42,260$41,880$20.32290
Fargo, ND$42,240$37,570$20.31300
Duluth, MN$42,220$37,540$20.30210
Beaumont, TX$42,180$41,660$20.28160
Gainesville, FL$42,160$34,930$20.27340
Des Moines, IA$42,160$38,700$20.27920
Florence, SC$42,130$37,130$20.25250
Hickory, NC$42,130$40,010$20.26180
Baton Rouge, LA$42,080$40,000$20.23600
Victoria, TX$42,040$47,400$20.2160
Clarksville, TN$41,890$44,250$20.14180
Appleton, WI$41,790$41,330$20.09320
Elizabethtown, KY$41,740$38,550$20.0760
Huntsville, AL$41,720$45,160$20.06370
Auburn, AL$41,710$38,490$20.0590
Columbia, MO$41,600$35,090$20.00150
Burlington, NC$41,570$36,650$19.99170
Hammond, LA$41,570$40,900$19.9970
Cincinnati, OH$41,380$36,850$19.891,840
Abilene, TX$41,370$34,170$19.8980
Daphne, AL$41,360$43,880$19.89140
Farmington, NM$41,350$43,070$19.8830
Green Bay, WI$41,310$44,940$19.86340
Johnson City, TN$41,280$38,880$19.8550
Roanoke, VA$41,050$38,650$19.74480
Birmingham, AL$41,030$41,850$19.73900
Springfield, MO$40,980$35,240$19.70360
Miami, FL$40,910$31,140$19.675,470
Lawton, OK$40,910$48,540$19.6750
St. Cloud, MN$40,860$38,160$19.64170
Logan, UT$40,850$31,130$19.64190
Cleveland, OH$40,840$38,420$19.641,910
Great Falls, MT$40,820$42,810$19.6360
Amarillo, TX$40,730$38,020$19.58150
Charleston, WV$40,700$39,090$19.5780
Cedar Rapids, IA$40,660$37,790$19.55210
Slidell, LA$40,550$38,170$19.50320
Jefferson City, MO$40,540$38,670$19.49110
Fayetteville, AR$40,460$35,650$19.45320
Janesville, WI$40,410$35,630$19.43100
College Station, TX$40,400$37,970$19.42230
Wheeling, WV$40,400$39,140$19.4350
Springfield, IL$40,360$36,060$19.41260
Gettysburg, PA$40,280$29,740$19.3750
Myrtle Beach, SC$40,280$35,080$19.37390
South Bend, IN$40,240$38,890$19.35160
Greenville, SC$40,140$36,700$19.301,150
Tallahassee, FL$40,110$28,180$19.28400
Johnstown, PA$40,060$37,410$19.2630
Eau Claire, WI$40,050$35,680$19.25240
Williamsport, PA$40,020$35,390$19.2460
Mankato, MN$39,990$37,390$19.22110
Youngstown, OH$39,940$38,030$19.20260
Michigan City, IN$39,880$35,770$19.1740
Killeen, TX$39,810$34,780$19.14180
Valdosta, GA$39,810$37,810$19.1490
Montgomery, AL$39,780$45,220$19.13320
Lawrence, KS$39,730$34,560$19.10310
Kingsport, TN$39,700$35,750$19.0990
Sioux City, IA$39,700$35,130$19.0970
La Crosse, WI$39,670$37,400$19.07180
Tyler, TX$39,520$35,110$19.0070
Harrisonburg, VA$39,470$35,020$18.98120
Lynchburg, VA$39,450$36,460$18.97260
Morgantown, WV$39,350$38,690$18.9250
Omaha, NE$39,320$32,910$18.911,340
Pinehurst, NC$39,310$37,260$18.90100
Sheboygan, WI$39,150$38,390$18.8280
Bloomington, IN$39,070$38,290$18.79180
Toledo, OH$39,030$36,400$18.76420
Kokomo, IN$39,020$35,090$18.7640
Lincoln, NE$38,970$36,990$18.73700
El Paso, TX$38,770$37,550$18.64350
Columbus, GA$38,700$36,990$18.61170
Kenosha, WI$38,570$36,400$18.54120
Dayton, OH$38,490$36,580$18.51730
Rocky Mount, NC$38,420$30,330$18.4770
Indianapolis, IN$38,390$34,190$18.462,220
Waterloo, IA$38,310$37,960$18.42170
Lake Charles, LA$38,120$36,480$18.3380
Hot Springs, AR$38,050$30,100$18.2940
Lafayette, LA$38,000$35,090$18.27210
Erie, PA$37,920$37,510$18.23320
Topeka, KS$37,910$33,490$18.23250
Wichita, KS$37,860$36,330$18.201,040
Dubuque, IA$37,810$35,990$18.18100
Altoona, PA$37,610$32,910$18.0880
Gulfport, MS$37,570$35,360$18.06210
Rome, GA$37,510$43,330$18.0350
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,250$36,490$17.91120
Lafayette, IN$37,230$35,780$17.90210
McAllen, TX$37,170$36,250$17.87290
Lima, OH$37,160$31,200$17.8660
Sumter, SC$37,070$28,510$17.8250
Evansville, IN$37,010$35,740$17.79420
Huntington, WV$36,920$36,070$17.75160
Davenport, IA$36,810$32,670$17.70360
Watertown, NY$36,760$33,340$17.67n/a
Laredo, TX$36,630$34,970$17.61100
Dothan, AL$36,590$31,620$17.5940
Florence, AL$36,590$36,690$17.5990
Chambersburg, PA$36,510$28,720$17.56100
Grand Forks, ND$36,470$37,440$17.5370
Iowa City, IA$36,450$34,900$17.53150
Decatur, IL$36,400$31,200$17.50110
Columbus, IN$36,080$34,690$17.3440
Mobile, AL$36,050$29,340$17.33210
Sebring, FL$35,750$29,190$17.1970
Oshkosh, WI$35,520$30,750$17.08170
Manhattan, KS$35,490$31,870$17.06150
Las Cruces, NM$35,060$32,410$16.8640
Springfield, OH$35,040$31,020$16.8550
Sherman, TX$34,980$28,720$16.8260
Monroe, LA$34,960$33,600$16.8160
Hattiesburg, MS$34,950$24,980$16.81100
Ames, IA$34,680$32,150$16.67110
Joplin, MO$34,540$29,880$16.61100
Terre Haute, IN$34,440$33,740$16.5690
Brunswick, GA$34,220$26,400$16.4540
Lubbock, TX$33,970$30,170$16.33250
Canton, OH$33,960$29,630$16.33350
Fort Wayne, IN$33,900$30,630$16.30500
Brownsville, TX$33,750$32,800$16.2390
Jackson, MI$32,710$29,650$15.73170
St. Joseph, MO$32,510$31,380$15.6360
Mansfield, OH$32,410$30,770$15.5860
Grand Island, NE$30,990$28,320$14.9050
San Juan, PR$23,890$22,030$11.48200

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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors salary: questions

Where do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors make the most money?

In Barnstable, MA, with an average of $74,780 a year, among the 352 metro areas we cover.

What is the average exercise trainers and group fitness instructors salary in the U.S.?

$52,420 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $47,160, so half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more than that and half less.

What salary should exercise trainers and group fitness instructors ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors nationwide earn between $35,280 (25th percentile) and $61,730 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays exercise trainers and group fitness instructors the most?

Massachusetts, with a statewide average of $72,370 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is exercise trainers and group fitness instructors pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $23,890 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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