Compensation Survey Articles

The concept of “pay for performance” has been a favorite in human resources for some years. Within pay for performance, staff members receive financial bonuses or incentives based on the results they produce. Pay for performance, while it is not called that, is often used with personal trainers. The “split” of a client’s fee is an example of paying the trainer for...

Here's your first look at the latest earnings and benefits for management and staff. Compensation is the right word to apply to earnings in the fitness industry. The managers and owners replying to this year's survey are using benefits, discounts and continuing education opportunities to supplement both salary and hourly dollars. Respondents also report an exemplary 70 percent (%) customer retenti...

C O M P E N S AT I O N F O R J O B T I T L E S PA I D B Y H O U R O R B Y C L A S S Northeast Northcentral South West Group Exercise Coordinator n = 10 hours worked 14 $ 20 n = 11 14 $ 16 n = 14 17 $ 15 n = 11 19 $14 Benchmarks hourly rate Personal Trainer Compensation by Region n = 19 hours worked hourly rate 10 $ 25 n = 23 10 $ 23 n = 24 12 $ 19 n = 25 17 $ 21 Fitness Floor Staff n = 1...

As fitness businesses hire qualified staff to handle current customers and new exercisers, the good news is that 81% of fitness staff stay with the same business for 1 yea...

Personal training is a popular activity because it helps clients achieve their goals. Although a new membership package may include several personal training sessions, over time the client pays extra for personal training. Often, businesses split the fee with the trainer.

Average hours worked and compensation for the industry were reported in the January 2001 issue of IDEA Health & Fitness Source. These charts break down those results into regions. When looking at the numbers, consider that the region includes big cities and suburban areas, as well as small towns.

To help you benchmark your employee compensation methods against those used by other businesses, IDEA has conducted a compensation survey every year since 1996. This year’s survey shows that compensation for managers and practitioners working in health and fitness businesses is a fusion of consistency and directional trends.