Unlike gym trainers, private personal trainers don't get help from the gym or receive channeled clients from fitness organizations. A private personal trainer is a coach who is self-employed, creates his own work schedule and is free to choose the clients he works with. Gym coaches often have to work much longer hours than private personal trainers for a fraction of the salary, so private training is often the most desirable route. I will also look at the three salary structures that are common to coaches and provide you with the next steps of an experienced personal trainer who has gone through the experience of getting a job in the gym firsthand and has used private and online routes.
With this type of structure, the personal trainer will be responsible for claiming taxes on the money they earn, since the gym does not set aside any income since the coach is not an employee. It's a well-known fact that private personal trainers have the potential to earn much more than gym trainers. So, to help coaches understand what popular gyms pay their coaches and to show some inside knowledge about what private and online coaches can do, I have put together this post that outlines the salaries of personal trainers, as well as what coaches are paid of the most recognized gym brands across the country, and how they configure their payment structure.
