gx3,
At my gym the trainers start making $23/hr per session. It then increases to $28 and $34 I believe...but we're getting raises starting in January so it's all changing. I know a bunch of trainers who also train privately and it depends how much they charge. Some of the newer trainers charge about $50-$60 and the older ones charge between $75-$100+. Personally I think some of the people are way underqualified to be charging those prices, and myself I would not feel comfortable charging those prices. Maybe after I get my NSCA-CPT, which is coming up soon, but there are some people who are not even certified who charge that. I had a friend who was working at a PT Studio in NYC and also doing private home sessions that if he wanted to he could be making about 90K a year, but he also needs time for himself.
Just a word of advice and maybe since I'm new it takes up a bunch of my time, but I spend A LOT of time at the gym, and not always training. You have to understand that when you start out you're the low man on the totem pole and so you're the one who gets the odd floor shift hours and stuff...If you're really interested you're going to have to stick it out for a while.
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