Average Salary for a Personal Trainer in Indiana - IN

By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: January, 18 2010

Indiana Personal Trainer Salary

While the salaries in Indiana are right at the national average, smaller towns located in the Midwest often enjoy lower costs of living and a homier atmosphere.  If salary is your sole motivation, those areas closer to Chicago enjoy higher pay rates than those around Indianapolis, let alone around the rest of the state.  The southern part of Indiana has the lowest rate of pay but also the lowest average cost of living.

Indiana Personal Trainer Salary:  $53,000.00
Bloomington:  $40,000.00
Columbus:  $37,000.00
Evansville:  $46,000.00
Fort Wayne:  $47,000.00
Gary:  $61,000.00
Goshen:  $47,000.00
Jeffersonville:  $41,000.00
Indianapolis:  $44,000.00
Lafayette:  $38,000.00
Marion:  $37,000.00
Muncie:  $39,000.00
South Bend:  $48,000.00
Terre Haute:  $46,000.00
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Continuing Education Requirements for Personal Trainers in Indiana

While there are no requirements for continuing education for personal trainers in Indiana, both the NFPT and NESTA require you to complete continuing education unit in order to qualify to take a recertification test.  Both require at least two hours of continuing education per year for recertification in the area of personal training study of your choice. 
There is also more specialized training available depending on the particular area of personal training in which you are interested.  Everything from a strength-training specialty to mixed partial arts training specialties are available.