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Exercise physiologists

Salary, job outlook, AI risk & career information

Median Salary

$58,160

~$28/hr · ~$4,847/mo

US Jobs

24K

Much faster than average

AI & Automation Risk

4/10

Low Risk

AI & Automation Risk

Low Risk 4/10

The role involves a significant amount of physical presence, including conducting stress tests, measuring vital signs with medical equipment, and providing hands-on rehabilitative care. While AI can highly automate the digital aspects of the job—such as analyzing medical history, processing biometric data, and generating personalized exercise regimens—the core requirement for real-time human interaction, physical assessment, and clinical supervision in a medical setting limits its total exposure.

Salary by City — What You Actually Take Home

Real purchasing power = salary adjusted for cost of living. Higher = more money in your pocket.

City	Local Salary	Cost of Living	Real Purchasing Power
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WABEST VALUE	$81,260	Above avg (112.7)	$72,083
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$84,390	Above avg (117.6)	$71,790
Ann Arbor, MI	$65,430	Average (98.2)	$66,663
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$74,840	Above avg (112.6)	$66,439
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$67,690	Average (102.5)	$66,048
Madison, WI	$63,250	Below avg (95.9)	$65,931
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$63,750	Average (98.4)	$64,816
Akron, OH	$59,500	Below avg (92.9)	$64,031
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,520	Below avg (94.7)	$63,941
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,090	Above avg (114.7)	$63,696
Richmond, VA	$62,570	Average (98.3)	$63,628
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$64,990	Average (102.5)	$63,422
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,610	Below avg (95.7)	$63,352
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$61,300	Average (97.3)	$62,996
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,140	Below avg (94.2)	$62,765