Salary comparison
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors: Atlantic City vs New Haven
New Haven, CT pays about 18.5% more for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors on paper — $72,800 vs $61,440. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, New Haven comes out ahead by $11,360 a year in real buying power.
Atlantic City, NJ
$61,440
$43,740
$79,570
$29.54
100
$61,440/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
New Haven, CT
$72,800
$49,020
$79,390
$35.00
100
$72,800/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $11,360 a year (18.5%) in favor of New Haven. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Atlantic City runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; New Haven sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, New Haven is the better deal by $11,360 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Atlantic City to New Haven for this role, the raise needs to beat 18.5% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn more, Atlantic City or New Haven?
New Haven pays $72,800 on median — about 18.5% more than Atlantic City ($61,440). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
New Haven. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, New Haven gives you roughly$72,800 of real buying power versus $61,440 in the other city.