What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Exercise Physiologist?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Exercise Physiologist roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary?

An Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,405 for beginners, reaching about $36,324 at mid-level, and approach $37,389 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Exercise Physiologist?

Assistant Exercise Physiologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Exercise Physiologist roles are District of Columbia $39,803, California $39,652, Massachusetts $39,124. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Exercise Physiologist roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Exercise Physiologist level roles vary by specialization: Sports Physiologist: $118,371; Research Physiologist: $96,946; Exercise Physiologist: $67,500; Medical Exercise Physiologist: $67,500; Medical Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist: $67,500.

Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Exercise Physiologist make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Exercise Physiologist in Colorado is $36,679 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, an Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,561
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,495 to $39,235
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,506

10% $32,506

50% (Median) $36,679

90% $41,561

Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,235	$3,270	$755	$19
Average	$36,679	$3,057	$705	$18
25th Percentile	$34,495	$2,875	$663	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salaries

An Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Exercise Physiologist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $35,405
Early Career (1-2 years): $35,473
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $36,324
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $37,318
Expert (over 8 years): $37,389

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Exercise Physiologist	less than 1 year	$35,405
Early Career Level Assistant Exercise Physiologist	1-2 years	$35,473
Mid-Level Level Assistant Exercise Physiologist	2-4 years	$36,324
Senior-Level Level Assistant Exercise Physiologist	5-8 years	$37,318
Expert Level Assistant Exercise Physiologist	over 8 years	$37,389

How Do Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Exercise Physiologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,803.
California: $39,652.
Massachusetts: $39,124.

District of Columbia $39,803 California $39,652 Massachusetts $39,124 Washington $38,980 New Jersey $38,966 Alaska $38,915 Connecticut $38,419 New York $38,218

Hawaii $37,574 Rhode Island $37,272 Maryland $37,068 Minnesota $36,787 Colorado $36,679 Illinois $36,643 Oregon $36,507 Delaware $36,406

New Hampshire $36,343 Virginia $36,201 Pennsylvania $35,788 Nevada $35,579 North Dakota $35,511 Michigan $35,403 Wisconsin $35,364 Vermont $35,284

Texas $35,065 Maine $35,051 Arizona $35,029 Ohio $35,004 Georgia $34,673 Indiana $34,508 Wyoming $34,476 Utah $34,425

Iowa $34,404 Kansas $34,231 Louisiana $34,181 North Carolina $34,163 Missouri $34,156 Florida $34,015 Montana $33,940 Nebraska $33,868

Kentucky $33,828 South Carolina $33,685 Tennessee $33,595 Idaho $33,559 New Mexico $33,296 Oklahoma $33,239 Alabama $33,027 South Dakota $32,671

Arkansas $32,477 West Virginia $32,373 Mississippi $32,060

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Exercise Physiologist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $35,961
Hygiene: $37,211
Johnstown: $36,041

Glen Haven, CO $35,961

Hygiene, CO $37,211

Johnstown, CO $36,041

Laporte, CO $35,642

Livermore, CO $35,526

Loveland, CO $35,929

Lyons, CO $37,146

Masonville, CO $35,664

Mead, CO $36,451

Milliken, CO $35,991

Niwot, CO $37,503

Red Feather Lakes, CO $35,624

Severance, CO $35,693

Timnath, CO $35,647

Wellington, CO $35,447

Windsor, CO $35,698

Brighton, CO $36,583

Ault, CO $35,630

Briggsdale, CO $35,640

Carr, CO $35,027

Eastlake, CO $36,678

Eaton, CO $35,743

Evans, CO $35,925

Fort Lupton, CO $36,479

Galeton, CO $35,746

Gilcrest, CO $36,121

Gill, CO $35,805

Greeley, CO $35,836

Henderson, CO $36,640

Hudson, CO $36,359

Keenesburg, CO $36,183

Kersey, CO $35,809

La Salle, CO $36,059

Lucerne, CO $35,798

Nunn, CO $35,517

Orchard, CO $35,636

Pierce, CO $35,653

Ohio City, CO $36,020

Parlin, CO $35,850

Penrose, CO $35,537

Pitkin, CO $35,975

Poncha Springs, CO $35,731

Powderhorn, CO $35,776

Rockvale, CO $35,376

Sargents, CO $35,671

Twin Lakes, CO $36,849

Westcliffe, CO $35,396

Wetmore, CO $35,168

Durango, CO $35,876

Cahone, CO $35,787

Cortez, CO $35,760

Dolores, CO $35,846

Dove Creek, CO $35,752

Egnar, CO $35,772

Hesperus, CO $35,562

Lewis, CO $35,851

Mancos, CO $35,760

Marvel, CO $35,561

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $35,575

Pleasant View, CO $35,685

Rico, CO $35,854

Towaoc, CO $35,611

Yellow Jacket, CO $35,808

Montrose, CO $35,988

Austin, CO $36,035

Bedrock, CO $35,763

Cedaredge, CO $36,072

Cory, CO $36,026

Crawford, CO $35,924

Delta, CO $35,988

Eckert, CO $36,044

Hotchkiss, CO $36,022

Lazear, CO $35,995

Naturita, CO $35,835

Norwood, CO $35,849

Nucla, CO $35,890

Olathe, CO $35,948

Ophir, CO $35,888

Ouray, CO $35,882

Paonia, CO $36,187

Paradox, CO $35,782

Placerville, CO $35,855

Redvale, CO $35,866

Ridgway, CO $35,877

Silverton, CO $35,817

Somerset, CO $36,297

Telluride, CO $35,895

Grand Junction, CO $36,210

Platteville, CO $36,201

Roggen, CO $35,828

Weldona, CO $35,551

Wiggins, CO $35,741

Fort Morgan, CO $35,566

Log Lane Village, CO $35,682

Akron, CO $35,308

Amherst, CO $35,195

Atwood, CO $35,431

Brush, CO $35,429

Crook, CO $35,331

Eckley, CO $35,219

Fleming, CO $35,398

Grover, CO $35,370

Haxtun, CO $35,391

Hereford, CO $35,145

Hillrose, CO $35,464

Holyoke, CO $35,284

Idalia, CO $35,107

Iliff, CO $35,424

Julesburg, CO $35,281

Lindon, CO $35,156

Merino, CO $35,462

New Raymer, CO $35,454

Otis, CO $35,339

Ovid, CO $35,293

Padroni, CO $35,334

Paoli, CO $35,392

Peetz, CO $35,324

Sedgwick, CO $35,306

Snyder, CO $35,436

Sterling, CO $35,492

Stoneham, CO $35,456

Vernon, CO $35,141

Woodrow, CO $35,230

Wray, CO $35,211

Yuma, CO $35,329

Anton, CO $35,165

Arapahoe, CO $34,888

Arriba, CO $35,015

Bethune, CO $35,067

Burlington, CO $35,034

Calhan, CO $35,588

Cascade, CO $35,881

Cheyenne Wells, CO $34,939

Cope, CO $35,149

Cripple Creek, CO $35,813

Divide, CO $35,832

Flagler, CO $35,051

Florissant, CO $35,803

Fountain, CO $35,585

Genoa, CO $35,039

Green Mountain Falls, CO $35,872

Guffey, CO $35,765

Hugo, CO $34,824

Joes, CO $35,184

Karval, CO $34,622

Kirk, CO $35,155

Kit Carson, CO $34,895

Limon, CO $35,250

Lake George, CO $35,857

Manitou Springs, CO $35,881

Matheson, CO $35,224

Peyton, CO $35,756

Ramah, CO $34,996

Rush, CO $35,080

Seibert, CO $35,036

Simla, CO $35,384

Stratton, CO $35,071

U S A F Academy, CO $35,879

Victor, CO $35,797

Vona, CO $35,057

Wild Horse, CO $34,828

Woodland Park, CO $35,851

Yoder, CO $35,215

Colorado Springs, CO $35,881

Clifton, CO $36,187

Fruita, CO $36,097

Gateway, CO $35,843

Glade Park, CO $35,967

Loma, CO $36,110

Mack, CO $36,014

Palisade, CO $36,122

Whitewater, CO $35,965

Glenwood Springs, CO $36,559

Dinosaur, CO $35,955

Aspen, CO $37,244

Snowmass Village, CO $37,242

Avon, CO $36,908

Basalt, CO $37,125

Carbondale, CO $36,987

Collbran, CO $36,086

Craig, CO $36,351

De Beque, CO $36,082

Eagle, CO $36,757

Edwards, CO $36,836

Parachute, CO $36,270

Battlement Mesa, CO $36,236

Gypsum, CO $36,574

Hamilton, CO $36,506

Hayden, CO $36,403

Maybell, CO $36,000

Meeker, CO $36,509

Meredith, CO $37,003

Mesa, CO $36,068

Minturn, CO $36,795

Molina, CO $36,047

New Castle, CO $36,433

Rangely, CO $36,101

Red Cliff, CO $36,791

Rifle, CO $36,342

Silt, CO $36,328

Slater, CO $36,178

Snowmass, CO $37,167

Wolcott, CO $36,779

Woody Creek, CO $37,241

Vail, CO $36,953

Pueblo, CO $34,792

Colorado City, CO $35,030

Aguilar, CO $35,183

Arlington, CO $34,563

Avondale, CO $34,885

Beulah, CO $35,032

Boncarbo, CO $35,200

Boone, CO $34,998

Branson, CO $34,912

Campo, CO $34,783

Cheraw, CO $34,849

Crowley, CO $34,924

Eads, CO $34,874

Fort Lyon, CO $34,836

Fowler, CO $34,936

Gardner, CO $35,278

Granada, CO $34,953

Hartman, CO $35,019

Hasty, CO $34,912

Haswell, CO $34,706

Hoehne, CO $35,143

Holly, CO $34,909

Kim, CO $34,876

La Junta, CO $34,899

Lamar, CO $35,005

Las Animas, CO $34,879

La Veta, CO $35,339

Mc Clave, CO $34,918

Manzanola, CO $34,872

Model, CO $34,925

Olney Springs, CO $34,812

Ordway, CO $34,639

Pritchett, CO $34,878

Rocky Ford, CO $34,821

Rye, CO $35,083

Sheridan Lake, CO $34,888

Springfield, CO $34,949

Sugar City, CO $34,546

Swink, CO $34,864

Trinchera, CO $34,993

Trinidad, CO $35,144

Two Buttes, CO $34,948

Vilas, CO $34,942

Walsenburg, CO $35,153

Walsh, CO $34,906

Weston, CO $35,266

Wiley, CO $34,886

Alamosa, CO $35,608

Antonito, CO $35,585

Arboles, CO $35,657

Arvada, CO $36,680

Aurora, CO $36,654

Bayfield, CO $35,757

Broomfield, CO $36,841

Commerce City, CO $36,593

Dupont, CO $36,663

Eldorado Springs, CO $37,536

Lafayette, CO $37,203

Louisville, CO $37,249

Westminster, CO $36,663

Wheat Ridge, CO $36,661

Agate, CO $35,362

Bennett, CO $36,281

Byers, CO $35,848

Castle Rock, CO $36,007

Deer Trail, CO $35,612

Elbert, CO $35,779

Elizabeth, CO $36,081

Englewood, CO $36,654

Franktown, CO $35,983

Kiowa, CO $35,822

Larkspur, CO $35,890

Littleton, CO $36,618

Lone Tree, CO $36,521

Louviers, CO $36,471

Monument, CO $35,855

Palmer Lake, CO $35,859

Parker, CO $36,388

Sedalia, CO $36,025

Strasburg, CO $36,166

Watkins, CO $36,437

Denver, CO $36,651

Thornton, CO $36,679

Boulder, CO $37,717

Golden, CO $36,658

Alma, CO $36,452

Bailey, CO $36,369

Black Hawk, CO $37,024

Bond, CO $36,775

Breckenridge, CO $36,530

Buffalo Creek, CO $36,243

Burns, CO $36,539

Central City, CO $36,816

Clark, CO $36,193

Climax, CO $36,572

Coalmont, CO $36,130

Como, CO $36,007

Conifer, CO $36,464

Cowdrey, CO $35,984

Dillon, CO $36,508

Dumont, CO $36,685

Evergreen, CO $36,594

Empire, CO $36,518

Fairplay, CO $36,040

Fraser, CO $36,559

Frisco, CO $36,733

Georgetown, CO $36,490

Granby, CO $36,461

Grand Lake, CO $36,441

Grant, CO $36,182

Hartsel, CO $35,848

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $36,413

Idaho Springs, CO $36,623

Idledale, CO $36,620

Indian Hills, CO $36,602

Jamestown, CO $37,657

Jefferson, CO $36,106

Kittredge, CO $36,605

Kremmling, CO $36,409

Leadville, CO $36,527

Mc Coy, CO $36,533

Morrison, CO $36,594

Nederland, CO $37,314

Oak Creek, CO $36,468

Parshall, CO $36,625

Phippsburg, CO $36,504

Pine, CO $36,287

Pinecliffe, CO $37,490

Rand, CO $36,133

Rollinsville, CO $37,140

Shawnee, CO $36,278

Silver Plume, CO $36,336

Steamboat Springs, CO $36,400

Tabernash, CO $36,644

Toponas, CO $36,491

Walden, CO $36,079

Ward, CO $37,216

Winter Park, CO $36,691

Yampa, CO $36,540

Silverthorne, CO $36,702

Longmont, CO $37,066

Allenspark, CO $36,897

Estes Park, CO $36,344

Bellvue, CO $35,878

Berthoud, CO $36,318

Dacono, CO $36,741

Drake, CO $35,891

Erie, CO $36,906

Firestone, CO $36,650

Fort Collins, CO $35,622

Frederick, CO $36,652

Blanca, CO $35,481

Capulin, CO $35,664

Center, CO $35,635

Chama, CO $35,360

Chimney Rock, CO $35,672

Chromo, CO $35,433

Conejos, CO $35,563

Creede, CO $35,750

Crestone, CO $35,498

Del Norte, CO $35,672

Fort Garland, CO $35,402

San Luis, CO $35,258

Homelake, CO $35,639

Hooper, CO $35,520

Ignacio, CO $35,603

Jaroso, CO $35,335

La Jara, CO $35,620

Manassa, CO $35,584

Moffat, CO $35,545

Monte Vista, CO $35,660

Mosca, CO $35,475

Pagosa Springs, CO $35,669

Romeo, CO $35,689

Saguache, CO $35,667

Sanford, CO $35,489

San Pablo, CO $35,307

South Fork, CO $35,708

Villa Grove, CO $35,593

Salida, CO $35,732

Almont, CO $36,652

Buena Vista, CO $36,596

Canon City, CO $35,573

Cimarron, CO $35,813

Coal Creek, CO $35,362

Coaldale, CO $35,645

Cotopaxi, CO $35,545

Crested Butte, CO $36,845

Florence, CO $35,306

Monarch, CO $35,807

Granite, CO $36,345

Gunnison, CO $35,841

Hillside, CO $35,532

Howard, CO $35,709

Lake City, CO $35,811

Nathrop, CO $35,840

Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Exercise Physiologist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 25% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Exercise Physiologist positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Exercise Physiologist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Exercise Physiologist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$45,849	$22.0	25%

Assistant Exercise Physiologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Exercise Physiologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$34,495

Average $36,679/year

$39,235

$2,875

Average $3,057/month

$3,270

$663

Average $705/week

$755

$17

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,235	$3,270	$755	$19
Average	$36,679	$3,057	$705	$18
25th Percentile	$34,495	$2,875	$663	$17

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