allied · SOC 29-1128
Exercise Physiologists
National median $59,460 / yr · 8,560 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$59,460
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
WA
Score 74 · Washington
Top-paying metro
Seattle
$84,300 median
Top WageBench Score
78
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $84,300 | $84,300 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 78 |
| #2 | Washington | $81,310 | $81,310 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 74 |
| #3 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $72,760 | $69,559 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #4 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $66,060 | $63,252 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #5 | Wyoming | $62,070 | $62,070 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 72 |
| #6 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $64,610 | $64,610 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #7 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,680 | $62,680 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #8 | Wisconsin | $63,210 | $59,860 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 70 |
| #9 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,600 | $58,828 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #10 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,200 | $62,200 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$42,760
P25
$49,620
MEDIAN
$59,460
P75
$67,230
P90
$80,560
Hourly mean
$29
Hourly median
$29
Annual mean
$60,940
Total US jobs
8,560
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 97 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $84,300 | $84,300 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 78 |
| Washington | WA | $81,310 | $81,310 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $72,760 | $69,559 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 73 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $66,060 | $63,252 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Wyoming | WY | $62,070 | $62,070 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $64,610 | $64,610 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $62,680 | $62,680 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $63,210 | $59,860 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $61,600 | $58,828 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $62,200 | $62,200 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Colorado | CO | $63,800 | $60,993 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $61,430 | $58,359 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Kansas | KS | $59,090 | $55,988 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $57,640 | $57,640 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $61,510 | $59,665 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Jacksonville, FL | FL | $58,520 | $58,520 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Iowa | IA | $56,640 | $54,488 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $66,210 | $64,555 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| North Dakota | ND | $50,430 | $49,421 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Missouri | MO | $52,570 | $50,204 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| Arizona | AZ | $62,350 | $60,791 | 2.5% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 68 |
| Texas | TX | $56,780 | $56,780 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| Tennessee | TN | $53,570 | $53,570 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $58,580 | $58,580 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| South Dakota | SD | $51,630 | $51,630 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 68 |
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Not published by BLS (9) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, District of Columbia.
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