Average Exercise Physiologists Salary in Columbus, OH

Exercise Physiologists in Columbus, OH earn a median annual salary of $57,510, which is -1.1% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Columbus, OH (metro area).

$57,510

Columbus, OH median annual wage

$28/hour median

-1.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $58,160

Local employment

0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.30

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $47,340
25th: $49,360
Median: $57,510
75th: $62,440
90th: $74,680

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Columbus, OH, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

95.5%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$60,239

Goods: 93.6%
Services: 95.5%
Rents: 87.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$84,390	Compare	30
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$81,260	Compare	90
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$74,840	Compare	220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,090	Compare	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$67,690	Compare	220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$65,640	Compare	120

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Columbus, OH

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Physicians, All Other	$231,590	1.95
Nurse Anesthetists	$224,150	N/A
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$222,280	N/A
Chief Executives	$212,690	0.65
Pediatricians, General	$197,350	2.51
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$166,320	0.76
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$162,410	N/A
Compensation And Benefits Managers	$143,020	0.55

Columbus, OH has salary data for 612 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Exercise Physiologists in Columbus, OH

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Exercise Physiologists are projected to change by +9.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.