I get 45% of what the client pays at my gym which works out to roughly $17-22 per session. I do not have to do floor time though, it is not required. The orientation sessions are required, the sales people will give you appointments with new members to take their measurements, body fat analysis, and weight- it takes about 30 min and I get $12 for each one of these "fit starts". This is when I get to pitch to the client my training philosophy, talk about their goals and how I can get them there,etc. However, I go alot farther because I am not a trainer for the money in fact I only got certified so I could train my friends at their gyms after doing years of self study and several health and fitness related classes in college so that eventually I can convince my school to let me set up an afterschool fitness program for overweight teens, so with that in mind, I show all of my fit starts the better machines to use for the results they are seeking and sometimes will even write up a workout plan to follow, but that is entirely up to me. As far as my gym is concerned, I only need to be there for the fit starts and my own clients, they don't push for anything else. I also get 15% of the training packages I sell.
