Pilates Teacher Salary

Group Sessions

One of the most lucrative ways to generate income is to teach group classes and charge participants individually. If you find a suitable hall (such as a church or village hall, community centre or dance studio) and hire the space for a reasonable rate, your income would be £50+ from a one-hour class. It’s the quality of teaching that participants are interested in, so limit your numbers. Participants don’t mind paying a little bit extra if they know the class won’t be overcrowded and they’ll receive your attention throughout the session.

Small Groups

Offering small group sessions (3 to 4 people) is a popular way for people to exercise at a time that suits them. It’s a step between attending a group class and receiving an individual personal training session. Depending on the location by running small group sessions, a pilates instructor’s hourly rate is at least £30 per hour, which the participants can split between themselves.

The benefit of small group sessions is that participants will have a more personalised session. These can work well at one of the participants’ homes, depending on suitable space being available, and people are generally willing to pay a little extra if it saves them time and convenience. This is a great way to fill your morning or early afternoon time if you target your audience well.

If you taught 4 small group sessions per week with 3 or 4 people per class @ £40 = £160.00 for 4 hours work.

One to One Sessions

Personal Pilates sessions can earn you at least £30 per hour (depending on location) and potentially much more if your clients live in an affluent area. Remember, clients are paying for your time, expertise, knowledge and advice so make sure you present yourself professionally at all times and prepare well for each session.

If you instructed 6 personal Pilates sessions per week @ £35.00 per session = £210.00 for 6 hours’ work.

Teaching classes for a health club or gym

These sessions are usually paid at a pre-set rate of £20 to £25 per hour (dependent on location). Sometimes the classes are 45 minutes in duration and rates of pay are paid according to your teaching time.

If you taught 2 classes per week @ £20.00 = £40.00 for 2 hours’ work

If you worked for 17 hours in the sessions mentioned above you could potentially earn over £650.00. That’s not bad for a part-time job! Your earnings would, of course, be subject to tax and national insurance if you were self-employed and you would also need to deduct costs for advertising, room hire rates and so on from this figure. However, the point is that there are plenty of opportunities to make money teaching Pilates exercises whether it’s on a large or small scale, with groups of people or individuals.