IHRSA Releases 2015 Health Club Employee Compensation & Benefits Report
Posted: February 2, 2015 in IHRSA
The IHRSA Health Club Employee Compensation & Benefits Report
BOSTON, MA– Today, the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) released The 2015 IHRSA Health Club Employee Compensation & Benefits Report, a detailed analysis of compensation and benefits practices for the health club industry. Salary and compensation results provided in the report are based on data from more than 300 North American facilities.
“To help club operators gauge their own compensation practices, IHRSA has been conducting employee compensation research since 2002,” said Jay Ablondi, IHRSA’s executive vice president of global products. “Along with salary data for industry-specific job titles, this year’s report also contains pay information for occupations such as marketing director and social media specialist. Last year, Linkedin identified social media intern and digital marketing specialist among the top 10 job titles that didn’t exist ten years ago.”
According to respondents, club operators paid a social media specialist an average of $19.89 per hour. Marketing directors were paid an average of $65,637 in total annual compensation.
This year’s report includes compensation data on several new job titles:
- Operations manager
- Social Media Specialist
- Martial arts instructor
- Group cycling instructor
- Barre instructor
- Dietitian
- Health & wellness coach
- Nutrition coach
“Since the last report, published in 2013, the economy and employment levels have continued to expand, which bodes well for the health club industry,” said Melissa Rodriguez, IHRSA’s senior research manager. “Thanks to an improving economy, club operators can consider increasing their budget for payroll by rewarding stellar employees, adding monetary incentives for existing staff, or investing in new employees to assist with delivering in-demand club programs.”
The report also provides a brief macroeconomic outlook on compensation and unemployment. According to a separate nationwide WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey, companies offered salary increases of roughly 3% to employees in 2014. In 2015, firms are projecting salary budget increases of 3.1%.
The 2015 IHRSA Health Club Employee Compensation & Benefits Report is based on voluntary survey data provided by IHRSA member clubs in the United States and Canada. The report provides compensation information for senior management/corporate staff, salaried club-level employees, and hourly club-level employees. Salary information for job titles is provided by geographical region, club type, and size in total annual revenues.
The 2015 IHRSA Health Club Employee Compensation & Benefits Report is available at ihrsa.org/compensation-report. The PDF can be purchased either in full for $399.95 ($199.95 for IHRSA members) or in three separate parts for $149.95 each ($79.95 each for IHRSA members).
Contact IHRSA Research at research@ihrsa.org or +1-617-951-0055 ext. 194 with questions or for more information.
