Wealthy Gym Owners - 81 - Coaching Compensation Conversation

Get more at WealthyGymOwners.com Coach Compensation That Builds a Profitable Gym (Pay Structure, Stability & Incentives) Doug and Pat discuss how gym owners should approach coach compensation as marketing consistency shifts the main challenge from demand to staffing and culture. They contrast older industry norms of paying independent contractors per session—often unstable and misaligned with a membership-based recurring revenue model—with a more secure hourly employee structure that supports standards, meetings, training, and retention. They argue for fair, stable pay (often around $24–$28/hour in many markets) while keeping payroll under 40% and adjusting pricing when needed to retain great staff. They recommend twice-yearly "roadmap" conversations to align pay, hours, and schedule needs, emphasize paying for training, and note the added training burden of part-time staff. They also outline simple, trackable add-on earnings like private training splits, specialty programs, and commissions tied to behaviors, not profit. 00:00 Coach Pay Overview 00:11 From Demand to Staffing 02:08 Old School Pay Models 04:01 Employees vs Contractors 05:25 Stability With Hourly Pay 08:49 Pricing to Pay Fairly 11:17 Roadmap Pay Check Ins 14:13 Part Time Training Time 15:59 Bonuses and Side Earnings 18:29 Simple Trackable Incentives 19:56 Wrap Up and Takeaways