The Kickboxing Class Cost Index (2026)

"How much does kickboxing cost a month?" is the single most-asked question about the sport — so we built the number instead of guessing at it. We read the pricing that US kickboxing gyms publish themselves and rolled it into one index: what membership actually costs, how prices spread, and how the states compare. Updated 2026-07-19.

The headline number

The typical kickboxing membership in America is about $79 a month.

Most gyms land between $30 and $120 a month, across a full range of $15 to $400. Based on the 470 gyms in our directory that post a price publicly. Good news for a first-timer: you rarely pay to try at all — a free trial or intro class is common, so you can feel the room before you commit a dollar.

Embeddable one-liner, cite with a link: “The typical US kickboxing membership is $79/month; most gyms charge $30–$120.” — KickboxingClasses.net Cost Index, 2026.

What you'll actually pay: the price bands

Kickboxing membership isn't one price — it's a spread. Here's how the 470 priced gyms fall out by band. The tails matter: budget gyms and community programs anchor the low end, while boutique franchise studios with heart-rate tracking and unlimited classes push the top.

Membership per month	Gyms	Share of priced gyms
Under $75	218	46%
$75–99	107	23%
$100–124	31	7%
$125–149	22	5%
$150–199	45	10%
$200+	47	10%

Read it as a floor on your homework, not a quote: these are the prices gyms chose to publish. Many list only "first class free" or "contact us," so treat this as a starting point and confirm the current rate — and ask what's included (cardio classes vs sparring, bag and pad work, how many sessions a week) before you compare two gyms on price alone.

The state cost index

Where enough gyms post a price to rank a state honestly (at least 5 priced gyms), here's the median membership by state. Kansas sits at the top at $160 a month.

#	State	Median membership	Range	Gyms sampled
1	Kansas	$160	$25–$200	5
2	Utah	$120	$35–$180	6
3	New Jersey	$100	$25–$250	20
4	Texas	$99	$15–$400	32
5	Georgia	$99	$20–$250	24
6	Virginia	$99	$20–$229	13
7	Missouri	$91	$20–$200	12
8	New York	$90	$20–$250	27
9	North Carolina	$89	$20–$300	21
10	Illinois	$84	$25–$200	10
11	Florida	$80	$15–$275	30
12	Ohio	$80	$15–$200	11
13	California	$77	$15–$347	64
14	Tennessee	$77	$17–$120	12
15	Oregon	$72	$25–$200	6
16	Wisconsin	$70	$15–$100	9
17	Minnesota	$70	$30–$300	8
18	Indiana	$70	$20–$99	5
19	Colorado	$60	$20–$208	15
20	South Carolina	$60	$25–$150	7
21	Washington	$55	$20–$330	16
22	Arizona	$52	$15–$120	14
23	Michigan	$50	$15–$200	11
24	Maryland	$46	$28–$200	7
25	Pennsylvania	$35	$15–$205	20
26	Massachusetts	$32	$15–$200	22

Emerging state data

An honest note on coverage: cost data is the hardest field to gather, because most gyms don't post a price at all. So far 470 gyms across 46 states publish one — 8.3% of the directory. That's plenty for a solid national figure, but thin at the state level, so we show every state with at least 3 priced gyms below and flag the small samples plainly. These rows will firm up as our crawl grows.

State	Median membership	Range	Gyms sampled
New Hampshire	$180	$150–$188	3 (small sample)
Kansas	$160	$25–$200	5
Nevada	$154	$25–$200	4 (small sample)
Utah	$120	$35–$180	6
New Jersey	$100	$25–$250	20
Texas	$99	$15–$400	32
Georgia	$99	$20–$250	24
Virginia	$99	$20–$229	13
Alabama	$97	$92–$99	4 (small sample)
Missouri	$91	$20–$200	12
New York	$90	$20–$250	27
North Carolina	$89	$20–$300	21
Illinois	$84	$25–$200	10
Florida	$80	$15–$275	30
Ohio	$80	$15–$200	11
California	$77	$15–$347	64
Tennessee	$77	$17–$120	12
Rhode Island	$73	$15–$135	4 (small sample)
Oregon	$72	$25–$200	6
Wisconsin	$70	$15–$100	9
Minnesota	$70	$30–$300	8
Indiana	$70	$20–$99	5
New Mexico	$61	$15–$100	3 (small sample)
Colorado	$60	$20–$208	15
South Carolina	$60	$25–$150	7
Kentucky	$59	$25–$89	3 (small sample)
Montana	$55	$49–$79	3 (small sample)
Washington	$55	$20–$330	16
Arizona	$52	$15–$120	14
Michigan	$50	$15–$200	11
Maryland	$46	$28–$200	7
Iowa	$45	$30–$100	3 (small sample)
Pennsylvania	$35	$15–$205	20
Massachusetts	$32	$15–$200	22

Why kickboxing prices spread so far

Three things move the number, and none of them are worth over-thinking before your first class:

Cardio classes, sparring, or both. An unlimited membership covering cardio kickboxing plus bag-and-pad classes and sparring sits above a limited two-classes-a-week plan. Decide how often you'll really train before you compare prices.
Intro offers & family plans. Most gyms welcome a free first class or intro week, and many discount kids' and family memberships — so you can feel the room before you commit a dollar.
What you're paying for. Boutique franchise studios with heart-rate tracking, fresh equipment, and unlimited classes sit at the top of the range; no-frills community gyms sit at the bottom. Both can be excellent — price isn't a proxy for coaching quality.

Want the long-form version with sample budgets? Read the guide: How much does kickboxing cost?

Cite this data

Suggested attribution: “The Kickboxing Class Cost Index” — KickboxingClasses.net, 2026, linked to https://www.kickboxingclasses.net/kickboxing-stats/cost-index/. The tables are CC BY 4.0: chart them, quote them, publish them — just link back. Want a custom cut (by state, metro, or discipline)? Email us.

Download the full CSV Data updated 2026-07-19

Methodology: prices are the gyms' own publicly posted figures, read from gym websites and pricing pages in our national directory of 5,673 kickboxing gyms. We prefer the monthly membership rate — it's what most people mean by "how much is kickboxing a month" — and fall back to a drop-in / class rate only where that's all a gym posts. Every number is a floor on coverage — a gym only enters the index once it lists a price, so the sample (470 gyms, 8.3% of the directory) grows with each re-crawl. National median and quartiles are computed across all priced gyms; a state is ranked once it has 5+ priced gyms and shown as "emerging" at 3+. Prices change often — always confirm the current rate on the gym's own schedule. More data: the stats hub and best cities for kickboxing.