United States
Health Education Specialists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$63,000
Health Education Specialists in the United States earn a median of $63,000 a year, about $30.29 an hour.
Median
$63,000
per year
Hourly
$30.29
as published
Mean
$71,700
pulled up by top earners
Workers
65,150
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $60,150 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $60,020 | -5% |
| Texas | State | $56,210 | -11% |
| New York | State | $60,320 | -4% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $63,000 | +0% |
| Georgia | State | $97,010 | +54% |
| Florida | State | $53,460 | -15% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $109,260 | +73% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $75,020 | +19% |
| Maryland | State | $101,090 | +60% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $121,890 | +93% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $72,180 | +15% |
| Massachusetts | State | $62,270 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $54,720 | -13% |
| Michigan | State | $52,830 | -16% |
| Washington | State | $72,540 | +15% |
| Indiana | State | $59,950 | -5% |
| Ohio | State | $68,370 | +9% |
| Minnesota | State | $78,080 | +24% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $65,200 | +3% |
| New Jersey | State | $78,400 | +24% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $59,900 | -5% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $70,730 | +12% |
| Missouri | State | $60,110 | -5% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $61,420 | -3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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