Health Education Specialists salary by location
National median: $64,070 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $124,590 | +94.5% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $112,450 | +75.5% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $104,470 | +63.1% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $103,330 | +61.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $102,680 | +60.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $99,400 | +55.1% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $99,260 | +54.9% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $94,870 | +48.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $87,370 | +36.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $87,190 | +36.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $84,070 | +31.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $83,200 | +29.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $81,630 | +27.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $80,990 | +26.4% | 770 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $80,960 | +26.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $80,850 | +26.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $80,840 | +26.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $80,820 | +26.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $80,670 | +25.9% | 2,690 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $80,060 | +25.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $79,910 | +24.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $79,830 | +24.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $78,670 | +22.8% | 410 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $78,640 | +22.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +22.5% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $78,400 | +22.4% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $78,400 | +22.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Auburn, AL | metropolitan | $77,950 | +21.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $77,740 | +21.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $77,610 | +21.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $77,570 | +21.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $77,420 | +20.8% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $76,920 | +20.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $76,400 | +19.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $76,380 | +19.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $76,170 | +18.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $75,910 | +18.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $75,810 | +18.3% | 610 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $75,750 | +18.2% | 540 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $75,750 | +18.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $75,500 | +17.8% | 840 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $75,500 | +17.8% | 510 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $75,480 | +17.8% | 490 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $75,360 | +17.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $75,350 | +17.6% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $75,220 | +17.4% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $74,640 | +16.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $74,590 | +16.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $74,150 | +15.7% | 750 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $74,040 | +15.6% | 900 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $73,990 | +15.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $73,840 | +15.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $73,740 | +15.1% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $73,540 | +14.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| GU | state | $73,070 | +14.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $72,720 | +13.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $72,620 | +13.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $72,400 | +13.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Macon, GA | metropolitan | $72,070 | +12.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $72,030 | +12.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $71,990 | +12.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $71,940 | +12.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $71,860 | +12.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $71,790 | +12.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $71,340 | +11.3% | 700 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $70,750 | +10.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $70,660 | +10.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $70,570 | +10.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $70,150 | +9.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $69,990 | +9.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $69,640 | +8.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $69,060 | +7.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $68,540 | +7.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $68,350 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $68,310 | +6.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $68,250 | +6.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $68,170 | +6.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $68,160 | +6.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $68,140 | +6.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $67,720 | +5.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $67,710 | +5.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $67,630 | +5.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $67,600 | +5.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $66,870 | +4.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $66,750 | +4.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $66,370 | +3.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $65,820 | +2.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $65,650 | +2.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $65,540 | +2.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $65,370 | +2.0% | 760 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $65,230 | +1.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $65,210 | +1.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $65,100 | +1.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $65,000 | +1.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $65,000 | +1.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $64,980 | +1.4% | 730 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $64,900 | +1.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $64,860 | +1.2% | 1,970 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $64,720 | +1.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $64,350 | +0.4% | 40 | 2025 |