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Health Education Specialists: pay and where the jobs are
What health education specialists earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$64,070 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $73,280
- Median hourly wage
- $30.80
- Mean hourly wage
- $35.23
- Employment
- 65,690
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 21-1091.
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How much do health education specialists make?
The median annual wage for health education specialists was $64,070 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $42,990 and the highest-paid 10% more than $118,200. As an hourly rate, the median is $30.80. About 65,690 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Maryland ($104,470), District of Columbia ($103,330) and Georgia ($99,400). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Georgia.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for health education specialists looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,990 | $20.67 | $3,583 | $3,060 |
| 25th percentile | $50,620 | $24.34 | $4,218 | $3,571 |
| Median | $64,070 | $30.80 | $5,339 | $4,472 |
| 75th percentile | $87,130 | $41.89 | $7,261 | $5,844 |
| 90th percentile | $118,200 | $56.83 | $9,850 | $7,665 |
Health Education Specialists: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$77,416 take-home in national prices
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$73,983 take-home in national prices
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$68,888 take-home in national prices
Where a median health education specialist paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 2,220 | $104,470 | $56,160 | $161,470 | $77,652 | $73,983 |
| District of Columbia | 680 | $103,330 | $63,250 | $170,980 | $75,708 | $68,888 |
| Georgia | 3,210 | $99,400 | $51,800 | $153,630 | $74,546 | $77,416 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,690 | $80,670 | $45,720 | $120,640 | $63,048 | $64,617 |
| Minnesota | 1,250 | $78,400 | $45,730 | $106,780 | $59,832 | $60,668 |
| Washington | 1,750 | $77,420 | $52,910 | $95,680 | $62,221 | $58,143 |
| Iowa | 540 | $75,750 | $46,450 | $95,750 | $59,893 | $68,245 |
| Oregon | 840 | $75,500 | $54,430 | $111,860 | $56,402 | $54,568 |
| Rhode Island | 150 | $75,360 | $38,660 | $110,780 | $58,808 | $57,497 |
| Colorado | 750 | $74,150 | $41,710 | $117,170 | $58,114 | $56,393 |
| Wisconsin | 900 | $74,040 | $50,710 | $96,940 | $58,031 | $61,672 |
| New Jersey | 1,420 | $73,740 | $46,250 | $130,100 | $57,680 | $53,012 |
| Guam | 30 | $73,070 | $44,720 | $94,550 | — | — |
| Alaska | 310 | $71,940 | $49,980 | $100,760 | $59,169 | $57,805 |
| New Hampshire | 250 | $69,990 | $46,550 | $108,210 | $58,068 | $55,746 |
| Vermont | 180 | $68,140 | $56,080 | $97,430 | $54,773 | $55,915 |
| Connecticut | 400 | $66,870 | $47,800 | $115,540 | $52,611 | $50,778 |
| Kentucky | 760 | $65,370 | $44,610 | $98,030 | $52,534 | $58,269 |
| Alabama | 540 | $65,210 | $40,580 | $97,180 | $51,838 | $58,361 |
| Ohio | 1,970 | $64,860 | $40,690 | $98,110 | $52,955 | $57,079 |
| South Carolina | 470 | $64,720 | $44,050 | $99,290 | $52,207 | $55,688 |
| Virginia | 690 | $64,040 | $42,640 | $137,980 | $50,768 | $50,214 |
| Hawaii | 190 | $63,740 | $35,500 | $99,130 | $50,036 | $45,507 |
| California | 12,520 | $63,610 | $49,020 | $113,170 | $50,600 | $45,701 |
| Arizona | 1,140 | $63,390 | $42,770 | $134,630 | $51,923 | $51,574 |
| Delaware | 340 | $63,300 | $37,400 | $99,360 | $49,952 | $50,048 |
| Kansas | 520 | $62,990 | $36,790 | $97,430 | $50,077 | $55,599 |
| West Virginia | 400 | $62,760 | $41,580 | $106,710 | $50,622 | $56,563 |
| Wyoming | 90 | $62,750 | $56,430 | $97,980 | $52,600 | $56,747 |
| New York | 4,150 | $62,560 | $44,830 | $95,980 | $49,364 | $45,741 |
| Oklahoma | 820 | $62,440 | $39,270 | $103,780 | $50,086 | $57,018 |
| Arkansas | 200 | $62,270 | $38,230 | $96,780 | $50,398 | $57,970 |
| Nevada | 270 | $62,120 | $33,830 | $111,840 | $52,093 | $52,104 |
| Idaho | 370 | $61,330 | $43,930 | $90,120 | $49,316 | $51,644 |
| Illinois | 1,010 | $60,120 | $41,480 | $105,660 | $47,655 | $47,675 |
| Utah | 490 | $59,790 | $48,290 | $110,430 | $47,986 | $48,537 |
| North Dakota | 200 | $59,650 | $47,410 | $90,660 | $50,109 | $56,328 |
| Texas | 5,320 | $59,340 | $45,790 | $112,320 | $49,860 | $51,372 |
| Maine | 490 | $58,300 | $45,290 | $82,490 | $46,475 | $47,888 |
| Indiana | 1,380 | $58,170 | $36,130 | $96,010 | $47,233 | $50,609 |
| North Carolina | 2,110 | $58,080 | $44,410 | $99,140 | $47,039 | $49,868 |
| New Mexico | 660 | $57,990 | $39,730 | $94,220 | $47,215 | $51,203 |
| Louisiana | 470 | $57,840 | $40,020 | $91,490 | $47,305 | $53,630 |
| Massachusetts | 2,420 | $57,510 | $37,460 | $142,860 | $45,469 | $42,994 |
| South Dakota | 190 | $57,370 | $46,400 | $78,360 | $48,277 | $54,497 |
| Missouri | Not published | $57,050 | $42,960 | $97,800 | $46,276 | $50,955 |
| Nebraska | 230 | $56,800 | $38,570 | $83,520 | $46,114 | $51,179 |
| Michigan | 1,480 | $56,360 | $37,750 | $89,050 | $45,321 | $47,103 |
| Montana | 240 | $51,200 | $35,230 | $82,990 | $41,670 | $44,027 |
| Mississippi | 410 | $51,020 | $35,860 | $76,490 | $41,866 | $48,148 |
| Tennessee | 490 | $49,630 | $39,130 | $110,450 | $42,058 | $45,780 |
| Florida | Not published | $46,360 | $29,990 | $94,040 | $39,430 | $38,129 |
| Puerto Rico | 600 | $39,650 | $29,360 | $60,520 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 21-1091. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.