Health Education Specialists Salary in the US
A health education specialists earns a national median of $64,070 a year (mean $73,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #371 of 825.
How much does a health education specialists earn in the US?
A health education specialists in the United States earns a median of $64,070 a year (mean $73,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 26% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 65,690 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1091), ranked #371 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,070
per year
Mean
$73,280
per year
Employment
65,690
US workers
National rank
#371
of 825 by median
What a health education specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a health education specialists (SOC 21-1091) earns a median annual wage of $64,070 and a mean (average) of $73,280. The median is the midpoint — half of health education specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 26% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a health education specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for health education specialists is $64,070, and the mean (average) is $73,280. The median is the midpoint — half of health education specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does health education specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,070, a health education specialists earns 26% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many health education specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 65,690 health education specialists employed nationally (SOC 21-1091), across all industries.
- Where does this health education specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-1091. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-1091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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