Health Education Specialists Salary - BLS OEWS Wage Benchmarks
SOC 21-1091 · National · May 2025 OEWS Data
Median Annual Salary
$64,064
$30.80/hr
Verified BLS OEWS data · Updated May 18, 2026
Source: BLS OEWS · Published May 15, 2026
Next refresh: May 2027
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The national median salary for Health Education Specialists is $64,064 per year ($30.80/hr) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. The middle 50% of earners make between $50,627 and $87,131 annually. Top earners at the 90th percentile reach $118,206 per year. There are approximately 65,690 health education specialists employed in the United States.
About This Role
BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
Career Outlook
BLS Employment Projections · 2024-2034
10-year growth
+4.5%
Faster than average
Annual openings
8K
per year, on avg
Workforce today
72K
as of 2024
Why those openings exist
4% from new growth96% from people leaving the role
Most openings come from replacement, not growth. Retention matters more than recruiting here.
Typical entry requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
None
On-the-job training
None
Industry Wage Breakdown
Top 5 industries by employment · median annual wage, sector-specific
Industry
Workforce
Median Pay
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS 622100
11K
$83,740
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
NAICS 999300
8K
$62,560
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
NAICS 611300
7K
$62,380
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
NAICS 999200
4K
$64,990
Individual and Family Services
NAICS 624100
4K
$50,380
Wage range across top 5 industries: $50,380 to $83,740 (66% spread)
Wage Percentiles
Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours)
Percentile
Hourly Rate
Annual Salary
P10
$20.67
$42,994
P25
$24.34
$50,627
P50MEDIAN
$30.80
$64,064
P75
$41.89
$87,131
P90
$56.83
$118,206
Market Context Signal
JOLTS · professional sector
Cooling
Openings Rate
4.2%
Quits Rate
2.0%
Professional & Business Services openings tumbled 318K in March -- the largest single-sector drop in this release. Openings rate fell from 5.5% to 4.2%. Layoffs jumped to 527K (+99K). White-collar demand has cooled abruptly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average health education specialists salary?
The national median salary for Health Education Specialists is $64,064 per year ($30.80/hr) according to BLS OEWS May 2025 data. The middle 50% earn between $50,627 and $87,131 annually.
How much do top-earning health education specialists make?
The 90th percentile salary for Health Education Specialists is $118,206 per year ($56.83/hr). The 75th percentile is $87,131 per year.
What is the entry-level salary for health education specialists?
Entry-level Health Education Specialists (10th percentile) earn approximately $42,994 per year ($20.67/hr). The 25th percentile is $50,627 per year.
Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.
P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.
Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.
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