Key Factors That Influence Health Educator Salaries
A Health Educator's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Health Educator Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Health Educator's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Health Educator (2-4 years): $60,486
Senior Health Educator (4-7 years): $71,785
Health Education Manager (7+ years): $102,969
Health Education Director (7+ years): $142,524
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Health Educator
2-4 years
$60,486
Senior Health Educator
4-7 years
$71,785
Health Education Manager
7+ years
$102,969
Health Education Director
7+ years
$142,524
$60,486Health Ed...
$71,785Senior He...
$102,969Health Ed...
$142,524Health Ed...
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How Do Health Educator Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Health Educators.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $76,291
San Francisco: $75,456
Oakland: $73,866
San Jose, CA$76,291
San Francisco, CA$75,456
Oakland, CA$73,866
New York, NY$69,643
Paramus, NJ$68,796
Queens Village, NY$68,793
Passaic, NJ$68,736
Bergenfield, NJ$68,730
Stamford, CT$68,597
Huntington, NY$68,572
Newark, NJ$68,125
Bridgeport, CT$67,998
Vallejo, CA$67,877
New Brunswick, NJ$67,853
Petaluma, CA$67,817
Middlesex, NJ$67,702
Somerset, NJ$67,660
Santa Cruz, CA$67,581
Boston, MA$67,212
Monterey, CA$67,000
Seattle, WA$66,861
Santa Rosa, CA$66,849
Los Angeles, CA$66,831
Juneau, AK$66,674
Washington, DC$66,607
Orange, CA$66,392
Santa Ana, CA$66,232
Long Beach, CA$66,172
Anaheim, CA$66,160
Anchorage, AK$66,129
Santa Maria, CA$65,948
Everett, WA$65,936
Danbury, CT$65,723
Bremerton, WA$65,639
Tacoma, WA$65,422
New Suffolk, NY$65,420
Sacramento, CA$65,404
Santa Barbara, CA$65,337
Trenton, NJ$65,270
San Diego, CA$65,270
Brockton, MA$65,204
Fairbanks, AK$65,056
Lompoc, CA$64,901
Lowell, MA$64,852
Ventura, CA$64,841
Nashua, NH$64,829
Stockton, CA$64,823
Modesto, CA$64,381
Poughkeepsie, NY$64,248
Olympia, WA$64,133
Kennewick, WA$64,133
New Haven, CT$64,109
Lawrence, MA$63,891
Hartford, CT$63,831
Riverside, CA$63,819
New Bedford, MA$63,758
Richland, WA$63,758
Bakersfield, CA$63,674
San Bernardino, CA$63,649
New Britain, CT$63,643
Atlantic City, NJ$63,643
New London, CT$63,619
Norwich, CT$63,601
Portsmouth, NH$63,589
Boulder, CO$63,461
Portland, OR$63,377
Worcester, MA$63,371
Minneapolis, MN$63,184
Philadelphia, PA$63,099
Honolulu, HI$62,899
Saint Paul, MN$62,870
Vineland, NJ$62,857
Providence, RI$62,682
Chicago, IL$62,506
Bellingham, WA$62,434
Springfield, MA$62,385
Baltimore, MD$62,367
Chico, CA$62,216
Pittsfield, MA$62,053
Manchester, NH$61,938
Spokane, WA$61,672
Denver, CO$61,665
Albany, NY$61,381
Troy, NY$61,357
Nassau, NY$61,292
Schenectady, NY$61,230
Wilmington, DE$61,182
Burlington, VT$61,097
Salem, OR$61,073
Portland, ME$60,885
Yakima, WA$60,825
Rochester, MN$60,637
Reno, NV$60,607
Fresno, CA$60,607
Milwaukee, WI$60,553
Detroit, MI$60,492
Ann Arbor, MI$60,482
Allentown, PA$60,474
Colorado Springs, CO$60,371
Syracuse, NY$60,341
Carson City, NV$60,341
Houston, TX$60,256
Eugene, OR$60,226
Gary, IN$60,153
Springfield, OR$60,105
Bismarck, ND$60,093
Galveston, TX$60,051
Medford, OR$59,960
Fort Collins, CO$59,936
Concord, NH$59,905
Austin, TX$59,887
Mesa, AZ$59,760
Reading, PA$59,754
Phoenix, AZ$59,748
Dallas, TX$59,730
Saint Cloud, MN$59,672
Madison, WI$59,591
Utica, NY$59,427
Rochester, NY$59,331
Des Moines, IA$59,325
Raleigh, NC$59,319
Atlanta, GA$59,228
Battle Creek, MI$59,210
Salt Lake City, UT$59,192
Lancaster, PA$59,101
Harrisburg, PA$59,016
Kansas City, MO$58,956
Champaign, IL$58,944
Kansas City, KS$58,944
Fort Worth, TX$58,938
Columbus, OH$58,927
Boca Raton, FL$58,913
Pittsburgh, PA$58,889
Richmond, VA$58,865
Indianapolis, IN$58,853
Cleveland, OH$58,847
Las Vegas, NV$58,774
Cincinnati, OH$58,774
Petersburg, VA$58,684
Huntsville, AL$58,593
Lansing, MI$58,552
Lebanon, PA$58,544
Pueblo, CO$58,538
Appleton, WI$58,520
Buffalo, NY$58,496
Dayton, OH$58,478
Racine, WI$58,466
Charlotte, NC$58,460
Saint Louis, MO$58,442
York, PA$58,405
Elkhart, IN$58,405
Gastonia, NC$58,394
Billings, MT$58,379
Beaumont, TX$58,363
Lorain, OH$58,351
Benton Harbor, MI$58,339
Toledo, OH$58,327
Binghamton, NY$58,296
Rock Hill, SC$58,290
Rockford, IL$58,260
Springfield, IL$58,236
Elyria, OH$58,230
Fargo, ND$58,230
Flagstaff, AZ$58,188
Fort Lauderdale, FL$58,151
Duluth, MN$58,115
Miami, FL$58,115
Cheyenne, WY$58,073
Grand Forks, ND$58,073
Bangor, ME$57,940
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,873
Durham, NC$57,848
Louisville, KY$57,843
Grand Rapids, MI$57,831
Hialeah, FL$57,825
Casper, WY$57,740
Scranton, PA$57,667
New Orleans, LA$57,649
Virginia Beach, VA$57,643
Akron, OH$57,613
Peoria, IL$57,534
Sarasota, FL$57,522
Nashville, TN$57,480
Omaha, NE$57,480
Green Bay, WI$57,480
Baton Rouge, LA$57,450
Charleston, SC$57,438
Jamestown, NY$57,407
Davenport, IA$57,407
Tucson, AZ$57,377
Saint Petersburg, FL$57,341
Tampa, FL$57,329
Evansville, IN$57,292
Port Arthur, TX$57,292
Bradenton, FL$57,268
Santa Fe, NM$57,159
Orlando, FL$57,050
Clearwater, FL$57,032
Canton, OH$56,905
La Crosse, WI$56,905
Albuquerque, NM$56,869
Newport News, VA$56,863
High Point, NC$56,845
Ogden, UT$56,821
Corpus Christi, TX$56,772
Norfolk, VA$56,736
Laramie, WY$56,736
Rock Island, IL$56,700
Saginaw, MI$56,687
Jacksonville, FL$56,681
Salisbury, NC$56,669
Boise, ID$56,657
Moline, IL$56,627
Fort Myers, FL$56,609
Memphis, TN$56,597
Tulsa, OK$56,567
Waterloo, IA$56,530
Spartanburg, SC$56,470
Lincoln, NE$56,439
Fort Wayne, IN$56,427
Provo, UT$56,421
Cedar Falls, IA$56,349
San Antonio, TX$56,325
Greensboro, NC$56,300
South Bend, IN$56,294
Savannah, GA$56,228
Muskegon, MI$56,204
Birmingham, AL$56,198
Winston Salem, NC$56,168
Lake Charles, LA$56,022
Anderson, IN$56,010
Lexington, KY$55,992
Augusta, GA$55,974
Greenville, SC$55,974
Lima, OH$55,925
Wichita, KS$55,919
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,919
Columbia, SC$55,865
Springfield, OH$55,853
Asheville, NC$55,756
Bloomington, IN$55,714
Knoxville, TN$55,496
Shreveport, LA$55,490
Wilmington, NC$55,411
Roanoke, VA$55,411
Topeka, KS$55,302
Frankfort, KY$55,296
Oklahoma City, OK$55,254
Chillicothe, OH$55,230
Longview, TX$55,224
Melbourne, FL$55,218
Sioux Falls, SD$55,121
Mobile, AL$55,115
Terre Haute, IN$55,091
Altoona, PA$55,054
Amarillo, TX$55,012
Killeen, TX$54,994
Fayetteville, AR$54,945
Chattanooga, TN$54,927
Sioux City, IA$54,873
Idaho Falls, ID$54,861
Lynchburg, VA$54,812
Gainesville, FL$54,734
Portsmouth, OH$54,704
Little Rock, AR$54,691
Lafayette, LA$54,667
Youngstown, OH$54,667
Daytona Beach, FL$54,631
Clarksville, TN$54,625
Pensacola, FL$54,619
Temple, TX$54,615
Hopkinsville, KY$54,437
Erie, PA$54,425
Florence, SC$54,401
Charleston, WV$54,304
Great Falls, MT$54,274
Macon, GA$54,189
Tallahassee, FL$54,183
Fayetteville, NC$54,171
Waco, TX$54,159
Helena, MT$54,117
Pine Bluff, AR$54,094
Vincennes, IN$54,020
Lubbock, TX$53,996
Alamogordo, NM$53,960
Twin Falls, ID$53,905
Rapid City, SD$53,887
Jackson, MS$53,778
Huntington, WV$53,774
Greenville, MS$53,772
Parkersburg, WV$53,710
Montgomery, AL$53,699
Wichita Falls, TX$53,639
Springfield, MO$53,639
Biloxi, MS$53,609
Monroe, LA$53,548
Johnstown, PA$53,506
Sumter, SC$53,482
Columbus, GA$53,476
Pascagoula, MS$53,361
Abilene, TX$53,361
Kingsport, TN$53,203
Albany, GA$53,203
Gulfport, MS$53,185
Alexandria, LA$52,986
Fort Smith, AR$52,835
El Paso, TX$52,671
Las Cruces, NM$52,399
Harlingen, TX$52,245
Pocatello, ID$52,236
Florence, AL$52,157
Brownsville, TX$52,145
Mcallen, TX$52,018
Dothan, AL$51,933
Columbus, MS$51,574
Altus, OK$51,292
Lawton, OK$51,177
Pierre, SD$50,959
Health Educator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Health Educator salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $65,256.
While startup companies pay approximate $55,369.
Health Educator Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$55,369
Growth Stage
51~500
$58,519
Established
501~5000
$63,061
Enterprise
5000+
$65,256
Health Educator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Health Educator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance,
offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely,
Health Educator positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Health Educator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Health Educator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Insurance
$69,559
$33.0
15%
Healthcare
$63,510
$31.0
5%
Health Educator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Health Educator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on July 01, 2026
$55,763
Average$60,486/year
$67,581
$4,647
Average$5,041/month
$5,632
$1,072
Average$1,163/week
$1,300
$27
Average$29/hour
$32
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$67,581
$5,632
$1,300
$32
Average
$60,486
$5,041
$1,163
$29
25th Percentile
$55,763
$4,647
$1,072
$27
Health Educator Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Health Educator, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Senior Health Educator role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$71,785 - a projected growth of
19%
over your current level.
Salaries for a Health Educator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $66,252 in 2023
to around $64,880 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Health Educator salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Health Educator Over Time
2022
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2023
$66,252
2024
$65,262
2025
$64,880
2026
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2027
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Average Annual Salary
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$66,252
2024
$65,262
2025
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2026
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Disability
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Common company salaries for Health Educator
Here are companies hiring for Health Educator and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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FAQ about Health Educator
1. Where can a Health Educator earn the most?
A Health Educator's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer.
According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Health Educator earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Health Educator is $76,291.
2. What is the highest pay for Health Educator?
The highest pay for Health Educator is $74,041.
3. What is the lowest pay for Health Educator?
The lowest pay for Health Educator is $51,463.
4. What are the responsibilities of Health Educator?
Responsible for developing and designing health education programs to increase awareness and knowledge. Collects and analyzes data to understand the specific health concerns of a population. Develops, coordinates, and disseminates educational resources and materials. Monitors and assesses educational programs for effectiveness. May provide health education outreach and consultation. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Typically requires 2-4 years of related experience.
5. What industry pays the highest salary for Health Educator?
The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for Health Educator roles,
with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.
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