Occupation Salary Profile

Health Education Specialists

SOC Code: 21-1091

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. Excludes “Community Health Workers” (21-1094).

National Median (BLS)
$63,430
▲ +1.76% Nominal ▼ -1.45% Real
H-1B Sponsor Median
$61,890
▲ +2.66% Nominal ▼ -0.46% Real
Average Base Salary
$70,000
Domestic Mean Pay
Total U.S. Employment
9,850
Active Positions (BLS)
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National Baseline Wage Distribution

Empirical wage tiers reported across all 50 states by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Health Education Specialists.

Percentile Tier Annual Base Salary
10th Percentile $46,020
25th Percentile $53,060
National Median (50th Percentile) $63,430
75th Percentile $79,020
90th Percentile $102,460
P10: $46,020 P50 (Median): $63,430 P90: $102,460
Foreign Talent Market

H-1B Visa Sponsor Compensation Benchmarks

Based on 124 certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) filed by U.S. employers (Trailing 12 Months vs Prior 12 Months).

H-1B National Median $61,890
YoY Nominal Growth (T12M) ▲ +2.66%
Real Wage Growth (CPI-U Adj) -0.46%
H-1B Percentile Tier Sponsored Base Salary
10th Percentile $47,888
25th Percentile $53,347
H-1B Median (50th Percentile) $61,890
75th Percentile $78,083
90th Percentile $97,776
H-1B P10: $47,888 H-1B P50: $61,890 H-1B P90: $97,776
💡 Market Premium Insight: The median salary for foreign talent sponsored for Health Education Specialists roles ($61,890) is -2.4% lower than the broader domestic BLS national median ($63,430).