Health educator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level health educator earnings begin at:

$34.11 per hour

$70,950 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level health educator earnings begin at:

$28.08 per hour

$58,400 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level health educator earnings begin at:

$22.80 per hour

$47,420 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level health educator earnings begin at:

$19.35 per hour

$40,240 per year

10th percentile

Starting level health educator earnings begin at:

$16.11 per hour

$33,510 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Health educator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $87,930
Georgia $85,100
Rhode Island $79,830
Maryland $75,270
Hawaii $74,230
Connecticut $71,460
Delaware $66,140
South Carolina $61,170
Washington $59,140
New Hampshire $58,520
New Jersey $58,460
Alaska $57,510
North Dakota $57,130
Massachusetts $56,540
California $56,450
Wisconsin $56,030
Minnesota $55,650
Vermont $55,350
Louisiana $55,280
Colorado $55,030
Nevada $54,540
Ohio $54,510
Pennsylvania $54,160
Idaho $54,110
New York $53,980
Kansas $52,550
Iowa $52,431
Oklahoma $51,980
North Carolina $51,620
Texas $51,520
Illinois $51,441
Indiana $50,377
Michigan $49,970
Oregon $49,920
Alabama $49,338
Kentucky $49,280
Virginia $49,080
South Dakota $48,810
Utah $48,470
Florida $48,150
New Mexico $47,960
Wyoming $47,820
Guam $47,560
Maine $47,420
Arizona $44,712
Arkansas $44,150
Nebraska $43,390
Montana $42,460
Missouri $42,240
West Virginia $42,080
Mississippi $38,550
Tennessee $37,520
Puerto Rico $31,530

How do health educator salaries compare to similar careers?

Health educators earn about the same as related careers in Maine. On average, they make less than surgical assistants but more than medical appliance technicians.

Career Median Salary
Surgical assistant salary $46K
Neurodiagnostic technologist salary $46K
Ophthalmic medical technologist salary $46K
Librarian salary $50K
Occupational therapist assistant salary $49K
Health educator salary $47K
Childcare program administrator salary $44K
Surgical technologist salary $46K
Licensed practical nurse salary $46K
Medical appliance technician salary $45K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)