Pay by state · 53 states
Health Education Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Health Education Specialists earn the most in Maryland at $104,470 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $39,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $64,070. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $104,470Maryland
- National median
- $64,070BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $39,650Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Health Education Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of health education specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDMaryland | $104,470 | $65,850 | $140,670 | 2,220 | $99,534 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $103,330 | $74,470 | $132,620 | 680 | $94,021 |
| 3 | GAGeorgia | $99,400 | $66,770 | $133,720 | 3,210 | $103,227 |
| 4 | PAPennsylvania | $80,670 | $58,530 | $98,010 | 2,690 | $82,677 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $78,400 | $60,190 | $99,130 | 1,250 | $79,496 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $77,420 | $64,040 | $84,600 | 1,750 | $72,346 |
| 7 | IAIowa | $75,750 | $58,510 | $85,260 | 540 | $86,313 |
| 8 | OROregon | $75,500 | $66,420 | $94,870 | 840 | $73,045 |
| 9 | RIRhode Island | $75,360 | $56,570 | $98,240 | 150 | $73,680 |
| 10 | COColorado | $74,150 | $57,490 | $98,740 | 750 | $71,954 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $74,040 | $61,950 | $84,960 | 900 | $78,686 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $73,740 | $58,530 | $115,420 | 1,420 | $67,773 |
| 13 | GUGuam | $73,070 | $56,800 | $76,390 | 30 | N/A |
| 14 | AKAlaska | $71,940 | $61,520 | $81,750 | 310 | $70,282 |
| 15 | NHNew Hampshire | $69,990 | $52,320 | $91,580 | 250 | $67,191 |
| 16 | VTVermont | $68,140 | $61,960 | $81,640 | 180 | $69,560 |
| 17 | CTConnecticut | $66,870 | $62,270 | $88,720 | 400 | $64,540 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $65,370 | $58,450 | $79,650 | 760 | $72,505 |
| 19 | ALAlabama | $65,210 | $45,500 | $78,760 | 540 | $73,416 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $64,860 | $47,300 | $81,810 | 1,970 | $69,912 |
| 21 | SCSouth Carolina | $64,720 | $50,550 | $86,820 | 470 | $69,035 |
| 22 | VAVirginia | $64,040 | $51,980 | $93,040 | 690 | $63,341 |
| 23 | HIHawaii | $63,740 | $49,380 | $73,680 | 190 | $57,971 |
| 24 | CACalifornia | $63,610 | $54,850 | $85,000 | 12,520 | $57,451 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $63,390 | $48,210 | $84,020 | 1,140 | $62,964 |
| 26 | DEDelaware | $63,300 | $49,510 | $76,530 | 340 | $63,422 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $62,990 | $50,920 | $79,130 | 520 | $69,936 |
| 28 | WVWest Virginia | $62,760 | $50,190 | $83,150 | 400 | $70,125 |
| 29 | WYWyoming | $62,750 | $57,140 | $72,270 | 90 | $67,698 |
| 30 | NYNew York | $62,560 | $51,600 | $77,560 | 4,150 | $57,968 |
| 31 | OKOklahoma | $62,440 | $50,130 | $83,540 | 820 | $71,081 |
| 32 | ARArkansas | $62,270 | $44,390 | $81,700 | 200 | $71,627 |
| 33 | NVNevada | $62,120 | $45,890 | $85,690 | 270 | $62,133 |
| 34 | IDIdaho | $61,330 | $56,160 | $71,400 | 370 | $64,224 |
| 35 | ILIllinois | $60,120 | $49,670 | $77,100 | 1,010 | $60,145 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $59,790 | $50,340 | $82,850 | 490 | $60,477 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $59,650 | $48,250 | $75,640 | 200 | $67,053 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $59,340 | $48,180 | $81,370 | 5,320 | $61,139 |
| 39 | MEMaine | $58,300 | $49,510 | $66,990 | 490 | $60,072 |
| 40 | INIndiana | $58,170 | $44,650 | $79,360 | 1,380 | $62,328 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $58,080 | $48,730 | $74,670 | 2,110 | $61,574 |
| 42 | NMNew Mexico | $57,990 | $44,430 | $72,700 | 660 | $62,888 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $57,840 | $45,550 | $74,900 | 470 | $65,573 |
| 44 | MAMassachusetts | $57,510 | $43,100 | $85,740 | 2,420 | $54,379 |
| 45 | SDSouth Dakota | $57,370 | $54,350 | $72,780 | 190 | $64,762 |
| 46 | MOMissouri | $57,050 | $49,580 | $75,640 | N/A | $62,819 |
| 47 | NENebraska | $56,800 | $46,520 | $71,220 | 230 | $63,039 |
| 48 | MIMichigan | $56,360 | $43,280 | $70,370 | 1,480 | $58,576 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $51,200 | $37,620 | $62,760 | 240 | $54,097 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $51,020 | $40,960 | $69,610 | 410 | $58,675 |
| 51 | TNTennessee | $49,630 | $40,690 | $69,470 | 490 | $54,022 |
| 52 | FLFlorida | $46,360 | $29,990 | $64,950 | N/A | $44,830 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $39,650 | $35,180 | $46,530 | 600 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Health Education Specialists, that changes the ranking: Maryland leads on raw pay at $104,470, while Georgia leads once prices are taken into account at $103,227.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Health Education Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Health Education Specialists the most?
Maryland reports the highest median wage for Health Education Specialists at $104,470 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($103,330) and Georgia ($99,400).
Which state pays Health Education Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Health Education Specialists at $39,650 a year, $64,820 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Health Education Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Georgia first at $103,227 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $99,400. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.