The highest-paying states for health educators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of health educators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,800, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for health educators. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $92,810). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of health educators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,800 |
$49,680 | 790 |
| 2 | Maryland | $92,810 |
$47,590 | 1,940 |
| 3 | Georgia | $90,830 |
$46,000 | 3,050 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $77,330 |
$51,530 | 170 |
| 5 | Oregon | $73,940 |
$46,950 | 670 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $68,620 |
$38,590 | 1,760 |
| 7 | California | $65,160 |
$42,370 | 8,270 |
| 8 | Vermont | $64,460 |
$39,170 | 350 |
| 9 | Alaska | $64,250 |
$44,150 | 210 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $63,250 |
$38,420 | 480 |
| 11 | Virginia | $63,220 |
$39,120 | 1,170 |
| 12 | Washington | $62,870 |
$48,980 | 1,850 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $62,870 |
$48,130 | 770 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $62,820 |
$38,800 | 1,580 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $62,130 |
$37,180 | 190 |
| 16 | New York | $61,600 |
$37,660 | 2,920 |
| 17 | Alabama | $61,360 |
$33,740 | 380 |
| 18 | Indiana | $61,180 |
$34,180 | 1,580 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $60,430 |
$41,880 | 1,940 |
| 20 | Delaware | $60,170 |
$43,920 | 340 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $60,090 |
$41,520 | 120 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $60,060 |
$46,750 | 160 |
| 23 | Iowa | $59,220 |
$35,260 | 530 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $59,140 |
$36,000 | 460 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $59,110 |
$38,770 | 960 |
| 26 | Kentucky | $58,070 |
$33,020 | 690 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $57,960 |
$41,250 | 590 |
| 28 | Michigan | $57,660 |
$36,100 | 1,230 |
| 29 | Idaho | $55,930 |
$22,470 | 460 |
| 30 | Colorado | $55,930 |
$36,270 | 1,090 |
| 31 | Kansas | $55,780 |
$27,170 | 400 |
| 32 | Ohio | $53,060 |
$32,730 | 1,790 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $52,170 |
$38,070 | 1,220 |
| 34 | Guam | $52,060 |
$37,480 | 40 |
| 35 | Maine | $51,940 |
$39,390 | 410 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $51,640 |
$38,600 | 170 |
| 37 | Utah | $51,210 |
$34,330 | 470 |
| 38 | Arizona | $50,670 |
$31,550 | 1,090 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $50,280 |
$33,810 | 270 |
| 40 | Texas | $49,770 |
$31,950 | 3,890 |
| 41 | Nevada | $49,460 |
$36,570 | 290 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $49,230 |
$32,850 | 120 |
| 43 | Florida | $49,080 |
$31,280 | 3,400 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $48,880 |
$32,340 | 610 |
| 45 | Illinois | $48,720 |
$35,900 | 1,390 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $48,600 |
$38,360 | 380 |
| 47 | Missouri | $48,430 |
$35,170 | 1,500 |
| 48 | Montana | $48,310 |
$30,470 | 240 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $47,800 |
$29,080 | 880 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $47,160 |
$38,610 | 200 |
| 51 | South Carolina | $42,280 |
$32,630 | 450 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $35,900 |
$29,540 | 320 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $33,740 |
$18,720 | 470 |