The annual salary statistics of health educators in Salem, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health educators in Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators in Salem, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health educators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,080 | 5.46% | 46.11% |
| 2021 | $62,470 | 10.74% | - |
| 2020 | $55,760 | 8.20% | - |
| 2019 | $51,190 | 21.04% | - |
| 2018 | $40,420 | 4.73% | - |
| 2017 | $38,510 | 7.53% | - |
| 2016 | $35,610 | -31.06% | - |
| 2015 | $46,670 | 4.05% | - |
| 2014 | $44,780 | -32.09% | - |
| 2013 | $59,150 | 39.80% | - |
| 2012 | $35,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,080 in Salem is in the middle of salary range for health educators in state of Oregon. In comparison, the annual salary of health educators in Salem is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area and 46.7 percent (46.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corvallis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Salem | |
| Medford | |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bend | |
| Corvallis |