The annual salary statistics of health educators in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health educators in Knoxville 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 | $24,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,820.
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 | $40,340 | -21.39% | 15.02% |
| 2021 | $48,970 | 7.33% | - |
| 2020 | $45,380 | 1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $44,910 | 0.09% | - |
| 2018 | $44,870 | 3.57% | - |
| 2017 | $43,270 | -3.40% | - |
| 2016 | $44,740 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $43,630 | 6.07% | - |
| 2014 | $40,980 | 5.98% | - |
| 2013 | $38,530 | 11.03% | - |
| 2012 | $34,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,340 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for health educators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of health educators in Knoxville is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.