The annual salary statistics of health educators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of health educators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $49,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,000.
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 | $78,830 | 14.77% | 32.23% |
| 2021 | $67,190 | -2.26% | - |
| 2020 | $68,710 | 27.20% | - |
| 2019 | $50,020 | -0.30% | - |
| 2018 | $50,170 | 5.04% | - |
| 2017 | $47,640 | -43.03% | - |
| 2016 | $68,140 | 7.79% | - |
| 2015 | $62,830 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $60,830 | 14.71% | - |
| 2013 | $51,880 | -2.97% | - |
| 2012 | $53,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,830, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for health educators in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $72,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of health educators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Olympia | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Yakima | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |