SOC 21-1091 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Health Education Specialists — Oregon
Oregon · 5 metro areas compared
Median pay for this occupation in Oregon comes to $75,500 a year, ahead of the national median of $64,070 by 17.8%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +4.5%
- Openings per year
- 7,900
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oregon.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Oregon comes to $75,500 a year, ahead of the national median of $64,070 by 17.8%. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $66,420 and $94,870. The lowest tenth earn under $54,430, while the highest tenth earn more than $111,860.
Employment stands at 840, or 0.4 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 51 states with published data for this occupation, Oregon ranks 8th by median wage. Eugene leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $94,870. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 284th of 727 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $54,430 | −15.0% |
| 25th | $66,420 | +3.7% |
| Median (50th) | $75,500 | +17.8% |
| 75th | $94,870 | +48.1% |
| 90th | $111,860 | +74.6% |
| Mean | $81,440 | +27.1% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Oregon
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Oregon run 3.4% above the national average, so the median of $75,500 buys what $73,017 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 14.0% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$75,500as reported by BLSLocal price level
103.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$73,017US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $75,500 a year, 17.8% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $54,430 to $111,860 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 840 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 8th of 51 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Eugene, at $94,870.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Health Education Specialists in Oregon?
The median annual wage is $75,500, or $36.30 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $64,070, so pay in Oregon is 17.8% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Oregon earns more than $111,860 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $54,430 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Eugene, at $94,870 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 840 jobs in this occupation in Oregon. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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