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Health Educators - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary by the specialist's level of experience, education, and responsibility.

Benefits vary by employer. Most full-time health education specialists receive typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Government employees usually receive a retirement plan. Part-time specialists rarely receive benefits.

Health education specialists (SOC 21-1091)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $19.65 $24.32 $31.92
Yearly $40,874 $50,597 $66,390
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.91 $24.81 $27.28
Yearly $39,336 $51,603 $56,751
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $19.33 $22.74 $28.75
Yearly $40,198 $47,305 $59,810
    Cook County Hourly $19.82 $24.84 $32.01
Yearly $41,227 $51,656 $66,593
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $17.92 $19.65 $39.45
Yearly $37,281 $40,874 $82,058
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $18.08 $23.36 $35.33
Yearly $37,607 $48,599 $73,480
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $20.69 $22.97 $28.80
Yearly $43,036 $47,779 $59,904
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $32.01 $41.66 $53.41
Yearly $66,596 $86,667 $111,086
    Lake County Hourly $24.26 $31.83 $77.42
Yearly $50,461 $66,192 $161,016
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $18.83 $21.98 $27.59
Yearly $39,160 $45,726 $57,385
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $24.16 $25.96 $32.55
Yearly $50,257 $54,007 $67,714
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $19.39 $22.49 $29.22
Yearly $40,321 $46,788 $60,770
    Rockford Area Hourly $18.88 $26.99 $32.38
Yearly $39,265 $56,131 $67,352
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $20.57 $20.57 $25.50
Yearly $42,787 $42,787 $53,040
    Springfield Area Hourly $21.90 $25.96 $43.38
Yearly $45,555 $54,001 $90,221
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $20.08 $29.80 $44.83
Yearly $41,768 $61,997 $93,249
    Will County Hourly $19.42 $22.59 $25.15
Yearly $40,394 $46,982 $52,315
United States Hourly $21.87 $28.84 $39.23
Yearly $45,490 $59,990 $81,610

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.