How much do Health Education Specialists make in Bend, OR?

Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $52,350 and the 90th percentile is $104,970. The difference is $52,620, which is 74.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,840 to the 75th at $103,490, covers $41,650.

The mean annual wage is $76,650, which sits above the median of $70,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bend, OR median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,200, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% lower than the Oregon median of $75,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bend, OR is 103.607, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $68,200 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Education Specialists. Bend, OR ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $94,870 and employment of 60. That median is 34.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,405, against $68,200 here.
• Salem, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $64,270 and employment of 60. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,007, against $68,200 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 127 miles away, with a median of $75,500 and employment of 510. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,618, against $68,200 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Bend, OR (30 of 108,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.