How much do Health Education Specialists make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $94,730. The difference is $57,800, which is 103.8% 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 $43,650 to the 75th at $75,280, covers $31,630.

The mean annual wage is $61,470, which sits above the median of $55,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 13.1% lower than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,495, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Michigan median of $56,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $55,495 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Education Specialists. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 12th of 16 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).).

• Flint, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $61,740 and employment of 50. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,363, against $55,495 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $43,510. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,130, against $55,495 here.
• Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $60,320 and employment of 110. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,956, against $55,495 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (420 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.