How much do Health Education Specialists make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $60,220 and the 90th percentile is $93,230. The difference is $33,010, which is 51.3% 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 $60,220 to the 75th at $81,490, covers $21,270.

The mean annual wage is $71,740, which sits above the median of $64,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,346, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.1% lower than the Wisconsin median of $74,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $69,346 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Education Specialists. Eau Claire, WI ranks 8th of 9 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).).

• Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $80,960 and employment of 140. That median is 25.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,142, against $69,346 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $63,220 and employment of 70. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,890, against $69,346 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $80,990 and employment of 770. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,264, against $69,346 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (40 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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.