SOC 21-1091 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Education Specialists make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Education Specialists in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $75,910. The 10th percentile is $55,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$75,910

10th percentile
$55,530
25th percentile
$66,560
Median
$75,910
75th percentile
$88,470
90th percentile
$97,030
Mean
$76,010

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $55,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. The difference is $41,500, which is 54.7% 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 $66,560 to the 75th at $88,470, covers $21,910.

The mean annual wage is $76,010, which sits above the median of $75,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,309, which is 22.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $74,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.937, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $78,309 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Education Specialists. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 3rd of 15 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).).

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $60,120 and employment of 690. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,034, against $78,309 here.
  • Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $79,910 and employment of 160. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,138, against $78,309 here.
  • Appleton, WI is 99 miles away, with a median of $76,170 and employment of 40. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,418, against $78,309 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (180 of 820,780). 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Health Education Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Health Education Specialists make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Education Specialists in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $75,910. The 10th percentile is $55,530 and the 90th percentile is $97,030. Employment is 180.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Education Specialists?

The local median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $64,070.

What is Health Education Specialists pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.937, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,910 is $78,309. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI compare with nearby metros for Health Education Specialists?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $60,120. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 3rd of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.