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

How much do Health Education Specialists make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Education Specialists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $48,040. The 10th percentile is $40,130 and the 90th percentile is $94,050. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$48,040

10th percentile
$40,130
25th percentile
$40,130
Median
$48,040
75th percentile
$59,270
90th percentile
$94,050
Mean
$58,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $40,130 and the 90th percentile is $94,050. The difference is $53,920, which is 112.2% 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 $40,130 to the 75th at $59,270, covers $19,140.

The mean annual wage is $58,730, which sits above the median of $48,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 25% lower than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,866, which is 22.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Tennessee median of $49,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $49,866 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. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 7th 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).).

  • Huntsville, AL is 90 miles away, with a median of $78,400 and employment of 50. That median is 63.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,236, against $49,866 here.
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $47,420 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,846, against $49,866 here.
  • Evansville, IN is 143 miles away, with a median of $39,150 and employment of 70. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,774, against $49,866 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (190 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Education Specialists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $48,040. The 10th percentile is $40,130 and the 90th percentile is $94,050. Employment is 190.

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

The local median is 25% lower than the national median of $64,070.

What is Health Education Specialists pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,040 is $49,866. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Health Education Specialists?

Huntsville, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 90 miles away, at $78,400. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.