How much do Health Education Specialists make in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

Percentile spread

For Health Education Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $36,470 and the 90th percentile is $79,290. The difference is $42,820, which is 85.6% 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 $42,930 to the 75th at $67,260, covers $24,330.

The mean annual wage is $55,630, which sits above the median of $50,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Youngstown-Warren, OH median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $64,070 for Health Education Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,258, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.8% lower than the Ohio median of $64,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Youngstown-Warren, OH is 87.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Education Specialists at $57,258 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Education Specialists. Youngstown-Warren, OH ranks 12th of 14 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).).

• Akron, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $68,350 and employment of 70. That median is 36.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,203, against $57,258 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $55,940 and employment of 50. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,569, against $57,258 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $72,620 and employment of 390. That median is 45.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,319, against $57,258 here.

Employment share

Health Education Specialists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Youngstown-Warren, OH (40 of 160,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (65,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.