Mid-level Health Education Specialist salary in New York, NY

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Bronx, North Brunswick, Somerset, Plainview.

Also listed as: Health Educator

Median salary$61,235
Middle 50%$57.2k–$62.4k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $62,400
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,096 and $103,626.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,096
25th$57,200
50th (median)$61,235
75th$62,400
90th$79,998

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2021: median $51,501 (18 filings) FY2023: median $54,797 (22 filings) FY2024: median $55,016 (20 filings) FY2025: median $57,300 (14 filings) FY2026: median $62,400 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$51,501$51,485$73,19518
FY2022–––3
FY2023$54,797$54,579$55,09022
FY2024$55,016$55,016$57,09620
FY2025$57,300$57,096$58,24014
FY2026$62,400$61,434$70,50012

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Health Education Specialist salary of $61,235 is worth about $54,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Health Education Specialists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $64,110 in May 2025 (3,380 employed). The H-1B median here is $61,235, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Co. Oftoo few4
A To Z Behavioral Services Somersettoo few2
All Hands On Physical Therapytoo few2
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism NY, P.C.too few2
QuickRXtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $47,920 10
Mid-level · Level II $61,235 26
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$45,635$47,92010
Mid-level · Level II$61,235$61,23526

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.