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South Carolina / Senior Health Educator

Role across South Carolina

Senior Health Educator

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

10 people hold the Senior Health Educator role across 2 departments in South Carolina, with a median total compensation of $63,184. Among 3 jurisdictions where this role is reported, South Carolina ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees
10
Median pay
$63,184
Departments
2
Cross-jurisdiction
#2 of 3

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Health Educator pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Health Education Specialistsabout 470 people is $64,720. South Carolina pays a median base salary of $63,184 for this role, 2% below that figureabout the 47th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where South Carolina sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,050
$50,550
$64,720
$86,820
$99,290
South Carolina median · $63,184

The bar is the range of annual wages for Health Education Specialists across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows South Carolina’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Health Education Specialistsabout 65,690 people is $64,070. South Carolina’s median base salary is 1% below that national figure, about the 48th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$42,990
$50,620
$64,070
$87,130
$118,200
South Carolina median · $63,184

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at South Carolina is $63,184, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Senior Health Educator pay in other jurisdictions

Where Senior Health Educators are paid most

Los Angeles County
$145,306 · 8
Florida
$48,000 · 41

Median total compensation for comparable Senior Health Educator roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within South Carolina

Departments with this role

Largest South Carolina departments for this role

Departments in South Carolinaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.