The National Wellness Institute and Wellable surveyed wellness professionals from across the country to better understand critical salary and benefits trends to provide wellness professionals and the organizations they work for with actionable insights.
Explore compensation trends, identify popular benefits, and direct attention to the skills that will be essential in a rapidly growing and transforming sector.
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Median compensation among respondents varied based on their reported profession and varied based on employee location and company headquarters. The highest average compensation by wellness profession was reported by human resource professionals, wellness consultants, and medical practitioners. Top locations reporting the highest median salary per employee location include Maryland, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Texas.
The relative compensation rates remained largely static from 2021 to 2022. Compensation across the industry ranges from less than $50,000 up to more than $200,000. The majority of wellness professionals included in this report (63%) have a decade or more of experience and 61% of this bracket reported salaries between $50,000 and $99,000.
As we continue to rebound from the recent pandemic and seek for a new normal, we see consistent demand for compensation and benefits geared toward debt repayment and parental support in the workplace, which may signify needed support for recent college graduates and young families.
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The National Wellness Institute (NWI) Wellness Promotion Competency Model is a groundbreaking standard for wellness practitioners. The model strengthens wellness professionals’ knowledge, skills, and abilities by providing a framework that drives multidimensional, multicultural high-level wellness.
Trends in 2022 reflect a steady need for wellness professionals in a variety of disciplines throughout the U.S. Wellness Professionals are seeking effective, evidence-informed strategies that drive organizational and personal wellness while showing a new level of attention on inclusive and responsive practices.
