Epidemiologists salary
The median pay for epidemiologists in the United States is $87,220 a year. About 12,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $61,270
- 25th percentile
- $71,090
- Median percentile
- $87,220
- 75th percentile
- $112,640
- 90th percentile
- $138,800
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $115,890
- District of Columbia $112,370
- California $110,760
- New Jersey $109,760
- Washington $108,240
- Minnesota $104,460
- Illinois $102,720
- Maryland $101,830
- Nevada $99,880
- Tennessee $97,310
- Oregon $93,620
- Wisconsin $88,770
- Pennsylvania $87,860
- Michigan $84,990
- Virginia $84,930
- North Carolina $84,770
- South Carolina $84,660
- Connecticut $83,670
- Nebraska $83,240
- New York $80,220
- New Mexico $79,980
- Iowa $79,880
- Kansas $79,620
- Montana $79,500
- Florida $79,460
- Kentucky $78,810
- Indiana $77,250
- Texas $77,170
- Utah $76,960
- Hawaii $76,780
- Ohio $76,480
- Alabama $74,740
- Louisiana $73,850
- Colorado $73,750
- Oklahoma $72,590
- Georgia $70,880
- West Virginia $70,540
- Maine $68,850
- Arizona $67,260
- Missouri $66,890
- Idaho $66,280
- Mississippi $56,930
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $130,400
- San Diego, CA $125,320
- Seattle, WA $123,970
- Boston, MA $115,890
- Washington, DC $112,780
- Sacramento, CA $111,960
- Olympia, WA $108,240
- Trenton, NJ $105,930
- Las Vegas, NV $105,670
- Los Angeles, CA $105,400
- Minneapolis, MN $104,460
- Albany, NY $104,310
- Chicago, IL $103,780
- New York, NY $98,340
- Portland, OR $98,110
- Detroit, MI $97,290
- Tampa, FL $97,250
- Baltimore, MD $94,690
- Pittsburgh, PA $91,800
- Hartford, CT $90,320
- Madison, WI $88,770
- Miami, FL $85,170
- Raleigh, NC $84,770
- Helena, MT $84,290
- Des Moines, IA $83,650
- Durham, NC $82,990
- Richmond, VA $82,460
- Philadelphia, PA $81,570
- New Orleans, LA $81,240
- Columbus, OH $80,980
- Albuquerque, NM $79,980
- Kansas City, MO $79,620
- Dallas, TX $79,450
- Lexington, KY $78,700
- Riverside, CA $78,350
- Houston, TX $77,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $76,780
- Indianapolis, IN $74,330
- Lincoln, NE $73,060
- San Antonio, TX $72,800
- Oklahoma City, OK $72,590
- Denver, CO $72,410
- Atlanta, GA $70,880
- Montgomery, AL $70,710
- Austin, TX $69,380
- Charlotte, NC $68,100
- Phoenix, AZ $67,260
- St. Louis, MO $67,010
- Portland, ME $65,950
- Ann Arbor, MI $64,770
- Fresno, CA $63,840
- McAllen, TX $59,860
- Tucson, AZ $54,490