Epidemiologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level epidemiologist earnings begin at:

$51.49 per hour

$107,090 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level epidemiologist earnings begin at:

$48.84 per hour

$101,590 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level epidemiologist earnings begin at:

$39.27 per hour

$81,690 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level epidemiologist earnings begin at:

$30.89 per hour

$64,250 per year

10th percentile

Starting level epidemiologist earnings begin at:

$28.36 per hour

$58,990 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Epidemiologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Nevada $99,040
California $98,670
New York $92,040
Tennessee $85,230
Pennsylvania $83,390
Florida $82,130
Connecticut $82,090
Massachusetts $82,090
Maryland $81,690
Texas $81,690
Minnesota $81,640
Illinois $79,510
Oregon $79,510
North Carolina $78,870
Michigan $78,730
New Mexico $77,520
Ohio $76,120
Virginia $71,990
Wisconsin $69,990
Colorado $67,570
Hawaii $64,250
Nebraska $63,900
Arkansas $63,750
Kansas $63,750
Louisiana $63,750
Montana $63,750
West Virginia $63,750
Iowa $62,400
Oklahoma $62,390
Missouri $62,270
Arizona $62,240
Indiana $62,240
Kentucky $61,910
Utah $61,550
Alabama $60,840
Georgia $53,600
Idaho $50,100
Puerto Rico $49,500
Mississippi $41,610
New Jersey $104,100
Washington $104,100
District of Columbia $101,990
Rhode Island $101,900

How do epidemiologist salaries compare to similar careers?

Epidemiologists earn about the same as related careers in Texas. On average, they make less than occupational therapists but more than bioinformatics scientists.

Career Median Salary
Occupational therapist salary $96K
Biostatistician salary $81K
Chiropractor salary $77K
Scientist salary $80K
Speech language pathologist salary $77K
Epidemiologist salary $82K
Food science technologist salary $78K
Hydrologist salary $79K
Molecular biologist salary $80K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)