Highest-paying Cities for Epidemiologists

The top 89 highest paying cities for epidemiologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of epidemiologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $130,720, Boulder, Colorado is the highest paying city for epidemiologists. It is followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York (average annual salary $123,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of epidemiologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 89 Highest-paying cities/areas for Epidemiologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Boulder, Colorado	$130,720	$78,830	n/a
2	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$123,430	$49,140	30
3	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$116,790	$63,620	30
4	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$107,880	$51,930	120
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$106,390	$80,750	190
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$105,860	$77,180	290
7	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$104,960	$67,180	140
8	Olympia, Washington	$104,100	$82,090	110
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$103,530	$63,890	70
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$103,340	$86,340	60
11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$102,800	$82,400	90
12	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$102,570	$73,920	40
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,320	$63,630	230
14	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$100,070	$79,180	30
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$99,310	$70,930	650
16	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$97,910	$62,990	40
17	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$95,730	$72,190	110
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$94,650	$58,510	300
19	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$93,580	$58,440	40
20	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$91,330	$77,830	60
21	Memphis, Tennessee	$86,350	$68,410	120
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,450	$57,600	230
23	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$85,420	$66,840	200
24	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$85,420	$61,190	100
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$85,290	$49,920	80
26	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$84,950	$53,040	300
27	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$84,830	$60,520	110
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$84,710	$67,610	200
29	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$84,560	$62,450	30
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$84,220	$62,940	100
31	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$84,190	$78,460	40
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$83,310	$63,650	160
33	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$83,160	$49,460	60
34	Worcester, Massachusetts	$83,070	$62,400	80
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$82,200	$50,710	150
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$82,190	$60,530	250
37	Jacksonville, Florida	$81,340	$63,120	30
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$81,040	$54,900	100
39	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$81,010	$61,920	230
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$80,930	$57,790	160
41	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$79,900	$54,750	170
42	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$79,110	$62,950	40
43	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$79,070	$64,510	180
44	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$78,940	$65,510	40
45	Dayton, Ohio	$77,590	$57,100	40
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$77,470	$57,050	110
47	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$76,890	$52,410	40
48	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$76,810	$48,630	60
49	Columbus, Ohio	$76,730	$56,970	100
50	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$75,920	$47,880	40
51	Madison, Wisconsin	$72,550	$62,400	50
52	Richmond, Virginia	$72,450	$53,870	80
53	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$70,690	$60,440	40
54	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,330	$49,320	30
55	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$69,240	$51,310	190
56	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$68,020	$46,570	50
57	Anchorage, Alaska	$66,190	$55,790	80
58	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$65,140	$60,940	420
59	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$65,020	$55,020	90
60	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$64,770	$37,830	80
61	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$64,520	$49,800	70
62	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$63,810	$63,810	50
63	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$63,810	$34,950	30
64	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$63,750	$50,100	40
65	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$63,440	$49,520	130
66	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$63,340	$63,340	40
67	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$63,190	$50,930	50
68	Charleston, West Virginia	$63,090	$43,690	80
69	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$62,390	$48,130	30
70	El Paso, Texas	$61,910	$47,580	30
71	Lincoln, Nebraska	$61,500	$50,100	40
72	Kansas City, Missouri	$61,400	$43,040	30
73	Salt Lake City, Utah	$60,990	$52,460	120
74	Topeka, Kansas	$60,400	$48,480	30
75	St Louis, Missouri	$59,850	$50,090	30
76	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$58,070	$32,050	60
77	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$55,400	$52,110	70
78	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$55,000	$42,130	200
79	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$54,000	$40,000	260
80	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$53,700	$47,510	50
81	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$52,070	$52,060	180
82	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$49,840	$49,840	40
83	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$49,650	$41,850	30
84	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$48,930	$37,800	60
85	Jackson, Mississippi	$48,650	$32,090	40
86	Lubbock, Texas	$48,560	$23,480	40
87	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$48,160	$41,080	300
88	Fresno, California	$48,010	$48,010	50
89	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,380	$45,490	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for epidemiologists.