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Highest Paying Industries for Epidemiologists

The top 39 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $144,350, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing is the highest paying industry for epidemiologists. It is followed by chemical manufacturing industry (average annual salary $144,350). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of epidemiologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 39 Highest Paying Industries for Epidemiologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$144,350	$53,130	80
2	Chemical Manufacturing	$144,350	$53,130	80
3	Manufacturing	$144,350	$53,130	80
4	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$94,860	$47,070	30
5	Scientific Research and Development Services	$90,810	$46,380	590
6	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$89,360	$45,910	570
7	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$85,190	$31,220	30
8	Educational Services - Privately owned	$84,760	$50,120	210
9	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$84,130	$62,370	30
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$83,230	$49,550	190
11	Outpatient Care Centers	$80,740	$49,670	40
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$79,750	$52,470	720
13	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$79,280	$41,850	80
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$78,610	$51,740	790
15	Hospitals - Privately owned	$78,550	$52,340	790
16	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$77,160	$50,600	910
17	Offices of Physicians	$76,830	$38,940	30
18	Health Care and Social Assistance	$76,600	$50,020	1,020
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$73,710	$41,910	840
20	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$72,160	$40,730	80
21	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$72,160	$40,730	80
22	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$70,230	$52,160	70
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,500	$46,550	60
24	Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,500	$46,550	60
25	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$67,420	$43,670	110
26	Educational Services	$65,740	$42,910	440
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$64,650	$42,760	430
28	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$63,780	$43,190	1,250
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$63,600	$43,030	1,180
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$63,370	$43,280	2,900
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$63,370	$43,280	2,900
32	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$63,200	$43,570	1,720
33	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$62,800	$43,020	3,250
34	State government, including schools and hospitals	$62,010	$42,880	2,010
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$61,900	$41,240	50
36	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$57,830	$40,150	40
37	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$56,570	$40,980	240
38	Educational Services - State government owned	$56,570	$40,980	240
39	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,560	$40,630	n/a