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Highest-paying States for Epidemiologists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,770, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for epidemiologists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $102,800). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Epidemiologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$110,770	$85,210	40
2	New Jersey	$102,800	$75,970	150
3	California	$101,370	$59,230	1,160
4	Pennsylvania	$99,720	$63,990	120
5	Washington	$98,900	$72,270	930
6	Rhode Island	$91,330	$77,830	60
7	New York	$88,380	$65,090	220
8	Minnesota	$84,950	$53,040	320
9	Illinois	$84,830	$54,830	130
10	Tennessee	$84,720	$66,840	250
11	Connecticut	$84,550	$62,190	140
12	Florida	$84,190	$57,880	280
13	Maryland	$83,480	$63,130	360
14	Massachusetts	$83,070	$62,400	350
15	North Carolina	$81,530	$63,810	110
16	Michigan	$81,170	$49,800	220
17	Virginia	$79,830	$56,760	250
18	New Mexico	$78,940	$65,510	50
19	Texas	$78,250	$54,910	760
20	Nevada	$78,010	$68,760	40
21	South Carolina	$76,100	$48,940	50
22	Ohio	$74,300	$52,490	250
23	Oklahoma	$73,570	$52,420	90
24	Wisconsin	$71,410	$62,400	50
25	Alaska	$68,950	$55,790	90
26	Iowa	$68,000	$46,570	100
27	Nebraska	$67,510	$52,600	80
28	Oregon	$67,410	$49,900	120
29	Indiana	$65,020	$55,020	140
30	Colorado	$64,700	$57,280	550
31	Hawaii	$64,250	$50,390	60
32	Arkansas	$63,750	$50,100	40
33	Montana	$63,340	$60,270	60
34	West Virginia	$62,310	$40,170	110
35	Alabama	$62,230	$42,100	50
36	Kansas	$60,400	$48,480	50
37	Utah	$60,320	$52,460	130
38	Louisiana	$58,700	$37,730	140
39	Maine	$57,520	$44,180	30
40	Missouri	$55,390	$44,780	90
41	Idaho	$55,000	$49,840	40
42	Arizona	$55,000	$42,130	240
43	Georgia	$54,000	$39,520	400
44	Kentucky	$52,110	$47,510	110
45	Puerto Rico	$48,100	$37,800	70
46	Mississippi	$42,000	$32,090	90

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of epidemiologists in those states is not available at this time.