Epidemiologists · SOC 19-1041

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Epidemiologistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for epidemiologists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 57 metro areas

Epidemiologists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$130,400	320	0.1
2	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$125,320	160	0.1
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$123,970	580	0.3
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$115,890	620	0.2
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$112,780	380	0.1
6	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$111,960	260	0.2
7	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$108,240	330	2.5
8	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$105,930	110	0.5
9	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$105,850	Not published	Not published
10	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$105,670	50	0.0
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$105,400	380	0.1
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$104,460	290	0.1
13	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$104,310	70	0.1
14	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$103,780	210	0.0
15	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,340	400	0.0
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$98,110	100	0.1
17	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$97,290	40	0.0
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$97,250	60	0.0
19	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$94,690	290	0.2
20	Pittsburgh, PA	$91,800	60	0.1
21	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$90,320	140	0.2
22	Madison, WI	$88,770	40	0.1
23	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$85,170	80	0.0
24	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$84,770	70	0.1
25	Helena, MT	$84,290	30	0.7

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Epidemiologists overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.