State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: California vs Maine
Epidemiologists in California earn a median of $110,760. In Maine, $68,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.9%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+41.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $110,760
- p25
- $86,310
- p75
- $133,970
- p10
- $71,910
- p90
- $168,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Maine
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $68,850
- p25
- $64,540
- p75
- $84,760
- p10
- $52,000
- p90
- $84,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.