State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: California vs New Jersey
Epidemiologists in California earn a median of $110,760. In New Jersey, $109,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.8% — not 0.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.9%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-0.8%
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%
New Jersey
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $109,760
- p25
- $84,990
- p75
- $121,880
- p10
- $71,360
- p90
- $162,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.