State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Epidemiologists in District of Columbia earn a median of $112,370. In Maine, $68,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.2% — not 63.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+44.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $112,370
- p25
- $92,660
- p75
- $130,130
- p10
- $63,580
- p90
- $168,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.