State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Epidemiologists in District of Columbia earn a median of $112,370. In North Carolina, $84,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 32.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.6%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
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
North Carolina
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $84,770
- p25
- $65,010
- p75
- $124,410
- p10
- $56,470
- p90
- $168,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.