State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Epidemiologists in District of Columbia earn a median of $112,370. In Tennessee, $97,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 15.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.5%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
-3.4%
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
Tennessee
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $97,310
- p25
- $82,370
- p75
- $111,950
- p10
- $75,080
- p90
- $137,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- 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.