State comparison · 2025
Epidemiologists salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Epidemiologists in Massachusetts earn a median of $115,890. In North Carolina, $84,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Epidemiologists
- Median
- $115,890
- p25
- $93,870
- p75
- $154,840
- p10
- $81,380
- p90
- $212,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -13%
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.