What is the H-1B salary for epidemiologists?

The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for epidemiologists was $82,400 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $70,000 to $110,000.

How does that compare with all epidemiologists?

BLS reports a median of $87,220 a year for all epidemiologists in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Epidemiologists H-1B Salary

Wages offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for epidemiologists, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 261; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $82,400; Middle half $70,000 to $110,000
Positions requested: 271; On certified filings
Median, all workers: $87,220; BLS OEWS, May 2025

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Johns Hopkins University	15	$76,732
2	Harvard University	9	$70,000
3	Brigham and Women's Hospital	8	$85,938
4	Genesis Research LLC	6	$125,411
5	American Cancer Society, INC.	5	$62,483
6	Columbia University	5	$79,000
7	Emory University	5	$71,166
8	Michigan State University	5	$100,000
9	The University of Southern California	5	$62,962
10	University of Illinois Chicago	5	$63,960
11	Yale University	5	$75,774
12	Duke University	4	$81,475
13	Flex Consulting Group Inc.	4	$122,117
14	California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.	3	$96,907
15	Cornell University	3	$63,448
16	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	3	$76,385
17	Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, LLC	3	$76,000
18	National Institutes of Health, HHS	3	$114,785
19	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	3	$87,641
20	Swedish Health Services	3	$85,696
21	Trustees of Boston University	3	$77,145
22	University of Minnesota	3	$62,962
23	AbbVie Inc.	2	Too few filings
24	Apperture, LLC	2	Too few filings
25	Biogen, Inc.	2	Too few filings
26	Boston Strategic Partners, Inc.	2	Too few filings
27	Brown University	2	Too few filings
28	Cobbs Creek Healthcare, LLC	2	Too few filings
29	Columbia Data Analytics, LLC	2	Too few filings
30	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	2	Too few filings
31	Health Research, Inc.	2	Too few filings
32	Heath Research Inc	2	Too few filings
33	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	2	Too few filings
34	IQVIA RDS Inc.	2	Too few filings
35	Janssen Global Services, LLC	2	Too few filings
36	Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates	2	Too few filings
37	Moderna Services, Inc.	2	Too few filings
38	North Carolina State University	2	Too few filings
39	Octopode LLC	2	Too few filings
40	Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research	2	Too few filings
41	PeaceHealth	2	Too few filings
42	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	2	Too few filings
43	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	2	Too few filings
44	Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	2	Too few filings
45	Technova Systems Inc	2	Too few filings
46	Texas Biomedical Research Institute	2	Too few filings
47	The Henry M. Jackson Foundation	2	Too few filings
48	The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	2	Too few filings
49	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	2	Too few filings
50	University of California, Irvine	2	Too few filings

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By work state

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State	Certified	Median wage
Massachusetts	36	$79,950
California	28	$78,413
New York	26	$81,791
Maryland	24	$92,500
New Jersey	17	$122,117
Georgia	15	$69,383
North Carolina	11	$93,846
Pennsylvania	11	$77,625
Texas	10	$72,825
Washington	9	$93,787
Illinois	7	$65,640
Michigan	7	$61,734
Tennessee	7	$85,634
Florida	6	$87,800
Minnesota	6	$72,359
Connecticut	5	$75,774
Ohio	4	$82,565
Arizona	3	$99,840
District of Columbia	3	$105,000
Delaware	3	$135,893
Iowa	3	$81,120
Rhode Island	3	$75,193
South Carolina	3	$72,276
Virginia	3	$86,882
Indiana	2	Not reported
Missouri	2	Not reported
Colorado	1	Not reported
Kansas	1	Not reported
Kentucky	1	Not reported
Louisiana	1	Not reported
North Dakota	1	Not reported
New Mexico	1	Not reported
Wisconsin	1	Not reported

Top work cities

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#	City	Certified	Median wage
1	Boston, MA	28	$77,323
2	Baltimore, MD	16	$77,960
3	New York, NY	16	$88,125
4	Atlanta, GA	13	$67,064
5	Los Angeles, CA	9	$68,640
6	Seattle, WA	7	$85,696
7	Chicago, IL	6	$64,800
8	Durham, NC	5	$93,846
9	New Haven, CT	5	$75,774
10	Albany, NY	4	$84,681
11	Cambridge, MA	4	$144,000
12	Memphis, TN	4	$85,977
13	Philadelphia, PA	4	$74,995
14	Raleigh, NC	4	$105,814
15	Rockville, MD	4	$115,044
16	Dallas, TX	3	$68,900
17	Irvine, CA	3	$77,179
18	Ithaca, NY	3	$63,448
19	Jersey City, NJ	3	$123,600
20	New Brunswick, NJ	3	$77,503
21	Providence, RI	3	$75,193
22	Roseville, CA	3	$96,907
23	San Francisco, CA	3	$99,008
24	St. Paul, MN	3	$62,962
25	Wilmington, DE	3	$135,893
26	Ames, IA	2	Too few filings
27	Austin, TX	2	Too few filings
28	Bethesda, MD	2	Too few filings
29	Charleston, SC	2	Too few filings
30	Cleveland, OH	2	Too few filings

Job titles employers used

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Epidemiologist	19	$93,267
2	Postdoctoral Associate	11	$67,419
3	Postdoctoral Fellow	11	$70,000
4	Research Fellow	11	$76,385
5	Infection Preventionist	10	$89,393
6	Research Specialist	9	$69,997
7	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	8	$66,838
8	Postdoctoral Scholar	8	$72,413
9	Research Associate	7	$76,732
10	Assistant Professor	4	$144,303
11	Instructor	4	$115,000
12	Investigator	4	$95,250
13	Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate	4	$62,962
14	Research Scientist II	4	$84,681
15	Sr. Research Data Analyst	4	$74,199
16	Assistant Scientist	3	$90,000
17	Associate Scientist	3	Too few filings
18	Research Scientist	3	$112,476
19	Research Scientist I	3	$64,938
20	Advanced Analytics Consultant	2	Too few filings
21	Associate Research Scientist	2	Too few filings
22	Associate Scientist II, Surveillance Research	2	Too few filings
23	Clinical Data Manager, Oncology	2	Too few filings
24	Clinical Research Epidemiologist & Data Analyst	2	Too few filings
25	Critical Access Hospital Clinical Excellence Program Manager	2	Too few filings
26	Data Analyst	2	Too few filings
27	Epidemiologist III	2	Too few filings
28	Health Economics & Outcomes Research Senior Manager	2	Too few filings
29	Health Outcomes Epidemiologist, Project Manager	2	Too few filings
30	Healthcare Associate	2	Too few filings

Prevailing wage levels

Share of certified filings by the DOL wage level of the job

Level I (entry)10945.2%
Level II (qualified)6627.4%
Level III (experienced)3414.1%
Level IV (fully competent)3213.3%

Frequently asked questions

What is the H-1B salary for epidemiologists?: The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for epidemiologists was $82,400 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $70,000 to $110,000.
How does that compare with all epidemiologists?: BLS reports a median of $87,220 a year for all epidemiologists in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data as of 06/30/2026

SOC code 19-1041 as listed on the filing.

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