City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Public Health / Epidemiologist II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
13 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $107,628, above the department median of $102,588.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Epidemiologists — about 210 people — is $103,780. Chicago Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $128,316 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Epidemiologists across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Epidemiologists — about 12,090 people — is $87,220. Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 47% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Department of Public Health is $128,316, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $128,316 ranks #3 of 21. See Epidemiologist across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Epidemiologist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Donna Peace holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,848.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Enrique Ramirez holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,848.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Cathy Cortes works as a Epidemiologist II for Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Cathy earned $133,848 in 2026.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Dana Harper serves as a Epidemiologist II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,848.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Yaa Simpson Osaebea holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,848.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Bridget Brassil holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $107,628.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Joel Flax-Hatch is a Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,628.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Linda Li serves as a Epidemiologist II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $107,628.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Shelby Daniel-Wayman serves as a Epidemiologist II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,516.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Tessa Day holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,516.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Elizabeth Meininger holds the role of Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,516.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Jada Ward is a Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $102,516.
Epidemiologist II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Cecilia Pigozzi is a Epidemiologist II at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,488.