South Carolina / Department of Public Health / Epidemiologist I

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Epidemiologist I

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

6 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $57,013, below the department median of $73,469.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $345.1K
Role median: $57,013
Agency median: $73,469
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Epidemiologist I pay vs. South Carolina

Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Epidemiologists — about 50 people — is $84,660. Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $68,394 for this role, 19% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Public Health sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,200

$69,010

$84,660

$100,490

$105,330

Department of Public Health median · $68,394

The bar is the range of annual wages for Epidemiologists across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 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. Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 21st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$61,270

$71,090

$87,220

$112,640

$138,800

Department of Public Health median · $68,394

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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Health is $68,394, 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

Epidemiologist beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $68,394 ranks #12 of 21. See Epidemiologist across all of South Carolina →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$192,143 · 70

City and County of San Francisco

$176,018 · 45

City of Chicago

$128,316 · 33

District of Columbia

$107,046 · 22

Tennessee

$104,068 · 137

Johnson County, Kansas

$89,688 · 6

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$82,943 · 5

Arkansas

$78,130 · 24

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.

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