Tennessee / Health / Epidemiologist 1
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
47 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $83,472, above the department median of $70,395.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 47 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 Tennessee, the median wage for Epidemiologists — about 220 people — is $97,310. Health pays a median base salary of $101,544 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Epidemiologists across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 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. Health’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 64th 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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Health is $104,049, 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 Tennessee, the median of $104,068 ranks #5 of 21. See Epidemiologist across all of Tennessee →
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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Tonya Mckennley holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Office Informatics & Analytics. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $111,402.
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Kelly Orejuela is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $102,973.
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Ashlea Barnes holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Office Informatics & Analytics. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,229.
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Allison Foster holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,073.
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At Health, Erin Rock serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,964.
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Abby Carpenter works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Office of Cancer Research. Their status is full-time. Abby earned $92,924 in 2026.
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Alyssa Rentuza holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Office Informatics & Analytics. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,483.
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At Health, John Maxwell serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,323.
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Isaac Yi is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,106.
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At Health, Thao-Charline Nguyen serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,002.
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Russell Owens is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,652.
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Rachael Nichols works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Upper Cumberland Region. Their status is full-time. Rachael earned $89,591 in 2026.
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Delaney Lackey is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Office Informatics & Analytics. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,521.
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Elizabeth Abram is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Supplemental Food Programs. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,465.
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Kaitlyn Ivey works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. Kaitlyn earned $87,494 in 2026.
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Rachel Rice is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Investigations. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $87,036.
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At Health, Danielle Smith serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,772.
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Janelle Wenstrup works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. Their status is full-time. Janelle earned $86,772 in 2026.
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At Health, Moufeed Hannaalla serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,770.
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Fenggang Peng holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $84,226.
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Sarah Saint works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Office Informatics & Analytics. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $83,896 in 2026.
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At Health, Mirza Farrque serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Vital Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,894.
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Janet Sullivan holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Community and Medical Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,532.
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Sarah Devenny works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $83,472 in 2026.
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At Health, Jennie Kriznik serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,310.
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Danielle Brannen holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,977.
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Bhavita Kalambekar holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Office of Policy Plan & Assess. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,653.
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At Health, Samuel Horrocks serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Vital Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,504.
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At Health, Genevieve Delano serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,494.
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Ijeoma Udeh works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Minority Health. Their status is full-time. Ijeoma earned $80,400 in 2026.
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Claire Umstead works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. Their status is full-time. Claire earned $80,132 in 2026.
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Eileen Tallman is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Maternal/Child Health Secretary. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $79,412.
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Benjamin Antwi holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,928.
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Sarah Page holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,160.
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Anastasia Cajigal holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,800.
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At Health, Yingxin Wang serves as a Epidemiologist 1 within Vital Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,224.
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Kaylee Ebner is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Mid Cumberland Region. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,456.
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Isabella Reid works as a Epidemiologist 1 for Health within Northeast Region. Their status is full-time. Isabella earned $75,456 in 2026.
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Mariah Smith holds the role of Epidemiologist 1 at Health within West Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,456.
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Priscilla Pineda is a Epidemiologist 1 at Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,880.