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Epidemiologist 2

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

66 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $109,980, above the department median of $70,395.

Employees
66
Total payroll
$7.3M
Role median
$109,980
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$89,412$134,441+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 66 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.

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This role across Tennessee

Epidemiologist 2 is held in 2 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $109,980 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Tenncare
$113,784 · 3

Median total compensation for the Epidemiologist 2 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Epidemiologist beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $104,068 ranks #5 of 21. See Epidemiologist across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$192,143 · 70
City of Chicago
$128,316 · 33
District of Columbia
$107,046 · 22
Arkansas
$78,130 · 24
Vermont
$74,984 · 11

Median total compensation for comparable Epidemiologistroles 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

Employees with this title

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Melanie Ratliff

Epidemiologist 2/Health

2026 total comp
$122,409
Sub-department
HIV/AIDS/STD Section
Base pay
$119,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,625
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,409
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Renee

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,982
Employee ID
528976

Melanie Ratliff holds the role of Epidemiologist 2 at Health within Hiv/Aids/Std Section. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,409.

Samantha Mathieson Yarnell

Epidemiologist 2/Health

2026 total comp
$121,386
Sub-department
Comm & Env Disease Svcs
Base pay
$116,280
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,106
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,386
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,690
Employee ID
466391

Samantha Mathieson Yarnell is a Epidemiologist 2 at Health within Community & Environmental Disease Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $121,386.