Utah / Department of Health / Epidemiologist I
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
21 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $72,556, above the department median of $63,678.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 21 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 Utah, the median wage for Epidemiologists — about 190 people — is $76,960. Department of Health pays a median base salary of $47,695 for this role, 38% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Epidemiologists across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of 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 Health’s median base salary is 45% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Utah range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 51 of 85 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health is $54,298, 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 departments
Epidemiologist I is held in 2 Utah departments. In Department of Health, the median of $72,556 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Epidemiologist I role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $45,874 ranks #18 of 21. See Epidemiologist across all of Utah →
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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Record list
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Mark Jones is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $96,291.
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Akanksha Acharya holds the role of Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $83,597.
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Robert Mather is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Ethan Farnsworth works as a Epidemiologist I for Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Ethan earned $79,130 in 2019.
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Matthew Mccord is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2017 total compensation came to $76,336.
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Carmen Drury works as a Epidemiologist I for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Carmen earned $75,441 in 2019.
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At Department of Health, Jeffrey Eason serves as a Epidemiologist I within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2017 pay totaled $74,821.
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Nuzhat Majid is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2019 total compensation came to $73,194.
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Kenneth Davis is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $72,783.
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Luke Edvalson works as a Epidemiologist I for Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Luke earned $72,599 in 2019.
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Keegan Mccaffrey holds the role of Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2019, their total compensation was $72,556.
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At Department of Health, Dallin Peterson serves as a Epidemiologist I within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2019 pay totaled $67,446.
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Megan Broekemeier holds the role of Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. In 2019, their total compensation was $61,869.
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Emily Roberts is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2017 total compensation came to $46,516.
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Randon Gruninger holds the role of Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. In 2017, their total compensation was $43,381.
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At Department of Health, Meghan Balough serves as a Epidemiologist I within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. Their 2017 pay totaled $37,570.
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Maureen Vowles is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. 2018 total compensation came to $36,583.
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Laine Mccullough is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $26,149.
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Briane Barbeau holds the role of Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Department of Health Disease Control & Prevention. In 2019, their total compensation was $15,415.
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At Department of Health, Zachary Baucom serves as a Epidemiologist I within Department of Health Family Health & Preparedness. Their 2018 pay totaled $11,913.
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Gerald Nelson is a Epidemiologist I at Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. 2019 total compensation came to $6,630.