Side-by-side distribution
Epidemiologist
$123,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 56.5%
- Live roles
- 23
Medical Assistant
$24.36/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 51.8%
- Live roles
- 7,174
Highest-paying jobs
Epidemiologist - Patient Population Sizing
Chief Infection Control Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases Physician
Epidemiologist, Internal Medicine, Inflammation & Immunology (FSP Sponsor Dedicated)
Epidemiologist, Virology, Real World Evidence (FSP Sponsor Dedicated)
Senior Epidemiologist, Immunology, RWE (FSP Sponsor Dedicated)
Senior Epidemiologist, Real-World Evidence
Analytical Epidemiologist
Senior Epidemiologist
Senior Epidemiologist
Epidemiologist
Highest-paying jobs
Faculty Physician - Medical Dermatologist (Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic or Master Clinician Track) Wyoming, MN
Faculty Physician - Medical Dermatologist (Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic or Master Clinician Track)
Faculty Physician - Medical Dermatologist (Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic or Master Clinician Track) Elk River, MN
Faculty Physician - Medical Dermatologist (Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic or Master Clinician Track) Cottage Grove, MN
Assistant Medical Director (CBHC LAWRENCE, MA)
Assistant Dean Undergraduate Medical Education
Faculty Physician - Ophthalmology (Medical and/or Surgical Retina) Assistant Professor
Anesthesiologist Assistant - Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant (CAA/AA) - Aurora Medical Center Summit | Oconomowoc, WI
Anesthesiologist Assistant - Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
IQVIA
|
$191,100 | 3 |
|
Cdcfoundation
|
$85,000 | 2 |
|
Weekday AI
|
$338,000 | 1 |
| TM Tufts Medicine | $303,500 | 1 |
|
Novellia
|
$180,000 | 1 |
|
MPF Federal
|
$123,500 | 1 |
| HF Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) | $108,688 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,450 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Advocate Health
|
$56,836 | 424 |
| AD AdventHealth | $46,270 | 228 |
Sutter Health
|
$75,202 | 143 |
CenterWell
|
$49,600 | 136 |
Marathon Health
|
$47,840 | 134 |
| MU MultiCare | $62,962 | 125 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $51,230 | 121 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $49,598 | 117 |
Medical Assistant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $84,011 | 30 |
| Seattle | $69,000 | 11 |
| Berlin | $59,540 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $58,427 | 13 |
| Chicago | $50,679 | 29 |
| Dublin | $49,920 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $49,600 | 4 |
| Boston | $49,598 | 55 |
| Denver | $49,150 | 39 |
| Austin | $47,750 | 4 |
Epidemiologist vs Medical Assistant: which pays more?
The median for Epidemiologist is $123,500 per year (typically $100,000–$191,100), versus $24.36/hr for Medical Assistant ($22.44/hr–$27.33/hr). That puts Epidemiologist about 144% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Epidemiologist and Medical Assistant are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.