Side-by-side distribution
Epidemiologist
$123,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 56.5%
- Live roles
- 23
Nurse
$46.75/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 51.8%
- Live roles
- 34,416
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
Structural Heart Nurse Practitioner
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Nurse
Substitute Nurse: Candidate Pool:
Relief Veterinary Assistant/ Veterinary Nurse - Santa Monica
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA
Experienced Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Shareholder Track
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
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
|
$99,320 | 1,644 |
| AD AdventHealth | $93,725 | 1,301 |
CVS Health
|
$137,259 | 919 |
CenterWell
|
$122,720 | 593 |
Trinity Health
|
$98,696 | 555 |
DaVita
|
$99,840 | 519 |
BAYADA Home Health Care
|
$69,680 | 508 |
Sanford Health
|
$83,200 | 360 |
Nurse salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $180,788 | 80 |
| Seattle | $150,972 | 55 |
| Los Angeles | $130,000 | 33 |
| Boston | $117,915 | 211 |
| Berlin | $116,834 | 7 |
| Austin | $109,900 | 41 |
| Sydney | $101,590 | 16 |
| Chicago | $99,216 | 101 |
| Denver | $97,521 | 133 |
| Atlanta | $97,450 | 29 |
Epidemiologist vs Nurse: which pays more?
The median for Epidemiologist is $123,500 per year (typically $100,000–$191,100), versus $46.75/hr for Nurse ($40.60/hr–$52.99/hr). That puts Epidemiologist about 27% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Epidemiologist and Nurse 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.