Side-by-side distribution
Epidemiologist
$123,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 56.5%
- Live roles
- 23
Surgeon
$423,939
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.9%
- Live roles
- 596
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
Oral Surgeon
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Cardiac Surgeon Clinical Associate
Mohs Surgeon - Established Volume - Seattle/Puget Sound
Thoracic Surgeon
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Cardiac Surgeon – AdventHealth Heart & Vascular Institute
Physician - Orthopedic Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon - Fargo, ND
PHYSICIAN - Pediatric Surgeon - Duluth, MN - 29733BR
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Aspen Dental
|
$7,250 | 20 |
| ME Medivet | $81,186 | 12 |
Trinity Health
|
$730,000 | 9 |
Rochester Regional Health
|
$425,000 | 9 |
| MO Montefiore | $175,198 | 9 |
| HM Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians | $591,225 | 8 |
|
Essentia Health
|
$1,000,000 | 7 |
Summit Health/CityMD
|
$500,000 | 6 |
Epidemiologist vs Surgeon: which pays more?
The median for Epidemiologist is $123,500 per year (typically $100,000–$191,100), versus $423,939 for Surgeon ($150,407–$614,969). That puts Surgeon about 243% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Epidemiologist and Surgeon 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.