Epidemiologist salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brookhaven, Roswell.

Median salary$91,651

Middle 50%$63.8k–$124k

vs. national median+8%comparison median $85,028

Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,483 and $190,606.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$97,532	$90,641	$105,140	15
FY2021	$85,610	$77,752	$91,609	16
FY2022	$87,082	$74,069	$98,000	23
FY2023	$73,726	$61,572	$95,025	24
FY2024	$80,740	$72,141	$98,023	19
FY2025	$118,087	$91,717	$125,000	12
FY2026	$69,383	$62,483	$83,270	10

Atlanta's median Epidemiologist salary of $91,651 is worth about $91,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

All Epidemiologists in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $70,880 in May 2025 (370 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,651, 29% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
American Cancer Society	too few	7
Emory University	too few	5

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$62,483	$72,800	13

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.