Entry-level Epidemiologist salary in Boston, MA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waltham, Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Quincy.

Median salary$75,693
Middle 50%$70k–$82.6k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $95,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,094 and $125,008.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,563
25th$69,999
50th (median)$75,693
75th$82,550
90th$101,235

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,189 (12 filings) FY2022: median $71,833 (10 filings) FY2023: median $66,500 (20 filings) FY2024: median $73,674 (12 filings) FY2025: median $80,063 (10 filings) FY2026: median $71,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 20
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$64,189$64,189$69,92312
FY2021–––9
FY2022$71,833$62,500$80,01110
FY2023$66,500$61,338$71,65420
FY2024$73,674$73,674$79,50012
FY2025$80,063$71,250$101,32310
FY2026$71,000$69,998$77,07814

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Epidemiologist salary of $75,693 is worth about $69,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Epidemiologists in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $115,890 in May 2025 (620 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,693, 35% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Harvard Universitytoo few9
Brigham and Women's Hospitaltoo few5
Dana-Farber Cancer Institutetoo few5
Trustees Of Boston Universitytoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,693 24
Mid-level · Level II $94,675 24
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $144,000 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,962$75,69324
Mid-level · Level II$72,946$94,67524
Expert · Level IV$134,597$144,00011

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.