How much do Epidemiologists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $62,590 and the 90th percentile is $94,350. The difference is $31,760, which is 45.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,040 to the 75th at $78,670, covers $14,630.

The mean annual wage is $73,790, which sits above the median of $69,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $87,220 for Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,748, which is 18.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.1% lower than the Texas median of $77,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Epidemiologists at $70,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Epidemiologists. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $72,800 and employment of 110. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,861, against $70,748 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $77,170 and employment of 290. That median is 11.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,243, against $70,748 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $79,450 and employment of 260. That median is 14.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,069, against $70,748 here.

Employment share

Epidemiologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (260 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.58 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.