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Epidemiologist in Arizona

Arizona Department of Administration, Human Resources Division lists 4 job classes for this work in the Arizona state pay plan: Epidemiologist, Epidemiologist Intermediate, Epidemiologist Senior, Epidemiologist Advanced.

$43,981 – $100,989
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$67,260
median pay in AZ, all employers
340
workers in AZ (SOC 19-1041)

Sources: Arizona Department of Administration, Human Resources Division, Arizona State Personnel System Job Titles with Pay Ranges and Salary Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Arizona state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 9, 2022. These are the ranges Arizona sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Epidemiologist
Class S10294 · class description
Grade 21
$21.14 – $38.08 a hour
$43,981 – $79,200 a year
Epidemiologist Intermediate
Class S10295 · class description
Grade 22
$22.87 – $42.10 a hour
$47,564 – $87,570 a year
Epidemiologist Senior
Class S10296 · class description
Grade 23
$24.82 – $44.51 a hour
$51,625 – $92,573 a year
Epidemiologist Advanced
Class S10297 · class description
Grade 24
$26.97 – $48.55 a hour
$56,098 – $100,989 a year

Schedule: Pay Schedule AREG. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Arizona Department of Administration, Human Resources Division, Arizona State Personnel System Job Titles with Pay Ranges and Salary Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Arizona, all employers Sourced

Epidemiologists (SOC 19-1041) in Arizona, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureAZ
Workers340
10th percentile$48,010
Median$67,260
90th percentile$85,800
National median, government employers$82,980

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Epidemiologist page.

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