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Epidemiologist in Missouri

Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel lists 3 job classes for this work in the Missouri state pay plan: Associate Epidemiologist, Epidemiologist, Senior Epidemiologist.

$45,984 – $137,040
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$66,890
median pay in MO, all employers
120
workers in MO (SOC 19-1041)

Sources: Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System — Pay Plan Structures and Class Occupational Details (effective July 1, 2025); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Missouri state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2025. These are the ranges Missouri sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Associate Epidemiologist
Class 19ED10
Grade G11
$45,984 – $94,272 a year
Epidemiologist
Class 19ED20
Grade G14
$52,080 – $126,072 a year
Senior Epidemiologist
Class 19ED30
Grade G15
$59,064 – $137,040 a year

Schedule: GENERAL STRUCTURE (Uniform Classification and Pay Plan). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Personnel, Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System — Pay Plan Structures and Class Occupational Details (effective July 1, 2025). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Missouri, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMO
Workers120
10th percentile$54,410
Median$66,890
90th percentile$95,730
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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