11. New Jersey
Annual median wage: $84,080
Cost of living: 121
Employment: 120
New Jersey holds the record for paying the highest wages for our hardworking epidemiologists. That does not surprise at all, since they have always paid their workers higher than the national average. Honestly, when you realize how much you have to spend on your living expenses in here, you’d think those wages are not even high, they’re just right. In this case, they also have a fairly good employment rate.