Infectious Disease Salary Map by State (2026)
Median infectious disease pay across 8 states from real job listings — switch views to adjust for cost of living or overlay burnout scores. Medians blend permanent salaries with annualized locums/contract rates. National median: $275,000.
Highest median
Illinois
$312,500
Best real purchasing power
Illinois
$312,631 adjusted
Best lifestyle score
Texas
7.2/10 avg burnout score
Infectious Disease pay by state
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Take-home, COL-adj. | Burnout score | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $312,500 | $312,631 | $297,156 | 5.6/10 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $279,950 | $264,711 | $251,475 | 4.2/10 | 7 |
| Texas | $275,000 | $283,339 | $283,339 | 7.2/10 | 19 |
| New York | $275,000 | $254,816 | $237,361 | 5.7/10 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $275,000 | $281,843 | $273,191 | 5.3/10 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $275,000 | $278,845 | $251,379 | 6.3/10 | 7 |
| Florida | $250,000 | $241,747 | $241,747 | 6.1/10 | 11 |
| Colorado | $235,000 | $228,040 | $218,006 | 6.5/10 | 5 |
Which state pays infectious disease physicians the most?
Illinois currently has the highest median infectious disease salary at $312,500, based on 9 real job listings.
Which state offers the best after-tax infectious disease pay?
Illinois currently leads the take-home view at $297,156 — the state median after its state income tax (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)), divided by the local cost-of-living index. No-income-tax states like Texas, Florida and Tennessee often outrank nominally higher-paying states here.
Why adjust infectious disease salaries for cost of living?
Prices differ across states. The adjusted view divides each state's pay benchmark by its regional price index (U.S. average = 100). Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). This is a state-level comparison, not a personal budget or a city-level cost estimate. Missing price data is shown as unavailable.
Which state has the best infectious disease lifestyle scores?
Texas currently has the highest average WeekdayDoc burnout score (7.2/10, higher is better) for infectious disease listings — a measure of call burden, weekend requirements, and schedule flexibility across postings.
Medians computed from real WeekdayDoc job listings after outlier removal; states with fewer than 5 qualifying listings are excluded. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). The take-home view additionally deducts state income tax at each state's marginal rate for ~$300k single-filer income (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)); federal tax is omitted since it's uniform across states, and local/property taxes are not modeled. Burnout scores are WeekdayDoc's proprietary 0–10 lifestyle rating (higher is better).
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See the full percentile breakdown on the Infectious Disease salary page.