This is the 21st-ish posting of my NAME job spreadsheet. To remind folk, I just went to the site and jotted down the salaries of the offerings. This does not include perqs like moving expenses, etc, so you need to look yourself. Some ads just have “up to” salaries (e.g. “Up to $290,000”) but no lower bound. I just put the same number in both. Same thing for “starting at” salaries.
This is only for full time FP ads. Fellowship, Lay Coroner, and Investigator ads are rare and not included.
For those sites that do not have a posted salary, I put $0. Obviously, that does not mean that the salary is really zero, but it keeps the columns numerical in the Excel spreadsheet. The “average” line does *not* include the zero entries in the calculation.
I converted the Calgary advertisement to US dollars as of today (10/16/2026). This will, of course, vary from day to day.
The Knoxville dollars columns are the posted salaries adjusted to a single cost of living (Knoxville, because I live there).
I’ve added URLs for the advertisements, and I’ve added a column for the source of the cost of living thing.
As always, caveat emptor. I do not guarantee accuracy. Any Chiefs who see an error, feel free to contact me.
You can click on the little arrows in the labels to sort by a column.
| Date of Posting | Job Title | City | State | Minimum Salary | Maximum Salary | COL Factor | Min Knoxville Dollars | Max Knoxville Dollars | Job Posting Source | COL Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Assistant Medical Examiner | Houston | TX | $300,000.00 | $335,000.00 | 1.056 | $284,091.00 | $317,235.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/AME-flyer%202025-confirmed.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/texas/houston |
| 2025-05-14 | Deputy Chief Medical Examiner (Forensic Pathologist) | Charleston | WV | $306,000.00 | $306,000.00 | 0.886 | $345,372.00 | $345,372.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/NAME%20FP%20Posting%2020260212.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/west_virginia/charleston |
| 2026-03-18 | Forensic Neuropathologist | Houston | TX | $315,000.00 | $315,000.00 | 1.056 | $298,295.00 | $298,295.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Neuro-flier%202025%20Final%20version_022026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/texas/houston |
| 2026-04-17 | Forensic Pathologist/Medical Examiner | Johnson City | TN | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 | 0.922 | $325,380.00 | $325,380.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Forensic%20Pathologist%20Advertisement%2002.26.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/tennessee/johnson_city |
| 2026-05-15 | Assistant Medical Examiner | Taylorsville | UT | $236,000.00 | $349,000.00 | 1.321 | $178,653.00 | $264,194.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/NAME%20Job%20Flyer--%20Assistant%20ME%20%283%29.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/utah/taylorsville |
| 2026-06-25 | Medical Examiner | Frankfort | KY | $245,654.00 | $257,937.00 | 0.869 | $282,686.00 | $296,820.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Medical%20Examiner-%20Frankfort-June2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/kentucky/frankfort |
| 2026-07-02 | Medical Examiner | Madisonville | KY | $245,654.00 | $257,937.00 | 0.783 | $313,734.00 | $329,421.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Medical%20Examiner-%20Madisonville-July22026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/kentucky/madisonville |
| 2026-07-02 | Forensic Pathologist | Centennial | CO | $218,570.00 | $349,882.00 | 1.347 | $162,264.00 | $259,749.00 | https://jobs.arapahoeco.gov/job/Centennial-Forensic-Pathologist-CO-80112/1355111800/ | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/colorado/centennial |
| 2026-08-26 | Chief Medical Examiner/Forensic Pathologist | Smyrna (Rutherford County) | TN | $300,000.00 | $300,000.00 | 1.096 | $273,723.00 | $273,723.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/RCRFC%20CME%20Informational%20Flyer%201.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/tennessee/smyrna |
| 2026-08-26 | Medical Examiner/Forensic Pathologist | Florence | AZ | $241,931.00 | $329,664.00 | 1.111 | $217,760.00 | $296,727.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/new%20Forensic%20Pathologist%20recruitment%20flyer%202026%20%284%29_Aug2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/arizona/florence |
| 2026-09-02 | Deputy Medical Examiner | Olathe | KS | $230,000.00 | $281,520.00 | 1.157 | $198,790.00 | $243,319.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Deputy%20Medical%20Examiner%20Position%20Flyer_JohnsonCounty.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/kansas/olathe |
| 2026-09-04 | Autopsy Pathologist/Assistant/Associate/Full Professor | Sacramento | CA | $245,130.00 | $420,907.00 | 1.386 | $176,861.00 | $303,685.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/9799047.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/california/sacramento |
| 2026-09-04 | Assistant Medical Examiner | Baltimore | MD | $230,000.00 | $473,683.00 | 1.009 | $227,948.00 | $469,458.00 | https://www.jobapscloud.com/MD/default.asp?CollegeDegreeRequired=&DeptNumber=&JobType=&Keyword=medical+examiner&KeywordFullText=0&Loc=&OccList=&SortOrd=&TeleworkAvailable=&orderby=Title | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/maryland/baltimore |
| 2026-09-07 | Associate Medical Examiner | Gainesville | FL | $275,000.00 | $300,000.00 | 1.004 | $273,904.00 | $298,805.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Associate%20Medical%20Examiner%20Job%20Ad.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/florida/gainesville |
| 2026-09-08 | Assistant Medical Examiner | Philadelphia | PA | $282,762.00 | $302,555.00 | 1.136 | $248,910.00 | $266,334.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/NAME%20job%20flyer%20%28updated%205-30-26%29.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/pennsylvania/philadelphia |
| 2026-09-14 | Forensic Pathologist | Nashville | TN | $275,000.00 | $325,000.00 | 1.141 | $241,017.00 | $284,838.00 | https://www.aafs.org/job/forensic-pathologist-49 | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/tennessee/nashville |
| 2026-09-14 | Forensic Pathologist | Beaumont | TX | $275,000.00 | $325,000.00 | 0.85 | $323,529.00 | $382,353.00 | https://www.aafs.org/job/forensic-pathologist-48 | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/texas/beaumont |
| 2026-09-14 | Forensic Pathologist | Tyler | TX | $275,000.00 | $325,000.00 | 0.928 | $296,336.00 | $350,216.00 | https://www.aafs.org/job/forensic-pathologist-47 | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/texas/tyler |
| 2026-09-16 | Deputy State Medical Examiner | Clackamas | OR | $305,724.00 | $337,068.00 | 1.456 | $209,975.00 | $231,503.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/SMEO%20-%20Recruiting%20Flyer%20%28Clackamas-Eugene-CP%29_Final.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/county/oregon/clackamas |
| 2026-09-17 | Deputy Chief Medical Examiner | Valhalla | NY | $273,000.00 | $273,000.00 | 1.71 | $159,649.00 | $159,649.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Deputy%20ME%20JobAd%202026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/ |
| 2026-09-17 | Forensic Pathologist/Assistant Medical Examiner | Knoxville | TN | $270,000.00 | $280,000.00 | 1 | $270,000.00 | $280,000.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Pathologist%20Job%20Posting%202026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/tennessee/knoxville |
| 2026-09-18 | Forensic Pathologist | Denver | CO | $240,000.00 | $364,005.00 | 1.39 | $172,662.00 | $261,874.00 | https://denver.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CCD-denver-denvergov-CSC_Jobs-Civil_service_jobs-Police_Jobs-Fire_Jobs/job/Forensic-Pathologist---Office-of-the-Medical-Examiner_R0083066-1 | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/colorado/denver |
| 2026-09-21 | Forensic Pathologist | Charlotte | NC | $233,000.00 | $279,000.00 | 1.117 | $208,594.00 | $249,776.00 | https://www.marithealth.com/jobs/8f228ebd-ab56-47ac-ad11-8c55c99f45fc | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/north_carolina/charlotte |
| 2026-09-21 | Forensic Pathologist | Mesquite | TX | $275,000.00 | $400,000.00 | 1.092 | $251,832.00 | $366,300.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/American%20Forensics_Forensic_Pathologist_Ad%209-2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/texas/mesquite |
| 2026-09-22 | Associate State Medical Examiner | Ankeny | IA | $275,000.00 | $275,000.00 | 0.943 | $291,622.00 | $291,622.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Associate%20State%20Medical%20Examiner-%20Ankeny%2C%20Iowa.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/iowa/ankeny |
| 2026-09-24 | Deputy Chief Medical Examiner | Pittsburgh | PA | $290,000.00 | $300,000.00 | 1 | $290,000.00 | $300,000.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/ACME%20-%20Deputy%20Chief%20Mini-Ad%20%281%29.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/pennsylvania/pittsburgh |
| 2026-10-01 | Forensic Pathologist | Kalamazoo | MI | $240,000.00 | $263,000.00 | 0.955 | $251,309.00 | $275,393.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Forensic%20Pathologist%20FlyerOct2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/michigan/kalamazoo |
| 2026-10-05 | Chief Medical Examiner | Pleasanton | TX | $425,000.00 | $425,000.00 | 0.963 | $441,329.00 | $441,329.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Chief%20ME%20job%20posting%204.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/city/texas/pleasanton |
| 2026-10-06 | Assistant Chief Medical Examiner | Calgary / Edmonton | AB, Canada | $299,410.00 | $299,410.00 | 0.892 Calgary / 0.849 Edmonton | $335,661 Calgary / $352,662 Edmonton | $335,661 Calgary / $352,662 Edmonton | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/81879-%20Assistant%20Chief%20Medical%20Examiner.pdf | https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/region_rankings_current.jsp?region=021 |
| 2026-10-07 | Deputy Chief Medical Examiner | Honolulu | HI | $413,784.00 | $413,784.00 | 1.868 | $221,512.00 | $221,512.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Deputy%20Chief%20Medical%20Examiner%20Ad_%20NAME%20Job%20Site_10.06.26.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/hawaii/urban_honolulu |
| 2026-10-09 | Forensic Pathologist | Colorado Springs | CO | $280,000.00 | $316,000.00 | 1.202 | $232,945.00 | $262,895.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Forensic%20Pathologist%20Recruitment%20Flyer%20%28Accessible%29.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/colorado/colorado_springs |
| 2026-10-15 | City Medical Examiner II (Senior Medical Examiner) | New York | NY | $240,304.00 | $277,671.00 | 1.879 | $127,889.00 | $147,776.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/Citywide%20Vacancy%20Notice%20-%20City%20Medical%20Examiner%20II%2010.6.2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/new_york/new_york |
| AVERAGE — nonzero salary postings | $276,779.00 | $323,657.00 | $251,567.00 | $293,405.00 | ||||||
| 2026-05-19 | BE/BC Forensic Pathologist | Greenville | NC | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.929 | $0.00 | $0.00 | https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/JobPostings/AR%20Forensic%20Pathologist%20-%20JOB%20ad%20-2026.pdf | https://www.bestplaces.net/cost_of_living/city/north_carolina/greenville |