Microbiologists salary
The median pay for microbiologists in the United States is $87,990 a year. About 18,940 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $54,670
- 25th percentile
- $67,100
- Median percentile
- $87,990
- 75th percentile
- $122,350
- 90th percentile
- $150,000
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $122,350
- California $108,530
- Maryland $108,470
- Georgia $103,070
- New Jersey $96,020
- Illinois $92,050
- Oregon $89,220
- Montana $87,750
- Connecticut $86,360
- North Carolina $85,860
- Pennsylvania $84,650
- Minnesota $83,400
- Delaware $82,770
- Colorado $81,640
- New York $81,090
- Florida $80,930
- Iowa $79,830
- New Hampshire $79,430
- Michigan $78,680
- Missouri $78,590
- Indiana $77,900
- Virginia $77,820
- Washington $77,690
- Tennessee $77,630
- Alaska $76,320
- Utah $72,600
- Ohio $72,500
- Nebraska $72,470
- Hawaii $70,970
- South Dakota $70,530
- Kansas $70,500
- Arizona $69,880
- West Virginia $68,550
- Wisconsin $67,100
- Kentucky $66,500
- Texas $66,450
- Idaho $65,940
- Alabama $65,690
- South Carolina $64,740
- Nevada $64,490
- Arkansas $59,750
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $130,070
- San Jose, CA $123,910
- Santa Rosa, CA $123,590
- Boston, MA $122,350
- Vallejo, CA $115,980
- Worcester, MA $115,660
- Memphis, TN $114,840
- Washington, DC $114,800
- Sacramento, CA $112,470
- Athens, GA $112,440
- Atlanta, GA $109,320
- San Diego, CA $108,900
- Riverside, CA $102,590
- Philadelphia, PA $101,990
- Chicago, IL $100,620
- Los Angeles, CA $100,420
- Denver, CO $95,980
- Peoria, IL $93,240
- Fresno, CA $91,890
- Richmond, VA $90,930
- Portland, OR $90,460
- St. Louis, MO $89,630
- Kalamazoo, MI $89,240
- Trenton, NJ $86,120
- Durham, NC $85,860
- New York, NY $85,710
- Charlotte, NC $85,470
- Minneapolis, MN $85,340
- Baltimore, MD $85,120
- Raleigh, NC $85,010
- Hartford, CT $84,880
- Manhattan, KS $81,330
- San Antonio, TX $80,870
- Oxnard, CA $80,540
- Salt Lake City, UT $80,270
- Tampa, FL $79,990
- Buffalo, NY $79,910
- Dallas, TX $78,120
- Columbus, OH $78,030
- Indianapolis, IN $77,770
- Seattle, WA $77,690
- Nashville, TN $77,620
- Grand Rapids, MI $76,220
- Reno, NV $75,310
- Detroit, MI $73,690
- Cleveland, OH $73,600
- Kansas City, MO $70,220
- Phoenix, AZ $69,880
- Rochester, NY $68,850
- Lansing, MI $67,960
- Madison, WI $67,940
- Miami, FL $66,730
- Champaign, IL $66,560
- Lexington, KY $66,500
- Houston, TX $66,450
- Cincinnati, OH $65,910
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,650
- Milwaukee, WI $65,160
- Bozeman, MT $65,120
- Las Vegas, NV $62,790
- Dayton, OH $62,090
- Boise City, ID $61,860
- Provo, UT $61,840
- Harrisburg, PA $61,710
- Austin, TX $61,310
- Pittsburgh, PA $59,940
- Modesto, CA $59,470
- Allentown, PA $55,090
- Little Rock, AR $51,520