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Microbiologists salary in Ohio

The median microbiologists in Ohio earns $72,500 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,820 a month.

10th percentile
$46,420
25th percentile
$51,220
Median percentile
$72,500
75th percentile
$97,010
90th percentile
$129,590

Based on 530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$57,840 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,500
Federal income tax−$7,120
Social Security + Medicare−$5,546
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,994
Monthly take-home$4,820
Every two weeks$2,225

Does it go far here?

$78,147Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

All microbiologists salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio