United States
Microbiologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$87,330
Microbiologists in the United States earn a median of $87,330 a year, about $41.98 an hour.
Median
$87,330
per year
Hourly
$41.98
as published
Mean
$95,200
pulled up by top earners
Workers
19,760
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $107,380 | +23% |
| Massachusetts | State | $126,260 | +45% |
| Maryland | State | $101,060 | +16% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $124,580 | +43% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $105,630 | +21% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $83,650 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $82,170 | -6% |
| New York | State | $85,850 | -2% |
| New Jersey | State | $82,070 | -6% |
| Georgia | State | $97,090 | +11% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $126,140 | +44% |
| Illinois | State | $74,350 | -15% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $97,090 | +11% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $71,010 | -19% |
| Wisconsin | State | $63,470 | -27% |
| Texas | State | $62,720 | -28% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $100,820 | +15% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $74,560 | -15% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $84,240 | -4% |
| Ohio | State | $75,940 | -13% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Metro | $90,790 | +4% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Metro | $80,520 | -8% |
| Minnesota | State | $85,340 | -2% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $86,690 | -1% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Metro | $80,370 | -8% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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