19 Series · SOC 19-1022

Microbiologists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$87,330

per year

Median Hourly

$41.98/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$95,200

average

Employment

19,760

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$51,220$63,920$87,330$120,750$150,650
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$24.63$30.73$41.98$58.05$72.43
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$51,220

25th Percentile

$63,920

Median

$87,330

75th Percentile

$120,750

90th Percentile

$150,650

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Massachusetts $126,260 +45% above national
2 California $107,380 +23% above national
3 Maryland $101,060 +16% above national
4 Georgia $97,090 +11% above national
5 Maine $94,920 +9% above national
6 Oregon $89,220 +2% above national
7 Montana $88,770 +2% above national
8 Virginia $88,080 +1% above national
9 New Hampshire $86,380 1% below national
10 New York $85,850 2% below national
11 Minnesota $85,340 2% below national
12 North Carolina $82,170 6% below national
13 Connecticut $82,080 6% below national
14 New Jersey $82,070 6% below national
15 Indiana $80,110 8% below national
16 South Dakota $77,730 11% below national
17 Washington $77,130 12% below national
18 Alaska $76,900 12% below national
19 Iowa $76,490 12% below national
20 Ohio $75,940 13% below national
21 Delaware $75,720 13% below national
22 Mississippi $75,590 13% below national
23 Illinois $74,350 15% below national
24 Florida $74,220 15% below national
25 Nebraska $72,950 16% below national
26 Nevada $72,380 17% below national
27 Tennessee $71,140 19% below national
28 Pennsylvania $71,010 19% below national
29 Michigan $70,610 19% below national
30 Colorado $69,010 21% below national
31 Missouri $68,630 21% below national
32 Utah $67,780 22% below national
33 Hawaii $65,000 26% below national
34 Wisconsin $63,470 27% below national
35 Kentucky $62,900 28% below national
36 Texas $62,720 28% below national
37 Kansas $62,470 28% below national
38 North Dakota $61,420 30% below national
39 Arkansas $60,710 30% below national
40 Idaho $60,450 31% below national
41 South Carolina $57,690 34% below national
42 Puerto Rico $57,570 34% below national
43 Alabama $55,600 36% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $129,830 +49% above national
2 Worcester, MA $127,120 +46% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $126,140 +44% above national
4 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $124,580 +43% above national
5 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $115,040 +32% above national
6 Modesto, CA $113,870 +30% above national
7 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $113,030 +29% above national
8 Athens-Clarke County, GA $110,260 +26% above national
9 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $108,970 +25% above national
10 Ames, IA $108,040 +24% above national
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $106,660 +22% above national
12 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $105,630 +21% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $100,820 +15% above national
14 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $99,960 +14% above national
15 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $99,480 +14% above national
16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $97,090 +11% above national
17 New Haven, CT $96,820 +11% above national
18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $96,290 +10% above national
19 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $91,420 +5% above national
20 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $90,790 +4% above national
21 Fresno, CA $87,270 same as national
22 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,690 1% below national
23 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $86,540 1% below national
24 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $85,410 2% below national
25 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,240 4% below national
26 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $83,650 4% below national
27 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $83,120 5% below national
28 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $82,500 6% below national
29 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $82,470 6% below national
30 Manhattan, KS $82,220 6% below national
31 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $82,120 6% below national
32 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,020 6% below national
33 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,900 6% below national
34 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $81,420 7% below national
35 Columbus, OH $80,760 8% below national
36 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $80,520 8% below national
37 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $80,430 8% below national
38 Raleigh-Cary, NC $80,370 8% below national
39 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $80,110 8% below national
40 Madison, WI $79,530 9% below national
41 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $77,940 11% below national
42 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,980 12% below national
43 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $76,170 13% below national
44 Wilmington, NC $75,920 13% below national
45 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $75,870 13% below national
46 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $74,560 15% below national
47 St. Louis, MO-IL $74,300 15% below national
48 Kansas City, MO-KS $72,460 17% below national
49 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $67,440 23% below national
50 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,700 24% below national
51 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $66,340 24% below national
52 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $65,370 25% below national
53 Urban Honolulu, HI $64,980 26% below national
54 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $64,280 26% below national
55 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $64,250 26% below national
56 Cleveland, OH $63,310 28% below national
57 Champaign-Urbana, IL $62,960 28% below national
58 Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,900 28% below national
59 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $62,470 28% below national
60 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $61,730 29% below national
61 Rochester, NY $61,210 30% below national
62 Bozeman, MT $61,110 30% below national
63 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,690 31% below national
64 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $60,530 31% below national
65 Knoxville, TN $60,460 31% below national
66 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $59,760 32% below national
67 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $59,290 32% below national
68 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $58,560 33% below national
69 Columbia, SC $55,140 37% below national
70 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,300 38% below national
71 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $54,160 38% below national
72 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,530 39% below national
73 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $50,280 42% below national
74 Pittsburgh, PA $49,050 44% below national
75 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $40,710 53% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.