Microbiologist Salary in Iowa

How much does a Microbiologist make in Iowa?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Iowa is $80,862 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Microbiologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,156
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,426 to $89,914
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,656

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,914	$7,493	$1,729	$43
Average	$80,862	$6,738	$1,555	$39
25th Percentile	$73,426	$6,119	$1,412	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Microbiologist Salaries

A Microbiologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Microbiologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Microbiologist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,767
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,308
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,298
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,426
Expert (over 8 years): $129,371

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$56,767
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$70,308
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$80,298
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$90,426
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$129,371

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How Do Microbiologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Microbiologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,553.
California: $93,198.
Massachusetts: $91,956.

District of Columbia $93,553 California $93,198 Massachusetts $91,956 Washington $91,618 New Jersey $91,584 Alaska $91,466 Connecticut $90,300 New York $89,826

Hawaii $88,314 Rhode Island $87,604 Maryland $87,123 Minnesota $86,464 Colorado $86,210 Illinois $86,126 Oregon $85,804 Delaware $85,568

New Hampshire $85,419 Virginia $85,086 Pennsylvania $84,115 Nevada $83,625 North Dakota $83,464 Michigan $83,211 Wisconsin $83,118 Vermont $82,932

Texas $82,416 Maine $82,382 Arizona $82,332 Ohio $82,273 Georgia $81,495 Indiana $81,107 Wyoming $81,031 Utah $80,912

Iowa $80,862 Kansas $80,456 Louisiana $80,338 North Carolina $80,295 Missouri $80,279 Florida $79,949 Montana $79,772 Nebraska $79,603

Kentucky $79,510 South Carolina $79,172 Tennessee $78,960 Idaho $78,876 New Mexico $78,259 Oklahoma $78,124 Alabama $77,625 South Dakota $76,789

Arkansas $76,333 West Virginia $76,088 Mississippi $75,352

Top Paying Cities for Microbiologists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

West Bend: $78,361
Melvin: $75,429
Milford: $75,302

West Bend, IA $78,361 Melvin, IA $75,429 Milford, IA $75,302 Ocheyedan, IA $75,429 Okoboji, IA $75,429 Royal, IA $75,183 Ruthven, IA $75,302 Spirit Lake, IA $75,429

Superior, IA $75,429 Terril, IA $75,302 Wallingford, IA $75,302 Webb, IA $75,183 Carroll, IA $80,540 Arcadia, IA $77,076 Arthur, IA $75,183 Aspinwall, IA $78,969

Auburn, IA $78,648 Breda, IA $78,758 Charter Oak, IA $75,183 Dedham, IA $82,112 Deloit, IA $77,076 Denison, IA $77,076 Glidden, IA $82,112 Halbur, IA $80,540

Ida Grove, IA $75,183 Irwin, IA $78,969 Kirkman, IA $78,969 Kiron, IA $75,183 Lake City, IA $82,112 Lake View, IA $75,183 Lanesboro, IA $82,112 Lidderdale, IA $82,112

Lohrville, IA $82,112 Manilla, IA $78,969 Manning, IA $78,969 Odebolt, IA $75,183 Ralston, IA $82,112 Ricketts, IA $75,183 Schleswig, IA $75,183 Scranton, IA $82,112

Templeton, IA $80,540 Vail, IA $77,076 Wall Lake, IA $75,183 Westside, IA $77,076 Council Bluffs, IA $80,067 Carter Lake, IA $80,067 Arion, IA $78,969 Avoca, IA $78,969

Blencoe, IA $76,561 Carson, IA $78,969 Crescent, IA $80,067 Defiance, IA $78,969 Dow City, IA $78,969 Dunlap, IA $78,969 Earling, IA $78,969 Elk Horn, IA $78,969

Elliott, IA $78,969 Emerson, IA $78,969 Glenwood, IA $79,484 Griswold, IA $78,969 Hancock, IA $78,969 Harlan, IA $78,969 Hastings, IA $78,969 Henderson, IA $78,969

Honey Creek, IA $79,772 Kimballton, IA $78,969 Lewis, IA $78,969 Little Sioux, IA $78,969 Logan, IA $78,969 Mc Clelland, IA $79,772 Macedonia, IA $78,969 Magnolia, IA $78,969

Malvern, IA $78,969 Marne, IA $78,969 Minden, IA $78,969 Mineola, IA $79,704 Missouri Valley, IA $79,332 Modale, IA $79,045 Mondamin, IA $78,969 Moorhead, IA $77,710

Van Meter, IA $82,467 Van Wert, IA $82,112 Waukee, IA $82,720 Weldon, IA $82,112 West Des Moines, IA $82,873 What Cheer, IA $80,084 Whitten, IA $78,073 Williams, IA $78,082

Williamson, IA $82,112 Winterset, IA $82,112 Wiota, IA $78,969 Woodburn, IA $82,112 Woodward, IA $82,163 Yale, IA $82,112 Zearing, IA $82,112 Des Moines, IA $82,873

Urbandale, IA $82,873 Windsor Heights, IA $82,873 Clive, IA $82,873 Pleasant Hill, IA $82,873 Mason City, IA $77,955 Alexander, IA $78,082 Belmond, IA $78,082 Britt, IA $78,082

Buffalo Center, IA $83,946 Carpenter, IA $83,946 Chapin, IA $77,955 Clear Lake, IA $78,082 Corwith, IA $78,082 Coulter, IA $77,955 Crystal Lake, IA $80,033 Dougherty, IA $78,031

Fertile, IA $80,033 Floyd, IA $78,014 Forest City, IA $80,033 Garner, IA $78,082 Goodell, IA $78,082 Grafton, IA $83,946 Hampton, IA $78,031 Hanlontown, IA $80,033

Joice, IA $83,946 Kanawha, IA $78,082 Kensett, IA $83,946 Klemme, IA $78,082 Lake Mills, IA $83,946 Lakota, IA $80,946 Latimer, IA $77,955 Leland, IA $80,946

Sioux Center, IA $75,302 Neola, IA $79,265 Oakland, IA $78,969 Mount Ayr, IA $82,112 Nodaway, IA $78,969 Orient, IA $82,112 Prescott, IA $80,540 Redding, IA $82,112

Shannon City, IA $82,112 Sharpsburg, IA $80,540 Tingley, IA $82,112 Villisca, IA $78,969 Akron, IA $75,234 Alta, IA $75,183 Alton, IA $75,183 Anthon, IA $75,183

Aurelia, IA $75,183 Battle Creek, IA $75,183 Bronson, IA $75,893 Brunsville, IA $75,285 Calumet, IA $75,183 Castana, IA $75,183 Chatsworth, IA $75,234 Cherokee, IA $75,183

Cleghorn, IA $75,183 Climbing Hill, IA $75,437 Correctionville, IA $75,183 Cushing, IA $75,183 Danbury, IA $75,183 Galva, IA $75,183 Granville, IA $75,183 Hawarden, IA $75,285

Hinton, IA $75,944 Holstein, IA $75,183 Hornick, IA $75,234 Ireton, IA $75,251 Kingsley, IA $75,285 Larrabee, IA $75,183 Lawton, IA $75,893 Le Mars, IA $75,285

Linn Grove, IA $75,183 Mapleton, IA $75,183 Marcus, IA $75,183 Maurice, IA $75,226 Meriden, IA $75,183 Merrill, IA $75,589 Moville, IA $75,589 Onawa, IA $75,183

Orange City, IA $75,200 Oto, IA $75,183 Oyens, IA $75,183 Paullina, IA $75,183 Peterson, IA $75,183 Pierson, IA $75,183 Quimby, IA $75,183 Remsen, IA $75,183

Rodney, IA $75,183 Salix, IA $75,690 Schaller, IA $75,183 Sergeant Bluff, IA $75,944 Sloan, IA $75,437 Smithland, IA $75,183 Sutherland, IA $75,183 Ute, IA $75,183

Washta, IA $75,183 Westfield, IA $75,386 Whiting, IA $75,183 Sioux City, IA $75,944 Sheldon, IA $75,429 Alvord, IA $75,598 Archer, IA $75,302 Ashton, IA $75,429

Boyden, IA $75,429 Doon, IA $75,429 George, IA $75,429 Hospers, IA $75,183 Hull, IA $75,429 Inwood, IA $75,682 Larchwood, IA $76,358 Lester, IA $75,935

Little Rock, IA $75,429 Matlock, IA $75,429 Primghar, IA $75,183 Rock Rapids, IA $75,429 Rock Valley, IA $75,420 Sanborn, IA $75,302 Sibley, IA $75,429 Spencer, IA $75,302

Massena, IA $80,540 Gifford, IA $78,065 Lenox, IA $82,112 Ackworth, IA $82,518 Adair, IA $82,112 Adel, IA $82,315 Albion, IA $78,276 Alden, IA $77,955

Alleman, IA $82,568 Allerton, IA $82,112 Altoona, IA $82,873 Ames, IA $82,112 Anita, IA $80,540 Ankeny, IA $82,873 Atlantic, IA $78,969 Audubon, IA $78,969

Bagley, IA $82,112 Barnes City, IA $80,084 Baxter, IA $82,112 Bayard, IA $82,112 Beaver, IA $82,112 Berwick, IA $82,873 Bevington, IA $82,416 Blairsburg, IA $79,425

Bondurant, IA $82,873 Boone, IA $82,112 Booneville, IA $82,670 Bouton, IA $82,112 Boxholm, IA $82,112 Bradford, IA $78,048 Brayton, IA $78,969 Buckeye, IA $77,955

Bussey, IA $82,112 Cambridge, IA $82,264 Carlisle, IA $82,873 Casey, IA $82,112 Chariton, IA $82,112 Churdan, IA $82,112 Clemons, IA $79,932 Clio, IA $82,112

Colfax, IA $82,366 Collins, IA $82,112 Colo, IA $82,112 Columbia, IA $82,112 Coon Rapids, IA $82,112 Cooper, IA $82,112 Corydon, IA $82,112 Cumming, IA $82,873

Melcher Dallas, IA $82,112 Dallas Center, IA $82,366 Dana, IA $82,112 Davis City, IA $82,112 Dawson, IA $82,112 Decatur, IA $82,112 Derby, IA $82,112 De Soto, IA $82,366

Dexter, IA $82,112 Dows, IA $78,082 Earlham, IA $82,112 Elkhart, IA $82,619 Ellston, IA $82,112 Ellsworth, IA $82,112 Exira, IA $80,540 Ferguson, IA $79,332

Galt, IA $78,082 Garden City, IA $82,112 Garden Grove, IA $82,112 Gibson, IA $80,084 Gilbert, IA $82,112 Gilman, IA $79,467 Grand Junction, IA $82,112 Grand River, IA $82,112

Granger, IA $82,568 Gray, IA $78,969 Grimes, IA $82,873 Grinnell, IA $82,112 Guthrie Center, IA $82,112 Hamilton, IA $82,112 Pacific Junction, IA $79,408 Hamlin, IA $78,969

Little Cedar, IA $83,946 Mc Intire, IA $83,946 Manly, IA $80,033 Meservey, IA $77,955 Nora Springs, IA $78,082 Northwood, IA $83,946 Orchard, IA $78,082 Osage, IA $80,033

Plymouth, IA $80,033 Rake, IA $83,946 Riceville, IA $83,946 Rock Falls, IA $77,955 Rockford, IA $77,989 Rockwell, IA $77,955 Rowan, IA $78,082 Rudd, IA $77,955

Saint Ansgar, IA $83,946 Scarville, IA $83,946 Sheffield, IA $77,955 Stacyville, IA $83,946 Swaledale, IA $77,955 Thompson, IA $80,946 Thornton, IA $77,955 Titonka, IA $80,033

Toeterville, IA $83,946 Ventura, IA $78,082 Wesley, IA $78,082 Woden, IA $80,033 Fort Dodge, IA $82,112 Albert City, IA $75,183 Algona, IA $79,425 Armstrong, IA $78,124

Ayrshire, IA $75,183 Badger, IA $82,112 Bancroft, IA $80,033 Barnum, IA $82,112 Bode, IA $79,425 Bradgate, IA $80,033 Burnside, IA $82,112 Burt, IA $80,033

Callender, IA $82,112 Clare, IA $82,112 Clarion, IA $78,082 Curlew, IA $75,183 Cylinder, IA $75,302 Dakota City, IA $80,033 Dayton, IA $82,112 Dolliver, IA $78,183

Duncombe, IA $82,112 Eagle Grove, IA $79,425 Early, IA $75,183 Emmetsburg, IA $75,302 Farnhamville, IA $82,112 Fenton, IA $78,808 Fonda, IA $75,183 Gilmore City, IA $82,112

Goldfield, IA $79,425 Gowrie, IA $82,112 Harcourt, IA $82,112 Hardy, IA $79,425 Havelock, IA $75,183 Humboldt, IA $80,033 Jolley, IA $78,648 Knierim, IA $82,112

Laurens, IA $75,183 Ledyard, IA $83,946 Lehigh, IA $82,112 Livermore, IA $79,425 Lone Rock, IA $78,825 Lu Verne, IA $79,425 Lytton, IA $75,183 Mallard, IA $75,183

Manson, IA $82,112 Marathon, IA $75,183 Moorland, IA $82,112 Nemaha, IA $75,183 Newell, IA $75,183 Otho, IA $82,112 Ottosen, IA $78,361 Palmer, IA $78,648

Plover, IA $78,648 Pocahontas, IA $78,648 Pomeroy, IA $78,648 Rembrandt, IA $75,183 Renwick, IA $79,425 Ringsted, IA $78,124 Rockwell City, IA $82,112 Rolfe, IA $78,648

Rutland, IA $80,033 Sac City, IA $75,183 Sioux Rapids, IA $75,183 Somers, IA $82,112 Storm Lake, IA $75,183 Swea City, IA $80,946 Thor, IA $80,033 Truesdale, IA $75,183

Varina, IA $75,183 Vincent, IA $82,112 Webster City, IA $82,112 Luana, IA $78,817 Mc Gregor, IA $78,817 Marquette, IA $78,817 Monona, IA $78,817 New Albin, IA $78,994

Ossian, IA $78,327 Postville, IA $78,817 Protivin, IA $78,082 Randalia, IA $78,090 Ridgeway, IA $78,817 Saint Lucas, IA $78,065 Spillville, IA $78,327 Wadena, IA $78,107

Waterville, IA $78,817 Waucoma, IA $78,073 Waukon, IA $78,817 West Union, IA $78,090 Ainsworth, IA $80,084 Alburnett, IA $80,743 Amana, IA $80,540 Anamosa, IA $80,287

Atkins, IA $80,845 Baldwin, IA $79,231 Belle Plaine, IA $79,222 Blairstown, IA $79,645 Brandon, IA $78,741 Brooklyn, IA $80,084 Center Junction, IA $80,025 Center Point, IA $80,591

Central City, IA $80,490 Chelsea, IA $78,851 Clarence, IA $79,307 Clutier, IA $78,521 Coggon, IA $79,932 Prairieburg, IA $80,236 Conroy, IA $80,135 Guernsey, IA $80,084

Deep River, IA $80,084 Delhi, IA $80,084 Dysart, IA $78,597 Elberon, IA $78,791 Ely, IA $80,845 Fairfax, IA $80,845 Garrison, IA $78,791 Harper, IA $80,084

Hartford, IA $82,619 Harvey, IA $82,112 Haverhill, IA $80,769 Hubbard, IA $78,006 Humeston, IA $82,112 Huxley, IA $82,315 Indianola, IA $82,568 Iowa Falls, IA $78,031

Ira, IA $82,112 Jamaica, IA $82,112 Jefferson, IA $82,112 Jewell, IA $82,112 Johnston, IA $82,873 Kamrar, IA $82,112 Kellerton, IA $82,112 Kelley, IA $82,112

Kellogg, IA $82,112 Keswick, IA $80,084 Killduff, IA $82,112 Knoxville, IA $82,112 Hartwick, IA $79,814 Mount Pleasant, IA $78,910 Rome, IA $79,205 Mount Union, IA $78,910

New London, IA $78,910 Oakville, IA $78,918 Olds, IA $79,205 Pilot Grove, IA $78,910 Salem, IA $78,910 Sperry, IA $78,698 Stockport, IA $79,205 Swedesburg, IA $79,205

Wapello, IA $78,927 Wayland, IA $79,408 West Burlington, IA $78,910 West Point, IA $78,910 Saint Paul, IA $78,910 Wever, IA $78,910 Winfield, IA $78,910 Yarmouth, IA $78,910

Andover, IA $78,927 Atalissa, IA $79,146 Bennett, IA $79,096 Bettendorf, IA $79,104 Blue Grass, IA $79,696 Bryant, IA $78,927 Buffalo, IA $79,205 Calamus, IA $79,020

Camanche, IA $78,944 Charlotte, IA $78,927 Clinton, IA $78,918 Columbus City, IA $78,986 Columbus Junction, IA $78,969 Conesville, IA $79,172 De Witt, IA $79,036 Dixon, IA $79,788

Donahue, IA $80,093 Durant, IA $79,839 Eldridge, IA $80,194 Fruitland, IA $78,927 Goose Lake, IA $78,927 Grand Mound, IA $79,028 Grandview, IA $78,927 Le Claire, IA $79,104

Letts, IA $78,944 Lone Tree, IA $79,543 Long Grove, IA $80,093 Low Moor, IA $79,003 Mc Causland, IA $79,332 Montpelier, IA $79,611 Moscow, IA $79,087 Muscatine, IA $78,935

New Liberty, IA $79,239 Nichols, IA $79,239 Pleasant Valley, IA $79,104 Princeton, IA $79,408 Stockton, IA $79,467 Teeds Grove, IA $78,918 Tipton, IA $79,298 Walcott, IA $80,143

Welton, IA $78,927 West Liberty, IA $79,265 Wheatland, IA $79,028 Wilton, IA $79,079 Davenport, IA $80,194 Hiawatha, IA $80,845 Hills, IA $80,050 Homestead, IA $80,439

Hopkinton, IA $80,084 Iowa City, IA $80,186 Coralville, IA $80,338 Kalona, IA $80,084 Keota, IA $80,084 Keystone, IA $79,053 Ladora, IA $80,084 Langworthy, IA $80,084

Lisbon, IA $80,642 Lost Nation, IA $79,079 Lowden, IA $79,121 Luzerne, IA $79,374 Marengo, IA $80,135 Marion, IA $80,845 Martelle, IA $80,540 Mechanicsville, IA $79,839

Middle Amana, IA $80,490 Millersburg, IA $80,084 Monmouth, IA $79,315 Monticello, IA $80,084 Morley, IA $80,160 Mount Auburn, IA $78,749 Mount Vernon, IA $80,693 Newhall, IA $80,540

North English, IA $80,084 North Liberty, IA $80,540 Norway, IA $80,642 Oakdale, IA $80,388 Olin, IA $79,721 Onslow, IA $79,839 Oxford, IA $80,439 Oxford Junction, IA $79,298

Palo, IA $80,845 Parnell, IA $80,084 Quasqueton, IA $78,901 Riverside, IA $80,084 Robins, IA $80,845 Rowley, IA $78,817 Ryan, IA $79,797 Shellsburg, IA $80,693

Solon, IA $80,591 South Amana, IA $80,338 South English, IA $80,084 Springville, IA $80,743 Stanwood, IA $79,501 Swisher, IA $80,845 Tama, IA $78,327 Morning Sun, IA $78,944

Lacona, IA $82,112 Lamoni, IA $82,112 Laurel, IA $82,112 Le Grand, IA $78,090 Leighton, IA $82,112 Leon, IA $82,112 Liberty Center, IA $82,112 Linden, IA $82,112

Lineville, IA $82,112 Liscomb, IA $78,073 Lorimor, IA $82,112 Lovilia, IA $82,112 Lucas, IA $82,112 Luther, IA $82,112 Lynnville, IA $82,112 Mc Callsburg, IA $82,112

Macksburg, IA $82,112 Madrid, IA $82,264 Malcom, IA $79,146 Marshalltown, IA $78,529 Martensdale, IA $82,568 Maxwell, IA $82,163 Melbourne, IA $82,112 Menlo, IA $82,112

Millerton, IA $82,112 Milo, IA $82,213 Minburn, IA $82,163 Mingo, IA $82,315 Mitchellville, IA $82,670 Monroe, IA $82,112 Montezuma, IA $81,098 Montour, IA $78,090

Murray, IA $82,112 Nevada, IA $82,112 New Providence, IA $78,065 New Sharon, IA $82,112 Newton, IA $82,112 New Virginia, IA $82,112 Norwalk, IA $82,873 Ogden, IA $82,112

Osceola, IA $82,112 Otley, IA $82,112 Panora, IA $82,112 Paton, IA $82,112 Patterson, IA $82,315 Pella, IA $82,112 Perry, IA $82,112 Peru, IA $82,112

Pilot Mound, IA $82,112 Pleasantville, IA $82,213 Polk City, IA $82,670 Popejoy, IA $78,082 Prairie City, IA $82,366 Prole, IA $82,619 Radcliffe, IA $79,425 Randall, IA $82,112

Reasnor, IA $82,112 Redfield, IA $82,112 Rhodes, IA $82,112 Rippey, IA $82,112 Roland, IA $82,112 Runnells, IA $82,619 Russell, IA $82,112 Saint Anthony, IA $80,625

Saint Charles, IA $82,213 Saint Marys, IA $82,315 Searsboro, IA $82,112 Sheldahl, IA $82,416 Slater, IA $82,315 Stanhope, IA $82,112 State Center, IA $82,112 Story City, IA $82,112

Stratford, IA $82,112 Stuart, IA $82,112 Sully, IA $82,112 Swan, IA $82,416 Thayer, IA $82,112 Thornburg, IA $80,084 Tracy, IA $82,112 Truro, IA $82,112

Union, IA $78,073 Whittemore, IA $78,361 Woolstock, IA $80,033 Ackley, IA $78,065 Allison, IA $78,124 Alta Vista, IA $78,006 Aplington, IA $78,149 Aredale, IA $78,056

Arlington, IA $78,099 Aurora, IA $78,453 Austinville, IA $78,065 Beaman, IA $78,082 Bristow, IA $78,065 Buckingham, IA $78,665 Cedar Falls, IA $78,715 Charles City, IA $78,048

Clarksville, IA $78,208 Colwell, IA $78,014 Conrad, IA $78,082 Denver, IA $78,614 Dewar, IA $78,969 Dike, IA $78,715 Dumont, IA $78,065 Dunkerton, IA $78,867

Eldora, IA $78,065 Elma, IA $77,955 Fairbank, IA $78,513 Fredericksburg, IA $78,073 Frederika, IA $78,073 Garwin, IA $78,082 Geneva, IA $78,056 Gilbertville, IA $78,969

Gladbrook, IA $78,082 Greene, IA $78,065 Grundy Center, IA $78,284 Hazleton, IA $78,251 Holland, IA $78,284 Hudson, IA $78,969 Independence, IA $78,572 Ionia, IA $78,065

Janesville, IA $78,715 Jesup, IA $78,665 Kesley, IA $78,149 Lamont, IA $78,622 La Porte City, IA $78,715 Lincoln, IA $78,234 Marble Rock, IA $78,048 Masonville, IA $79,070

Maynard, IA $78,090 Morrison, IA $78,462 Nashua, IA $78,065 New Hampton, IA $78,065 New Hartford, IA $78,715 North Washington, IA $78,048 Oelwein, IA $78,090 Oran, IA $78,259

Toddville, IA $80,845 Toledo, IA $78,293 Troy Mills, IA $79,425 Urbana, IA $80,338 Van Horne, IA $79,231 Victor, IA $80,084 Vining, IA $78,707 Vinton, IA $78,969

Viola, IA $80,693 Walford, IA $80,794 Walker, IA $79,155 Washington, IA $80,084 Watkins, IA $80,439 Webster, IA $80,084 Wellman, IA $80,084 West Branch, IA $79,543

West Chester, IA $80,084 Williamsburg, IA $80,084 Wyoming, IA $79,569 Cedar Rapids, IA $80,845 Ottumwa, IA $81,098 Agency, IA $81,098 Albia, IA $82,112 Batavia, IA $80,084

Beacon, IA $82,112 Birmingham, IA $79,408 Blakesburg, IA $82,112 Bloomfield, IA $81,098 West Grove, IA $82,112 Brighton, IA $80,084 Cantril, IA $79,205 Cedar, IA $81,098

Centerville, IA $82,112 Chillicothe, IA $82,112 Cincinnati, IA $82,112 Delta, IA $80,084 Douds, IA $79,408 Drakesville, IA $82,112 Eddyville, IA $82,112 Eldon, IA $80,084

Exline, IA $82,112 Fairfield, IA $80,084 Floris, IA $81,098 Fremont, IA $81,098 Hayesville, IA $80,084 Hedrick, IA $80,084 Keosauqua, IA $79,205 Kirkville, IA $81,098

Libertyville, IA $80,084 Martinsburg, IA $80,084 Melrose, IA $82,112 Milton, IA $80,084 Moravia, IA $82,112 Moulton, IA $82,112 Mount Sterling, IA $79,205 Mystic, IA $82,112

Ollie, IA $80,084 Oskaloosa, IA $82,112 Packwood, IA $80,084 Plano, IA $82,112 Promise City, IA $82,112 Pulaski, IA $81,098 Richland, IA $80,084 Rose Hill, IA $81,098

Selma, IA $80,084 Seymour, IA $82,112 Sigourney, IA $80,084 Udell, IA $82,112 Unionville, IA $82,112 University Park, IA $82,112 Burlington, IA $78,910 Argyle, IA $78,910

Bonaparte, IA $79,205 Crawfordsville, IA $79,205 Danville, IA $78,910 Denmark, IA $78,910 Donnellson, IA $78,910 Farmington, IA $79,205 Fort Madison, IA $78,910 Hillsboro, IA $79,205

Houghton, IA $78,910 Keokuk, IA $78,910 Lockridge, IA $79,205 Mediapolis, IA $78,918 Middletown, IA $78,910 Montrose, IA $78,910 Lime Springs, IA $83,946 Panama, IA $78,969

Persia, IA $78,969 Pisgah, IA $78,969 Portsmouth, IA $78,969 Red Oak, IA $78,969 Shelby, IA $78,969 Silver City, IA $79,408 Soldier, IA $75,183 Stanton, IA $78,969

Treynor, IA $79,552 Underwood, IA $79,628 Walnut, IA $78,969 Westphalia, IA $78,969 Woodbine, IA $78,969 Shenandoah, IA $78,969 Blanchard, IA $78,969 Braddyville, IA $78,969

Clarinda, IA $78,969 Coin, IA $78,969 College Springs, IA $78,969 Essex, IA $78,969 Farragut, IA $78,969 Hamburg, IA $78,969 Imogene, IA $78,969 New Market, IA $78,969

Northboro, IA $78,969 Percival, IA $78,808 Randolph, IA $78,969 Riverton, IA $78,969 Shambaugh, IA $78,969 Sidney, IA $78,969 Tabor, IA $78,969 Thurman, IA $78,969

Yorktown, IA $78,969 Dubuque, IA $79,755 Tiffin, IA $80,388 Andrew, IA $79,011 Bellevue, IA $78,910 Bernard, IA $80,084 Cascade, IA $80,084 Colesburg, IA $80,084

Delaware, IA $80,084 Delmar, IA $78,944 Dundee, IA $78,944 Durango, IA $80,084 Dyersville, IA $80,084 Earlville, IA $80,084 Edgewood, IA $80,084 Elkader, IA $78,082

Elkport, IA $78,749 Epworth, IA $80,084 Farley, IA $80,084 Farmersburg, IA $78,327 Garber, IA $78,749 Garnavillo, IA $78,766 Greeley, IA $80,084 Guttenberg, IA $79,146

Holy Cross, IA $80,084 La Motte, IA $79,205 Luxemburg, IA $80,084 Manchester, IA $79,729 Maquoketa, IA $78,960 Miles, IA $78,935 New Vienna, IA $80,084 North Buena Vista, IA $80,084

Peosta, IA $80,084 Preston, IA $78,927 Sabula, IA $78,935 Saint Donatus, IA $79,205 Saint Olaf, IA $78,327 Sherrill, IA $80,084 Spragueville, IA $78,935 Springbrook, IA $79,003

Strawberry Point, IA $78,377 Volga, IA $78,208 Worthington, IA $80,084 Zwingle, IA $79,205 Decorah, IA $78,817 Calmar, IA $78,327 Castalia, IA $78,327 Chester, IA $83,946

Clermont, IA $78,082 Cresco, IA $81,377 Dorchester, IA $78,817 Elgin, IA $78,082 Fayette, IA $78,090 Fort Atkinson, IA $78,082 Harpers Ferry, IA $78,817 Hawkeye, IA $78,082

Highlandville, IA $78,817 Lansing, IA $78,817 Lawler, IA $78,056 Parkersburg, IA $78,361 Plainfield, IA $78,158 Raymond, IA $78,969 Readlyn, IA $78,487 Reinbeck, IA $78,538

Shell Rock, IA $78,513 Stanley, IA $78,251 Steamboat Rock, IA $78,065 Stout, IA $78,563 Sumner, IA $78,082 Traer, IA $78,462 Tripoli, IA $78,234 Waverly, IA $78,563

Wellsburg, IA $78,073 Westgate, IA $78,082 Winthrop, IA $78,758 Waterloo, IA $78,969 Evansdale, IA $78,969 Creston, IA $82,112 Afton, IA $82,112 Arispe, IA $82,112

Bedford, IA $78,969 Benton, IA $82,112 Blockton, IA $80,540 Bridgewater, IA $82,112 Carbon, IA $78,969 Clearfield, IA $82,112 Corning, IA $80,540 Cromwell, IA $82,112

Cumberland, IA $78,969 Diagonal, IA $82,112 Fontanelle, IA $82,112 Grant, IA $78,969 Gravity, IA $78,969 Greenfield, IA $82,112 Arnolds Park, IA $75,429 Dickens, IA $75,302

Estherville, IA $75,302 Everly, IA $75,302 Fostoria, IA $75,302 Gillett Grove, IA $75,183 Graettinger, IA $75,302 Greenville, IA $75,183 Gruver, IA $75,302 Harris, IA $75,429

Hartley, IA $75,302 Lake Park, IA $75,429

Microbiologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Microbiologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$73,426

Average $80,862/year

$89,914

$6,119

Average $6,738/month

$7,493

$1,412

Average $1,555/week

$1,729

$35

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,914	$7,493	$1,729	$43
Average	$80,862	$6,738	$1,555	$39
25th Percentile	$73,426	$6,119	$1,412	$35

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