Microbiologist Salary in Maine

How much does a Microbiologist make in Maine?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Maine is $82,213 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,797
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,653 to $91,417
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,770

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,417	$7,618	$1,758	$44
Average	$82,213	$6,851	$1,581	$40
25th Percentile	$74,653	$6,221	$1,436	$36

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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): $57,716
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,483
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,938
Expert (over 8 years): $131,533

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$57,716
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$71,483
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$81,640
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$91,938
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$131,533

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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:

Freedom: $80,093
Harmony: $80,093
Hartland: $80,093

Freedom, ME $80,093 Harmony, ME $80,093 Hartland, ME $80,093 Hinckley, ME $80,093 Jackman, ME $80,093 Kingfield, ME $80,093 Liberty, ME $80,093 Madison, ME $80,093

Monroe, ME $80,431 Morrill, ME $80,093 Newport, ME $80,262 New Portland, ME $80,093 New Sharon, ME $80,093 New Vineyard, ME $80,093 Norridgewock, ME $80,093 North Anson, ME $80,093

North Vassalboro, ME $80,093 Oakland, ME $80,093 Oquossoc, ME $82,146 Palmyra, ME $80,093 Phillips, ME $82,146 Pittsfield, ME $80,093 Plymouth, ME $80,321 Rangeley, ME $82,146

Portland, ME $85,052 Falmouth, ME $85,052 South Portland, ME $85,052 Cape Elizabeth, ME $85,052 Peaks Island, ME $85,052 Cumberland Foreside, ME $85,052 Auburn, ME $84,208 Andover, ME $84,208

Bethel, ME $84,208 Bryant Pond, ME $84,208 Buckfield, ME $84,208 Canton, ME $84,208 Durham, ME $84,546 Danville, ME $84,208 Dixfield, ME $84,208 Dryden, ME $84,208

East Andover, ME $84,208 East Dixfield, ME $84,208 East Livermore, ME $84,208 East Poland, ME $84,208 Stoneham, ME $84,208 East Wilton, ME $82,146 Greene, ME $84,208 Hanover, ME $84,208

Hebron, ME $84,208 Jay, ME $84,208 Lewiston, ME $84,208 Lisbon, ME $84,208 Lisbon Falls, ME $84,208 Livermore, ME $84,208 Livermore Falls, ME $84,208 Greenwood, ME $84,208

Mechanic Falls, ME $84,208 Mexico, ME $84,208 Minot, ME $84,208 Monmouth, ME $84,208 New Gloucester, ME $84,436 Newry, ME $84,208 North Jay, ME $84,208 Leeds, ME $84,208

North Monmouth, ME $84,208 North Turner, ME $84,208 North Waterford, ME $84,208 Norway, ME $84,208 Oxford, ME $84,208 Paris, ME $84,208 Poland, ME $84,208 Roxbury, ME $84,208

Rumford, ME $84,208 Sabattus, ME $84,208 South Paris, ME $84,208 Turner, ME $84,208 Wayne, ME $84,208 Weld, ME $84,208 West Bethel, ME $84,208 Bowdoin, ME $84,208

West Minot, ME $84,208 West Paris, ME $84,208 Peru, ME $84,208 West Poland, ME $84,208 Sumner, ME $84,208 Wilton, ME $84,208 Augusta, ME $82,146 Coopers Mills, ME $82,146

Dresden, ME $84,208 East Winthrop, ME $84,208 Farmingdale, ME $84,208 Gardiner, ME $84,208 Randolph, ME $84,208 Hallowell, ME $84,208 Jefferson, ME $82,146 Kents Hill, ME $84,208

Litchfield, ME $84,208 Manchester, ME $84,208 Mount Vernon, ME $82,146 Whitefield, ME $84,208 Palermo, ME $80,093 Sebasco Estates, ME $84,377 Readfield, ME $84,208 Saint Albans, ME $80,093

South Bristol, ME $84,208 Squirrel Island, ME $84,208 Trevett, ME $84,208 Waldoboro, ME $84,208 Walpole, ME $84,208 Washington, ME $80,093 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $84,208 Southport, ME $84,208

Wiscasset, ME $84,208 Woolwich, ME $84,208 Ellsworth, ME $80,152 Addison, ME $80,093 Gouldsboro, ME $80,093 Bar Harbor, ME $80,093 Beals, ME $80,093 Bernard, ME $80,093

Birch Harbor, ME $80,093 Blue Hill, ME $80,093 Brooklin, ME $80,093 Brooksville, ME $80,093 Calais, ME $80,093 Cherryfield, ME $80,093 Columbia Falls, ME $80,093 Corea, ME $80,093

Cranberry Isles, ME $80,093 Cutler, ME $80,093 Deer Isle, ME $80,093 Dennysville, ME $80,093 East Blue Hill, ME $80,093 East Machias, ME $80,093 Eastport, ME $80,093 Franklin, ME $80,093

Frenchboro, ME $80,093 Grand Lake Stream, ME $80,093 Hancock, ME $80,093 Harborside, ME $80,093 Harrington, ME $80,093 Hulls Cove, ME $80,093 Isle Au Haut, ME $80,093 Islesford, ME $80,093

Jonesboro, ME $80,093 Jonesport, ME $80,093 Little Deer Isle, ME $80,093 Lubec, ME $80,093 Bass Harbor, ME $80,093 Machias, ME $80,093 Machiasport, ME $80,093 Meddybemps, ME $80,093

Milbridge, ME $80,093 Mount Desert, ME $80,093 Northeast Harbor, ME $80,093 Sullivan, ME $80,093 Pembroke, ME $80,093 Perry, ME $80,093 Princeton, ME $80,093 Prospect Harbor, ME $80,093

Robbinston, ME $80,093 Salsbury Cove, ME $80,093 Sargentville, ME $80,093 Seal Cove, ME $80,093 Seal Harbor, ME $80,093 Sedgwick, ME $80,093 Sorrento, ME $80,093 Southwest Harbor, ME $80,093

Steuben, ME $80,093 Stonington, ME $80,093 Sunset, ME $80,093 Surry, ME $80,093 Swans Island, ME $80,093 Wesley, ME $80,093 Whiting, ME $80,093 Winter Harbor, ME $80,093

Baileyville, ME $80,093 Houlton, ME $80,093 Ashland, ME $80,093 Benedicta, ME $80,093 Blaine, ME $80,093 Bridgewater, ME $80,093 Caribou, ME $80,093 Clayton Lake, ME $80,093

Crouseville, ME $80,093 Eagle Lake, ME $80,093 Easton, ME $80,093 Estcourt Station, ME $80,093 Fort Fairfield, ME $80,093 Fort Kent, ME $80,093 Fort Kent Mills, ME $80,093 Frenchville, ME $80,093

Grand Isle, ME $80,093 Island Falls, ME $80,093 Limestone, ME $80,093 Madawaska, ME $80,093 Mapleton, ME $80,093 Richmond, ME $84,208 South China, ME $80,093 South Gardiner, ME $84,208

Vienna, ME $82,146 Windsor, ME $82,146 Winthrop, ME $84,208 Bangor, ME $80,938 Abbot, ME $80,093 Aurora, ME $80,152 Bradford, ME $80,600 Bradley, ME $80,938

Brewer, ME $80,938 Brookton, ME $80,093 Brownville, ME $80,093 Brownville Junction, ME $80,093 Bucksport, ME $80,540 Burlington, ME $80,093 Greenbush, ME $80,431 Carmel, ME $80,769

Castine, ME $80,093 Charleston, ME $80,371 Danforth, ME $80,093 Dover Foxcroft, ME $80,093 Corinth, ME $80,769 Eddington, ME $80,938 Holden, ME $80,938 East Millinocket, ME $80,093

East Orland, ME $80,371 Etna, ME $80,659 Exeter, ME $80,490 Frankfort, ME $80,490 Greenville, ME $80,093 Greenville Junction, ME $80,093 Guilford, ME $80,093 Hampden, ME $80,938

Howland, ME $80,093 Hudson, ME $80,878 Kenduskeag, ME $80,938 Kingman, ME $80,093 Lagrange, ME $80,262 Lambert Lake, ME $80,093 Lee, ME $80,093 Levant, ME $80,938

Lincoln, ME $80,093 Mattawamkeag, ME $80,093 Medway, ME $80,093 Milford, ME $80,938 Millinocket, ME $80,093 Milo, ME $80,093 Monson, ME $80,093 Olamon, ME $80,321

Old Town, ME $80,938 Orono, ME $80,938 Orient, ME $80,093 Orland, ME $80,371 Orrington, ME $80,938 Passadumkeag, ME $80,093 Penobscot, ME $80,093 Rockwood, ME $80,093

Sangerville, ME $80,093 Sebec, ME $80,093 Shirley Mills, ME $80,093 Springfield, ME $80,093 Stetson, ME $80,540 Stillwater, ME $80,828 Topsfield, ME $80,093 Vanceboro, ME $80,093

Waite, ME $80,093 West Enfield, ME $80,093 Winn, ME $80,093 Winterport, ME $80,709 Wytopitlock, ME $80,093 Bath, ME $84,208 Alna, ME $84,208 Boothbay, ME $84,208

Boothbay Harbor, ME $84,208 Bristol, ME $84,208 Chamberlain, ME $84,208 Damariscotta, ME $84,208 East Boothbay, ME $84,208 Friendship, ME $84,208 Georgetown, ME $84,208 Isle Of Springs, ME $84,208

Bremen, ME $84,208 Newcastle, ME $84,208 New Harbor, ME $84,208 Nobleboro, ME $84,208 Edgecomb, ME $84,208 Pemaquid, ME $84,208 Phippsburg, ME $84,208 Cushing, ME $84,208

Round Pond, ME $84,208 Sandy Point, ME $80,202 Searsmont, ME $80,093 Searsport, ME $80,093 Shawmut, ME $80,093 Skowhegan, ME $80,093 Smithfield, ME $80,093 Solon, ME $80,093

Stockton Springs, ME $80,093 Stratton, ME $80,093 Strong, ME $80,093 Temple, ME $82,146 West Forks, ME $80,093 Thorndike, ME $80,093 Troy, ME $80,093 Unity, ME $80,093

Vassalboro, ME $80,093 West Farmington, ME $82,146 Berwick, ME $88,804 Cape Neddick, ME $88,922 Eliot, ME $88,998 Kittery, ME $88,998 Kittery Point, ME $88,998 North Berwick, ME $88,720

Ogunquit, ME $88,762 South Berwick, ME $88,922 York, ME $88,998 York Beach, ME $88,998 York Harbor, ME $88,998 Acton, ME $85,314 Alfred, ME $85,695 Bailey Island, ME $84,824

Bar Mills, ME $84,824 Biddeford, ME $84,655 Biddeford Pool, ME $84,715 Bowdoinham, ME $84,208 Bridgton, ME $84,208 Brownfield, ME $84,208 Brunswick, ME $84,317 Bustins Island, ME $84,884

Cape Porpoise, ME $86,151 Casco, ME $84,208 Center Lovell, ME $84,208 Chebeague Island, ME $85,052 Cliff Island, ME $85,052 Cornish, ME $84,208 Cumberland Center, ME $85,052 Denmark, ME $84,208

East Baldwin, ME $84,208 Lebanon, ME $85,847 East Parsonsfield, ME $84,562 Sebago, ME $84,208 East Waterboro, ME $85,450 Freeport, ME $84,774 Fryeburg, ME $84,208 Gorham, ME $85,052

Gray, ME $84,715 Harrison, ME $84,208 Hiram, ME $84,208 Hollis Center, ME $84,605 Kennebunk, ME $86,295 Kennebunkport, ME $86,252 Parsonsfield, ME $84,562 Limerick, ME $84,960

Limington, ME $84,731 Long Island, ME $85,052 Lovell, ME $84,208 Moody, ME $88,644 Naples, ME $84,208 Newfield, ME $85,095 North Bridgton, ME $84,208 North Waterboro, ME $85,272

Windham, ME $84,993 Ocean Park, ME $84,943 Old Orchard Beach, ME $84,993 Orrs Island, ME $84,655 Porter, ME $84,030 Pownal, ME $84,715 Scarborough, ME $85,052 Raymond, ME $84,486

Saco, ME $84,884 Sanford, ME $85,745 Sebago Lake, ME $84,317 Shapleigh, ME $85,348 South Casco, ME $84,546 South Freeport, ME $84,715 Harpswell, ME $84,655 South Windham, ME $85,052

Springvale, ME $85,652 Standish, ME $84,774 Steep Falls, ME $84,486 Topsham, ME $84,208 Waterboro, ME $85,568 Waterford, ME $84,208 Wells, ME $86,506 West Baldwin, ME $84,208

Westbrook, ME $85,052 Buxton, ME $84,655 West Kennebunk, ME $85,990 West Newfield, ME $84,900 Yarmouth, ME $85,052 North Yarmouth, ME $84,884 Mars Hill, ME $80,093 Monticello, ME $80,093

New Limerick, ME $80,093 New Sweden, ME $80,093 Oakfield, ME $80,093 Oxbow, ME $80,093 Patten, ME $80,093 Perham, ME $80,093 Portage, ME $80,093 Presque Isle, ME $80,093

Saint Agatha, ME $80,093 Saint David, ME $80,093 Saint Francis, ME $80,093 Sheridan, ME $80,093 Sherman, ME $80,093 Stacyville, ME $80,093 Sinclair, ME $80,093 Smyrna Mills, ME $80,093

Wallagrass, ME $80,093 Stockholm, ME $80,093 Van Buren, ME $80,093 Washburn, ME $80,093 Westfield, ME $80,093 Rockland, ME $80,093 Camden, ME $80,093 Glen Cove, ME $80,093

Hope, ME $80,093 Islesboro, ME $80,093 Lincolnville, ME $80,093 Lincolnville Center, ME $80,093 Matinicus, ME $82,146 Monhegan, ME $84,208 North Haven, ME $80,093 Owls Head, ME $80,093

Port Clyde, ME $84,208 Rockport, ME $80,093 South Thomaston, ME $80,093 Spruce Head, ME $82,146 Tenants Harbor, ME $84,208 Thomaston, ME $82,146 Union, ME $80,093 Vinalhaven, ME $80,093

Warren, ME $82,146 West Rockport, ME $80,093 Waterville, ME $80,093 Albion, ME $80,093 Anson, ME $80,093 Athens, ME $80,093 Belfast, ME $80,093 Belgrade, ME $82,146

Belgrade Lakes, ME $80,093 Bingham, ME $80,093 Brooks, ME $80,093 Burnham, ME $80,093 Cambridge, ME $80,093 Canaan, ME $80,093 Caratunk, ME $80,093 China Village, ME $80,093

Clinton, ME $80,093 Corinna, ME $80,202 Detroit, ME $80,152 Dexter, ME $80,093 Dixmont, ME $80,321 East Newport, ME $80,371 East Vassalboro, ME $80,093 Eustis, ME $80,093

Fairfield, ME $80,093 Farmington, ME $82,146 Garland, ME $80,321 Farmington Falls, ME $82,146

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

$74,653

Average $82,213/year

$91,417

$6,221

Average $6,851/month

$7,618

$1,436

Average $1,581/week

$1,758

$36

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,417	$7,618	$1,758	$44
Average	$82,213	$6,851	$1,581	$40
25th Percentile	$74,653	$6,221	$1,436	$36

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