Microbiologist Salary in Montana

How much does a Microbiologist make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Montana is $78,918 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,797
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,661 to $87,753
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,054

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,753	$7,313	$1,688	$42
Average	$78,918	$6,577	$1,518	$38
25th Percentile	$71,661	$5,972	$1,378	$34

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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): $55,403
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,618
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,368
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,253
Expert (over 8 years): $126,261

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$55,403
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$68,618
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$78,368
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$88,253
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$126,261

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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:

Absarokee: $80,524
Acton: $81,200
Ashland: $80,524

Absarokee, MT $80,524 Acton, MT $81,200 Ashland, MT $80,524 Ballantine, MT $80,862 Bearcreek, MT $80,524 Belfry, MT $80,524 Bighorn, MT $80,524 Big Timber, MT $80,524

Birney, MT $80,524 Boyd, MT $80,524 Bridger, MT $80,524 Broadview, MT $80,524 Busby, MT $80,524 Clyde Park, MT $72,201 Columbus, MT $80,524 Cooke City, MT $80,524

Crow Agency, MT $80,524 Custer, MT $80,524 Decker, MT $80,524 Edgar, MT $80,524 Emigrant, MT $72,201 Fishtail, MT $80,524 Fromberg, MT $80,524 Gardiner, MT $85,483

Garryowen, MT $80,524 Grass Range, MT $80,524 Greycliff, MT $80,524 Hardin, MT $80,524 Fort Smith, MT $80,524 Harlowton, MT $80,524 Huntley, MT $81,538 Hysham, MT $80,524

Ingomar, MT $80,524 Joliet, MT $80,524 Lame Deer, MT $80,524 Laurel, MT $81,369 Lavina, MT $80,524 Livingston, MT $76,358 Lodge Grass, MT $80,524 Mc Leod, MT $80,524

Martinsdale, MT $72,201 Melstone, MT $80,524 Melville, MT $80,524 Molt, MT $80,693 Mosby, MT $80,524 Musselshell, MT $80,524 Nye, MT $80,524 Otter, MT $80,524

Park City, MT $80,524 Pompeys Pillar, MT $80,524 Pray, MT $76,358 Pryor, MT $80,524 Rapelje, MT $80,524 Red Lodge, MT $80,524 Reed Point, MT $80,524 Roberts, MT $80,524

Roscoe, MT $80,524 Roundup, MT $80,524 Ryegate, MT $80,524 Saint Xavier, MT $80,524 Sanders, MT $80,524 Sand Springs, MT $80,524 Shawmut, MT $80,524 Shepherd, MT $80,946

Silver Gate, MT $80,524 Springdale, MT $80,524 Sumatra, MT $80,524 Teigen, MT $80,524 Two Dot, MT $75,614 Wilsall, MT $72,201 Winnett, MT $80,524 Worden, MT $80,524

Wyola, MT $80,524 Billings, MT $81,791 Baker, MT $78,344 Wolf Point, MT $80,524 Antelope, MT $82,763 Bainville, MT $82,763 Brockton, MT $82,763 Brockway, MT $80,524

Circle, MT $80,524 Crane, MT $82,763 Culbertson, MT $82,763 Dagmar, MT $82,763 Fairview, MT $82,763 Flaxville, MT $81,639 Fort Peck, MT $80,524 Frazer, MT $80,524

Froid, MT $82,763 Glasgow, MT $80,524 Saint Marie, MT $80,524 Glentana, MT $77,313 Hinsdale, MT $77,313 Homestead, MT $82,763 Lambert, MT $82,763 Larslan, MT $77,313

Medicine Lake, MT $82,763 Nashua, MT $80,524 Opheim, MT $77,313 Outlook, MT $82,763 Peerless, MT $80,524 Plentywood, MT $82,763 Poplar, MT $81,639 Raymond, MT $82,763

Redstone, MT $82,763 Reserve, MT $82,763 Richey, MT $81,639 Richland, MT $77,313 Saco, MT $77,313 Savage, MT $82,763 Scobey, MT $81,639 Sidney, MT $82,763

Vandalia, MT $77,313 Vida, MT $80,524 Westby, MT $82,763 Whitetail, MT $81,639 Miles City, MT $80,524 Alzada, MT $73,925 Angela, MT $80,524 Alberton, MT $72,201

Arlee, MT $72,201 Bonner, MT $72,201 Charlo, MT $72,201 Clinton, MT $72,201 Condon, MT $72,201 Conner, MT $72,201 Corvallis, MT $72,201 Darby, MT $72,201

De Borgia, MT $85,475 Dixon, MT $72,201 Drummond, MT $72,201 Florence, MT $72,201 Frenchtown, MT $72,201 Grantsdale, MT $72,201 Hall, MT $72,201 Hamilton, MT $72,201

Pinesdale, MT $72,201 Haugan, MT $85,475 Helmville, MT $72,201 Heron, MT $85,475 Hot Springs, MT $78,834 Huson, MT $72,201 Lolo, MT $72,201 Lonepine, MT $85,475

Milltown, MT $72,201 Noxon, MT $85,475 Ovando, MT $72,201 Pablo, MT $72,201 Paradise, MT $85,475 Philipsburg, MT $72,201 Plains, MT $85,475 Polson, MT $73,156

Ravalli, MT $72,201 Ronan, MT $72,201 Saint Ignatius, MT $72,201 Saint Regis, MT $85,475 Saltese, MT $85,475 Seeley Lake, MT $72,201 Stevensville, MT $72,201 Sula, MT $72,201

Superior, MT $85,475 Thompson Falls, MT $85,475 Trout Creek, MT $85,475 Victor, MT $72,201 Kalispell, MT $77,262 Big Arm, MT $77,262 Bigfork, MT $73,156 Columbia Falls, MT $79,788

Coram, MT $73,156 Dayton, MT $77,262 Elmo, MT $77,262 Essex, MT $74,110 Eureka, MT $85,475 Fortine, MT $85,475 Hungry Horse, MT $73,156 Kila, MT $85,475

Lake Mc Donald, MT $74,110 Lakeside, MT $77,262 Libby, MT $85,475 Marion, MT $85,475 Martin City, MT $74,110 Olney, MT $85,475 Polebridge, MT $79,788 Proctor, MT $77,262

Rexford, MT $85,475 Rollins, MT $73,156 Somers, MT $73,156 Stryker, MT $85,475 Trego, MT $85,475 Troy, MT $85,475 West Glacier, MT $74,110 Whitefish, MT $85,475

Bloomfield, MT $81,639 Boyes, MT $73,925 Broadus, MT $77,220 Brusett, MT $80,524 Capitol, MT $73,925 Cohagen, MT $80,524 Colstrip, MT $80,524 Ekalaka, MT $73,925

Fallon, MT $79,070 Forsyth, MT $80,524 Glendive, MT $81,639 Hammond, MT $73,925 Hathaway, MT $80,524 Ismay, MT $77,220 Jordan, MT $80,524 Kinsey, MT $80,524

Lindsay, MT $80,524 Mildred, MT $79,070 Olive, MT $77,220 Plevna, MT $78,344 Powderville, MT $77,220 Rosebud, MT $80,524 Terry, MT $80,524 Volborg, MT $80,524

Wibaux, MT $82,763 Willard, MT $73,925 Great Falls, MT $75,378 Malmstrom A F B, MT $75,378 Augusta, MT $74,110 Babb, MT $74,110 Belt, MT $74,110 Black Eagle, MT $75,378

Brady, MT $74,110 Browning, MT $74,110 Buffalo, MT $77,313 Bynum, MT $74,110 Carter, MT $74,110 Cascade, MT $73,536 Choteau, MT $74,110 Coffee Creek, MT $74,110

Conrad, MT $74,110 Cut Bank, MT $74,110 Denton, MT $74,110 Dupuyer, MT $74,110 Dutton, MT $74,110 East Glacier Park, MT $74,110 Ethridge, MT $74,110 Fairfield, MT $74,110

Floweree, MT $74,871 Forest Grove, MT $80,524 Fort Benton, MT $74,110 Fort Shaw, MT $74,533 Galata, MT $74,110 Geraldine, MT $74,110 Geyser, MT $74,110 Heart Butte, MT $74,110

Highwood, MT $74,195 Hilger, MT $74,110 Hobson, MT $74,110 Judith Gap, MT $80,524 Kevin, MT $74,110 Ledger, MT $74,110 Lewistown, MT $77,313 Loma, MT $74,110

Lothair, MT $74,110 Moccasin, MT $74,110 Monarch, MT $74,110 Moore, MT $77,313 Neihart, MT $74,110 Oilmont, MT $74,110 Pendroy, MT $74,110 Power, MT $74,448

Raynesford, MT $74,110 Roy, MT $77,313 Sand Coulee, MT $75,209 Shelby, MT $74,110 Simms, MT $74,110 Stanford, MT $74,110 Stockett, MT $74,364 Sunburst, MT $74,110

Sun River, MT $74,195 Sweet Grass, MT $74,110 Biddle, MT $73,925 Ulm, MT $74,871 Valier, MT $74,110 Vaughn, MT $74,786 Winifred, MT $74,110 Havre, MT $74,110

Big Sandy, MT $74,110 Box Elder, MT $74,110 Chester, MT $74,110 Chinook, MT $74,110 Dodson, MT $74,110 Gildford, MT $74,110 Harlem, MT $74,110 Hays, MT $74,110

Hingham, MT $74,110 Hogeland, MT $74,110 Inverness, MT $74,110 Joplin, MT $74,110 Kremlin, MT $74,110 Lloyd, MT $74,110 Loring, MT $74,110 Malta, MT $77,313

Rudyard, MT $74,110 Turner, MT $74,110 Whitewater, MT $77,313 Whitlash, MT $74,110 Zortman, MT $77,313 Zurich, MT $74,110 Helena, MT $73,468 Basin, MT $72,201

Boulder, MT $72,201 Canyon Creek, MT $72,454 Clancy, MT $73,130 East Helena, MT $73,215 Fort Harrison, MT $73,468 Jefferson City, MT $72,539 Lincoln, MT $72,201 Marysville, MT $72,961

Radersburg, MT $72,201 Ringling, MT $72,201 Toston, MT $72,201 Townsend, MT $72,201 White Sulphur Springs, MT $72,201 Winston, MT $72,201 Wolf Creek, MT $72,201 Butte, MT $72,201

Alder, MT $73,781 Anaconda, MT $72,201 Avon, MT $72,201 Belgrade, MT $72,201 Bozeman, MT $72,201 Big Sky, MT $72,201 Cameron, MT $77,685 Cardwell, MT $72,201

Deer Lodge, MT $72,201 Dell, MT $75,369 Dillon, MT $73,781 Divide, MT $72,201 Elliston, MT $72,539 Ennis, MT $72,201 Gallatin Gateway, MT $72,201 Garrison, MT $72,201

Glen, MT $72,201 Gold Creek, MT $72,201 Harrison, MT $72,201 Jackson, MT $72,201 Lima, MT $75,369 Mc Allister, MT $72,201 Manhattan, MT $72,201 Melrose, MT $72,201

Norris, MT $72,201 Polaris, MT $72,201 Pony, MT $72,201 Ramsay, MT $72,201 Sheridan, MT $72,201 Silver Star, MT $72,201 Three Forks, MT $72,201 Twin Bridges, MT $72,201

Virginia City, MT $72,201 Warm Springs, MT $72,201 West Yellowstone, MT $80,422 Whitehall, MT $72,201 Willow Creek, MT $72,201 Wisdom, MT $72,201 Wise River, MT $72,201 Missoula, MT $72,201

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

$71,661

Average $78,918/year

$87,753

$5,972

Average $6,577/month

$7,313

$1,378

Average $1,518/week

$1,688

$34

Average $38/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$87,753	$7,313	$1,688	$42
Average	$78,918	$6,577	$1,518	$38
25th Percentile	$71,661	$5,972	$1,378	$34

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