Microbiologist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Microbiologist make in Vermont?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Vermont is $82,889 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): $100,617
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,267 to $92,169
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,327

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,169	$7,681	$1,772	$44
Average	$82,889	$6,907	$1,594	$40
25th Percentile	$75,267	$6,272	$1,447	$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): $58,191
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,071
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,312
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,694
Expert (over 8 years): $132,615

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$58,191
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$72,071
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$82,312
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$92,694
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$132,615

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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:

Adamant: $84,588
Barre: $84,588
Cabot: $84,588

Adamant, VT $84,588 Barre, VT $84,588 Cabot, VT $84,588 Calais, VT $84,588 East Barre, VT $84,588 East Calais, VT $84,588 East Montpelier, VT $84,588 Eden, VT $84,588

Eden Mills, VT $84,588 Graniteville, VT $84,588 Hyde Park, VT $84,588 Johnson, VT $84,588 Lake Elmore, VT $84,588 Marshfield, VT $84,588 Moretown, VT $84,588 Morrisville, VT $84,588

Moscow, VT $84,588 Northfield, VT $84,588 Northfield Falls, VT $84,588 North Hyde Park, VT $84,588 North Montpelier, VT $84,588 Plainfield, VT $84,588 Roxbury, VT $84,588 South Barre, VT $84,588

Waterbury, VT $84,588 Stowe, VT $84,588 Waitsfield, VT $84,588 Warren, VT $84,588 Washington, VT $84,588 Waterbury Center, VT $84,588 Websterville, VT $84,588 Williamstown, VT $84,588

Wolcott, VT $84,588 Woodbury, VT $84,588 Worcester, VT $84,588 Rutland, VT $84,943 Belmont, VT $83,988 Benson, VT $84,588 Bomoseen, VT $84,588 Brandon, VT $84,588

Bridport, VT $84,588 Castleton, VT $84,943 Center Rutland, VT $84,943 Chittenden, VT $84,588 Cuttingsville, VT $85,289 Danby, VT $85,289 East Middlebury, VT $84,588 East Poultney, VT $84,993

East Wallingford, VT $85,289 Fair Haven, VT $84,993 Florence, VT $84,588 Forest Dale, VT $84,588 Gaysville, VT $84,588 Granville, VT $84,588 Hancock, VT $84,588 Hydeville, VT $84,993

Killington, VT $84,588 Middlebury, VT $84,588 Middletown Springs, VT $85,289 Mount Holly, VT $83,988 North Clarendon, VT $84,943 Orwell, VT $84,588 Pawlet, VT $85,289 Pittsfield, VT $84,588

Pittsford, VT $84,588 Poultney, VT $85,205 Proctor, VT $84,588 Ripton, VT $84,588 Rochester, VT $84,588 Rupert, VT $85,255 Salisbury, VT $84,588 Shoreham, VT $84,588

Stockbridge, VT $84,588 Wallingford, VT $85,289 Wells, VT $85,205 West Pawlet, VT $85,289 West Rupert, VT $85,272 West Rutland, VT $84,943 Whiting, VT $84,588 Saint Johnsbury, VT $84,588

Albany, VT $84,588 Barnet, VT $84,588 Barton, VT $84,588 Beebe Plain, VT $84,588 Concord, VT $84,588 Coventry, VT $84,588 Craftsbury, VT $84,588 Craftsbury Common, VT $84,588

Danville, VT $84,588 Derby, VT $84,588 Derby Line, VT $84,588 East Burke, VT $84,588 East Charleston, VT $84,588 East Hardwick, VT $84,588 East Haven, VT $84,588 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $84,588

Glover, VT $84,588 Granby, VT $84,588 Greensboro, VT $84,588 Greensboro Bend, VT $84,588 Hardwick, VT $84,588 Irasburg, VT $84,588 Island Pond, VT $84,588 Lowell, VT $84,588

Lower Waterford, VT $84,588 Lyndon, VT $84,588 Lyndon Center, VT $84,588 Lyndonville, VT $84,588 Morgan, VT $84,588 Newport, VT $84,588 Newport Center, VT $84,588 North Concord, VT $84,588

North Troy, VT $84,588 Orleans, VT $84,588 Passumpsic, VT $84,588 Peacham, VT $84,588 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $84,588 Sheffield, VT $84,588 Sutton, VT $84,588 Troy, VT $84,588

West Burke, VT $84,588 West Charleston, VT $84,588 West Danville, VT $84,588 Westfield, VT $84,588 West Glover, VT $84,588 Averill, VT $84,588 Beecher Falls, VT $84,588 Canaan, VT $84,588

Gilman, VT $83,633 Guildhall, VT $84,393 Lunenburg, VT $84,588 Norton, VT $84,588 North Bennington, VT $85,517 North Pownal, VT $85,458 Pownal, VT $85,458 White River Junction, VT $82,687

Ascutney, VT $82,687 Barnard, VT $83,633 Bethel, VT $84,588 Bradford, VT $83,633 Bridgewater, VT $82,687 Bridgewater Corners, VT $83,633 Brookfield, VT $84,588 Brownsville, VT $82,687

Chelsea, VT $84,588 Corinth, VT $84,588 East Corinth, VT $84,588 East Randolph, VT $84,588 East Ryegate, VT $84,588 East Thetford, VT $82,687 Fairlee, VT $82,687 Groton, VT $84,588

Hartford, VT $82,687 Hartland, VT $82,687 Hartland Four Corners, VT $82,687 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $84,588 Newbury, VT $83,633 North Hartland, VT $82,687 North Pomfret, VT $83,633 North Thetford, VT $82,687

Norwich, VT $82,687 Plymouth, VT $83,988 Post Mills, VT $83,633 Quechee, VT $82,687 Randolph, VT $84,588 Randolph Center, VT $84,588 Reading, VT $82,687 Sharon, VT $83,633

South Pomfret, VT $82,687 South Royalton, VT $84,588 South Ryegate, VT $84,588 South Strafford, VT $83,633 South Woodstock, VT $82,687 Strafford, VT $83,633 Taftsville, VT $82,687 Thetford, VT $82,687

Thetford Center, VT $82,687 Topsham, VT $84,588 Tunbridge, VT $84,588 Vershire, VT $84,588 Wells River, VT $84,588 West Fairlee, VT $83,633 West Hartford, VT $82,687 West Newbury, VT $83,633

West Topsham, VT $84,588 Wilder, VT $82,687 Windsor, VT $82,687 Woodstock, VT $82,687 Bellows Falls, VT $82,687 Cambridgeport, VT $84,309 Cavendish, VT $82,687 Chester, VT $82,687

Chester Depot, VT $82,687 Grafton, VT $85,044 Londonderry, VT $85,289 Ludlow, VT $83,988 North Springfield, VT $82,687 Perkinsville, VT $82,687 Peru, VT $85,289 Proctorsville, VT $82,687

Saxtons River, VT $84,309 South Londonderry, VT $85,779 Springfield, VT $82,687 Westminster, VT $82,687 Westminster Station, VT $86,269 Weston, VT $85,289 Shaftsbury, VT $85,483 Brattleboro, VT $86,261

Bondville, VT $85,289 East Dover, VT $85,847 Jacksonville, VT $85,914 Jamaica, VT $85,289 Marlboro, VT $85,999 Newfane, VT $86,261 Putney, VT $86,269 Readsboro, VT $85,796

South Newfane, VT $86,016 Stamford, VT $85,796 Townshend, VT $85,779 Vernon, VT $86,531 Wardsboro, VT $85,779 West Dover, VT $85,720 West Dummerston, VT $86,261 West Halifax, VT $86,210

West Townshend, VT $85,779 West Wardsboro, VT $85,737 Whitingham, VT $85,855 Williamsville, VT $86,261 Wilmington, VT $85,796 Burlington, VT $85,348 South Burlington, VT $85,348 Winooski, VT $85,348

Colchester, VT $85,348 Alburgh, VT $84,588 Bakersfield, VT $84,588 Belvidere Center, VT $84,588 Bristol, VT $84,588 Cambridge, VT $84,841 Charlotte, VT $85,196 East Berkshire, VT $84,588

East Fairfield, VT $84,588 Enosburg Falls, VT $84,588 Essex, VT $85,348 Essex Junction, VT $85,348 Fairfax, VT $85,044 Fairfield, VT $84,588 Ferrisburgh, VT $84,841 Franklin, VT $84,588

Grand Isle, VT $85,044 Highgate Center, VT $84,588 Highgate Springs, VT $84,588 Hinesburg, VT $85,247 Huntington, VT $85,044 Isle La Motte, VT $84,588 Jeffersonville, VT $84,689 Jericho, VT $85,247

Jonesville, VT $85,145 Milton, VT $85,298 Monkton, VT $84,943 Montgomery, VT $84,588 Montgomery Center, VT $84,588 New Haven, VT $84,588 North Ferrisburgh, VT $84,993 North Hero, VT $84,689

Richford, VT $84,588 Richmond, VT $85,196 Saint Albans, VT $84,689 Saint Albans Bay, VT $84,638 Shelburne, VT $85,348 Sheldon, VT $84,588 Sheldon Springs, VT $84,588 South Hero, VT $85,298

Starksboro, VT $84,740 Swanton, VT $84,588 Underhill, VT $85,196 Underhill Center, VT $84,993 Vergennes, VT $84,689 Waterville, VT $84,588 Westford, VT $85,145 Williston, VT $85,348

Montpelier, VT $84,588 Bennington, VT $85,559 Arlington, VT $85,458 Dorset, VT $85,289 East Arlington, VT $85,467 East Dorset, VT $85,289 Manchester, VT $85,289 Manchester Center, VT $85,289

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

$75,267

Average $82,889/year

$92,169

$6,272

Average $6,907/month

$7,681

$1,447

Average $1,594/week

$1,772

$36

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,169	$7,681	$1,772	$44
Average	$82,889	$6,907	$1,594	$40
25th Percentile	$75,267	$6,272	$1,447	$36

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