Microbiologist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Microbiologist make in Wisconsin?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Wisconsin is $83,481 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): $101,335
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,804 to $92,827
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,815

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,827	$7,736	$1,785	$45
Average	$83,481	$6,957	$1,605	$40
25th Percentile	$75,804	$6,317	$1,458	$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): $58,606
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,585
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,899
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $93,356
Expert (over 8 years): $133,561

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$58,606
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$72,585
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$82,899
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$93,356
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$133,561

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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:

Green Lake: $81,073
Greenville: $81,749
Hancock: $81,073

Green Lake, WI $81,073 Greenville, WI $81,749 Hancock, WI $81,073 Hortonville, WI $81,614 Iola, WI $81,073 King, WI $81,073 Larsen, WI $81,571 Leopolis, WI $80,507

Manawa, WI $80,794 Marion, WI $80,591 Menasha, WI $81,749 Neenah, WI $81,749 Neshkoro, WI $81,073 New London, WI $81,343 Ogdensburg, WI $81,073 Omro, WI $81,073

Pickett, WI $81,073 Pine River, WI $81,073 Plainfield, WI $81,073 Poy Sippi, WI $81,073 Princeton, WI $81,073 Readfield, WI $81,343 Redgranite, WI $81,073 Ripon, WI $81,073

Rosendale, WI $81,073 Saxeville, WI $81,073 Scandinavia, WI $81,073 Tilleda, WI $80,591 Van Dyne, WI $81,073 Waukau, WI $81,073 Waupaca, WI $81,073 Wautoma, WI $81,073

Weyauwega, WI $80,904 Wild Rose, WI $81,073 Winnebago, WI $81,436 Winneconne, WI $81,014 Wilson, WI $87,672 Boyd, WI $78,817 Cadott, WI $78,817 Chetek, WI $87,672

Chippewa Falls, WI $81,377 Colfax, WI $85,813 Conrath, WI $82,678 Cornell, WI $81,377 Dallas, WI $87,672 Downing, WI $87,672 Downsville, WI $83,946 Durand, WI $83,946

Eau Galle, WI $83,946 Eleva, WI $78,817 Elk Mound, WI $83,946 Elmwood, WI $85,813 Fairchild, WI $78,817 Fall Creek, WI $78,817 Gilmanton, WI $83,946 Holcombe, WI $83,481

Humbird, WI $78,817 Independence, WI $78,817 Jim Falls, WI $81,377 Knapp, WI $87,672 Maiden Rock, WI $83,946 Menomonie, WI $85,813 Merrillan, WI $78,817 Mondovi, WI $81,377

Nelson, WI $83,946 New Auburn, WI $85,813 Osseo, WI $78,817 Pepin, WI $83,946 Pigeon Falls, WI $78,817 Plum City, WI $83,946 Prairie Farm, WI $87,672 Ridgeland, WI $87,672

Rock Falls, WI $83,946 Sand Creek, WI $87,672 Sheldon, WI $79,552 Spring Valley, WI $85,813 Stanley, WI $78,817 Stockholm, WI $83,946 Strum, WI $78,817 Thorp, WI $78,817

Wheeler, WI $87,672 Whitehall, WI $78,817 Spooner, WI $80,287 Almena, WI $87,672 Ashland, WI $80,287 Balsam Lake, WI $87,672 Barron, WI $87,672 Barronett, WI $83,979

Bayfield, WI $80,287 Benoit, WI $80,287 Birchwood, WI $80,287 Brill, WI $83,979 Bruce, WI $83,979 Brule, WI $80,287 Cable, WI $80,287 Cameron, WI $87,672

Centuria, WI $87,672 Comstock, WI $87,672 Cornucopia, WI $80,287 Couderay, WI $80,287 Cumberland, WI $87,672 Danbury, WI $80,287 Drummond, WI $80,287 Edgewater, WI $80,287

Exeland, WI $80,287 Foxboro, WI $80,439 Frederic, WI $87,672 Gordon, WI $80,287 Grand View, WI $80,287 Grantsburg, WI $87,672 Haugen, WI $83,979 Hawthorne, WI $80,439

Hayward, WI $80,287 Herbster, WI $80,287 Hertel, WI $80,287 High Bridge, WI $80,287 Iron River, WI $80,287 Ladysmith, WI $83,979 Lake Nebagamon, WI $80,287 La Pointe, WI $80,287

Luck, WI $87,672 Maple, WI $80,439 Marengo, WI $80,287 Mason, WI $80,287 Mikana, WI $80,287 Milltown, WI $87,672 Minong, WI $80,287 Odanah, WI $80,287

Ojibwa, WI $80,287 Glidden, WI $80,287 Harshaw, WI $80,346 Hawkins, WI $80,287 Hazelhurst, WI $80,346 Heafford Junction, WI $80,346 Hurley, WI $80,287 Iron Belt, WI $80,287

Kennan, WI $80,287 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $80,287 Lake Tomahawk, WI $80,346 Land O Lakes, WI $80,346 Laona, WI $79,619 Long Lake, WI $79,619 Mc Naughton, WI $80,346 Manitowish Waters, WI $80,287

Mellen, WI $80,287 Mercer, WI $80,287 Minocqua, WI $80,329 Montreal, WI $80,287 Park Falls, WI $80,287 Phelps, WI $80,346 Phillips, WI $80,287 Prentice, WI $79,949

Presque Isle, WI $80,287 Saint Germain, WI $80,346 Saxon, WI $80,287 Sayner, WI $80,329 Star Lake, WI $80,329 Three Lakes, WI $80,346 Tony, WI $80,287 Tripoli, WI $80,346

Upson, WI $80,287 Wabeno, WI $79,619 Woodruff, WI $80,329 La Crosse, WI $79,493 Alma, WI $83,946 Alma Center, WI $78,817 Arcadia, WI $78,817 Arkdale, WI $80,693

Bangor, WI $79,358 Black River Falls, WI $78,817 Blair, WI $78,817 Camp Douglas, WI $78,817 Cashton, WI $78,952 Cataract, WI $78,817 Chaseburg, WI $79,400 Cochrane, WI $82,163

Coon Valley, WI $79,358 De Soto, WI $78,817 Dodge, WI $79,459 Eastman, WI $78,817 Ettrick, WI $78,817 Ferryville, WI $78,817 Fountain City, WI $80,650 Galesville, WI $78,994

Gays Mills, WI $78,817 Genoa, WI $79,222 Hillsboro, WI $78,817 Hixton, WI $78,817 Holmen, WI $79,450 Hustler, WI $78,817 Kendall, WI $78,817 La Farge, WI $78,817

Lynxville, WI $78,817 Mather, WI $78,817 Melrose, WI $78,817 Millston, WI $78,817 Mindoro, WI $79,222 Mount Sterling, WI $78,817 Necedah, WI $78,817 Norwalk, WI $78,817

Oakdale, WI $78,817 Onalaska, WI $79,493 Ontario, WI $78,817 Readstown, WI $78,817 Rockland, WI $79,180 Seneca, WI $78,817 Soldiers Grove, WI $78,817 Sparta, WI $78,910

Steuben, WI $78,817 Stoddard, WI $79,493 Taylor, WI $78,817 Tomah, WI $78,817 Trempealeau, WI $79,180 Palmyra, WI $82,568 Tunnel City, WI $78,817 Viola, WI $78,817

Viroqua, WI $78,859 Warrens, WI $78,817 Westby, WI $78,994 West Salem, WI $79,493 Wilton, WI $78,817 Eau Claire, WI $81,377 Altoona, WI $81,377 Arkansaw, WI $83,946

Augusta, WI $78,817 Bay City, WI $84,208 Bloomer, WI $83,481 Boyceville, WI $87,672 Glen Flora, WI $80,287 Wales, WI $82,873 Bagley, WI $78,817 Beetown, WI $79,450

Benton, WI $81,723 Bloomington, WI $78,817 Boscobel, WI $78,817 Cassville, WI $80,084 Cuba City, WI $82,568 Dickeyville, WI $81,326 Fennimore, WI $80,693 Glen Haven, WI $79,036

Hazel Green, WI $80,033 Kieler, WI $80,693 Lancaster, WI $80,693 Mount Hope, WI $78,817 Patch Grove, WI $78,817 Platteville, WI $82,568 Potosi, WI $81,326 Prairie Du Chien, WI $78,817

Sinsinawa, WI $80,042 Stitzer, WI $80,693 Wauzeka, WI $78,817 Woodman, WI $78,817 Portage, WI $82,568 Adams, WI $82,568 Arlington, WI $82,932 Baraboo, WI $82,568

Beaver Dam, WI $82,568 Brandon, WI $81,073 Briggsville, WI $82,568 Burnett, WI $82,568 Cambria, WI $82,568 Cazenovia, WI $80,693 Columbus, WI $82,568 Dalton, WI $82,568

Dellwood, WI $80,693 Doylestown, WI $82,568 Elroy, WI $78,817 Endeavor, WI $82,568 Fairwater, WI $81,073 Fall River, WI $82,568 Fox Lake, WI $82,568 Friendship, WI $80,693

Friesland, WI $82,568 Grand Marsh, WI $82,568 Hillpoint, WI $82,568 Kingston, WI $82,568 Lake Delton, WI $82,568 La Valle, WI $82,568 Lime Ridge, WI $82,568 Loganville, WI $82,568

Lyndon Station, WI $82,568 Markesan, WI $82,568 Marquette, WI $82,568 Mauston, WI $80,693 Montello, WI $82,568 New Lisbon, WI $78,817 North Freedom, WI $82,568 Oxford, WI $82,568

Packwaukee, WI $82,568 Pardeeville, WI $82,568 Poynette, WI $82,704 Randolph, WI $82,568 Reedsburg, WI $82,568 Rio, WI $82,568 Rock Springs, WI $82,568 Union Center, WI $78,817

Waupun, WI $81,073 Westfield, WI $82,568 Wisconsin Dells, WI $82,568 Wonewoc, WI $78,817 Wyocena, WI $82,568 Amery, WI $87,672 Baldwin, WI $87,672 Beldenville, WI $87,672

Clayton, WI $87,672 Clear Lake, WI $87,672 Cushing, WI $87,672 Deer Park, WI $87,672 Dresser, WI $87,672 East Ellsworth, WI $86,016 Ellsworth, WI $86,556 Glenwood City, WI $87,672

Hager City, WI $85,703 Hammond, WI $87,672 Hudson, WI $87,672 New Richmond, WI $87,672 Osceola, WI $87,672 Prescott, WI $87,672 River Falls, WI $87,672 Roberts, WI $87,672

Saint Croix Falls, WI $87,672 Somerset, WI $87,672 Star Prairie, WI $87,672 Pell Lake, WI $81,639 Pleasant Prairie, WI $81,538 Powers Lake, WI $81,690 Rochester, WI $82,382 Salem, WI $81,360

Silver Lake, WI $82,028 Somers, WI $81,673 South Milwaukee, WI $84,588 Springfield, WI $81,926 Sturtevant, WI $81,673 Sullivan, WI $82,923 Trevor, WI $81,926 Twin Lakes, WI $81,715

Union Grove, WI $81,580 Walworth, WI $80,921 Radisson, WI $80,287 Waterford, WI $82,442 Waukesha, WI $84,275 Whitewater, WI $82,213 Williams Bay, WI $81,318 Wilmot, WI $81,267

Woodworth, WI $81,402 Zenda, WI $81,326 Milwaukee, WI $84,588 Saint Francis, WI $84,588 Racine, WI $81,673 Afton, WI $81,639 Albany, WI $81,842 Arena, WI $82,568

Argyle, WI $82,273 Avalon, WI $81,385 Avoca, WI $82,568 Barneveld, WI $82,568 Belleville, WI $82,932 Belmont, WI $82,568 Beloit, WI $81,183 Black Earth, WI $82,839

Blanchardville, WI $82,568 Blue Mounds, WI $82,661 Blue River, WI $78,817 Brodhead, WI $81,588 Brooklyn, WI $82,974 Browntown, WI $81,639 Cambridge, WI $82,839 Gile, WI $80,287

Clinton, WI $81,216 Wausau, WI $80,346 Marshfield, WI $78,817 Abbotsford, WI $78,817 Amherst, WI $81,073 Amherst Junction, WI $81,073 Aniwa, WI $80,346 Antigo, WI $80,346

Arpin, WI $79,941 Athens, WI $79,839 Auburndale, WI $79,941 Babcock, WI $78,817 Birnamwood, WI $80,346 Blenker, WI $79,941 Bowler, WI $81,073 Brokaw, WI $80,346

Bryant, WI $80,346 Chili, WI $78,817 Colby, WI $78,817 Curtiss, WI $78,817 Custer, WI $81,073 Deerbrook, WI $80,346 Dorchester, WI $78,817 Edgar, WI $81,073

Eland, WI $80,346 Elcho, WI $80,346 Elderon, WI $81,073 Elton, WI $79,619 Galloway, WI $81,073 Gilman, WI $78,817 Jump River, WI $79,552 Gleason, WI $80,346

Granton, WI $78,817 Greenwood, WI $78,817 Hannibal, WI $78,817 Hatley, WI $80,346 Hewitt, WI $79,941 Irma, WI $80,346 Junction City, WI $81,073 Loyal, WI $78,817

Lublin, WI $78,817 Marathon, WI $81,073 Mattoon, WI $80,346 Medford, WI $78,817 Merrill, WI $80,346 Milladore, WI $81,073 Mosinee, WI $81,073 Neillsville, WI $78,817

Nekoosa, WI $79,941 Nelsonville, WI $81,073 Ogema, WI $79,949 Owen, WI $78,817 Pearson, WI $80,346 Pelican Lake, WI $80,346 Phlox, WI $80,346 Woodville, WI $87,672

Houlton, WI $87,672 Abrams, WI $79,983 Amberg, WI $79,619 Armstrong Creek, WI $79,619 Athelstane, WI $79,619 Black Creek, WI $81,614 Bonduel, WI $80,245 Brillion, WI $81,385

Cecil, WI $80,186 Coleman, WI $79,619 Combined Locks, WI $81,749 Crivitz, WI $79,619 De Pere, WI $80,295 Dunbar, WI $79,619 Fence, WI $79,619 Florence, WI $79,619

Forest Junction, WI $81,656 Gillett, WI $80,025 Goodman, WI $79,619 Greenleaf, WI $81,571 Green Valley, WI $80,236 Gresham, WI $80,346 Hilbert, WI $81,521 Kaukauna, WI $81,749

Freedom, WI $81,749 Keshena, WI $80,152 Kimberly, WI $81,749 Krakow, WI $79,932 Lakewood, WI $79,619 Lena, WI $79,738 Little Chute, WI $81,749 Little Suamico, WI $80,202

Marinette, WI $79,619 Mountain, WI $79,619 Neopit, WI $80,346 Niagara, WI $79,619 Nichols, WI $81,343 Oconto, WI $79,729 Oconto Falls, WI $80,000 Oneida, WI $80,295

Pembine, WI $79,619 Peshtigo, WI $79,619 Porterfield, WI $79,619 Potter, WI $81,343 Pound, WI $79,619 Pulaski, WI $80,160 Pickerel, WI $80,346 Pittsville, WI $78,817

Plover, WI $81,073 Port Edwards, WI $79,941 Rib Lake, WI $79,839 Ringle, WI $81,073 Rosholt, WI $81,073 Rothschild, WI $81,073 Rudolph, WI $81,073 Schofield, WI $81,073

Spencer, WI $78,817 Stetsonville, WI $78,817 Stevens Point, WI $81,073 Stratford, WI $79,941 Summit Lake, WI $80,346 Tigerton, WI $81,073 Tomahawk, WI $80,346 Unity, WI $78,817

Vesper, WI $79,941 Westboro, WI $79,839 White Lake, WI $79,619 Willard, WI $78,817 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $81,073 Withee, WI $78,817 Wittenberg, WI $81,073 Rhinelander, WI $80,346

Argonne, WI $79,619 Boulder Junction, WI $79,949 Brantwood, WI $79,949 Butternut, WI $80,287 Catawba, WI $79,552 Clam Lake, WI $80,287 Conover, WI $80,346 Crandon, WI $79,619

Eagle River, WI $80,346 Fifield, WI $80,287 Poplar, WI $80,540 Port Wing, WI $80,287 Seymour, WI $80,794 Oak Creek, WI $83,016 Adell, WI $83,912 Allenton, WI $83,912

Ashippun, WI $83,599 Belgium, WI $83,912 Brookfield, WI $84,546 Brownsville, WI $82,019 Butler, WI $84,588 Campbellsport, WI $83,599 Cascade, WI $83,346 Cedarburg, WI $84,275

Cedar Grove, WI $83,912 Chilton, WI $80,701 Cleveland, WI $80,625 Clyman, WI $82,940 Colgate, WI $83,363 Delafield, WI $82,965 Eden, WI $81,073 Elkhart Lake, WI $80,971

Fredonia, WI $83,912 Germantown, WI $84,275 Glenbeulah, WI $81,073 Grafton, WI $84,224 Greenbush, WI $81,073 Hartford, WI $83,912 Hartland, WI $83,075 Hingham, WI $81,546

Horicon, WI $83,168 Hubertus, WI $83,422 Hustisford, WI $83,320 Iron Ridge, WI $83,684 Ixonia, WI $83,405 Jackson, WI $83,616 Johnson Creek, WI $82,889 Juneau, WI $82,906

Kewaskum, WI $83,912 Kiel, WI $80,726 Kohler, WI $82,965 Lannon, WI $84,360 Lebanon, WI $83,363 Lomira, WI $83,346 Malone, WI $80,887 Mayville, WI $83,912

Menomonee Falls, WI $84,453 Merton, WI $83,185 Mount Calvary, WI $81,073 Nashotah, WI $83,042 Neosho, WI $83,633 Newburg, WI $83,912 New Holstein, WI $80,684 Newton, WI $80,448

North Lake, WI $84,224 Oakfield, WI $81,073 Oconomowoc, WI $83,134 Okauchee, WI $83,126 Oostburg, WI $83,912 Pewaukee, WI $84,224 Plymouth, WI $81,706 Port Washington, WI $83,743

Random Lake, WI $83,912 Richfield, WI $83,506 Rubicon, WI $83,836 Saint Cloud, WI $81,073 Saukville, WI $83,701 Sheboygan, WI $83,912 Sheboygan Falls, WI $82,780 Slinger, WI $83,794

Stockbridge, WI $81,478 Sussex, WI $84,275 West Bend, WI $83,912 Theresa, WI $83,912 Thiensville, WI $84,453 Waldo, WI $83,278 Watertown, WI $82,974 Mequon, WI $84,453

Woodland, WI $83,912 Bassett, WI $81,774 Benet Lake, WI $81,402 Big Bend, WI $84,182 Bristol, WI $81,402 Burlington, WI $82,213 Caledonia, WI $81,673 Camp Lake, WI $81,977

Cudahy, WI $84,588 Darien, WI $81,081 Delavan, WI $81,301 Dousman, WI $82,923 Eagle, WI $82,619 Cobb, WI $82,568 Cottage Grove, WI $83,244 Cross Plains, WI $83,109

Dane, WI $83,109 Darlington, WI $82,568 Deerfield, WI $82,974 De Forest, WI $83,202 Dodgeville, WI $82,568 Edgerton, WI $82,078 Edmund, WI $82,568 Evansville, WI $82,036

Footville, WI $81,647 Fort Atkinson, WI $82,366 Gotham, WI $82,568 Gratiot, WI $82,002 Hanover, WI $81,639 Highland, WI $82,568 Hollandale, WI $82,568 Janesville, WI $81,597

Shawano, WI $80,279 Sherwood, WI $81,749 Shiocton, WI $81,571 Sobieski, WI $80,202 Suamico, WI $80,295 Suring, WI $79,712 Townsend, WI $79,619 Wausaukee, WI $79,619

Wrightstown, WI $81,749 Zachow, WI $79,848 Algoma, WI $79,619 Baileys Harbor, WI $79,619 Brussels, WI $79,805 Casco, WI $79,848 Collins, WI $80,507 Denmark, WI $79,983

Egg Harbor, WI $79,619 Ellison Bay, WI $79,619 Ephraim, WI $79,619 Fish Creek, WI $79,619 Forestville, WI $79,619 Francis Creek, WI $80,253 Kellnersville, WI $80,287 Kewaunee, WI $79,907

Luxemburg, WI $80,025 Manitowoc, WI $80,287 Maplewood, WI $79,619 Maribel, WI $80,338 Mishicot, WI $80,177 New Franken, WI $80,295 Reedsville, WI $80,456 Saint Nazianz, WI $80,524

Sister Bay, WI $79,619 Sturgeon Bay, WI $79,619 Tisch Mills, WI $80,093 Two Rivers, WI $80,169 Valders, WI $80,448 Washington Island, WI $79,619 Whitelaw, WI $80,346 Green Bay, WI $80,295

East Troy, WI $82,416 Elkhorn, WI $81,681 Elm Grove, WI $84,588 Fontana, WI $81,132 Franksville, WI $81,630 Genesee Depot, WI $82,585 Genoa City, WI $81,597 Greendale, WI $84,588

Hales Corners, WI $84,588 Franklin, WI $84,453 Helenville, WI $83,050 Honey Creek, WI $82,197 Kansasville, WI $81,402 Kenosha, WI $81,673 New Berlin, WI $84,495 Lake Geneva, WI $81,630

Lyons, WI $82,061 Mukwonago, WI $82,577 Muskego, WI $84,317 New Munster, WI $81,977 North Prairie, WI $82,704 Fremont, WI $80,870 Rice Lake, WI $83,979 Sarona, WI $80,287

Shell Lake, WI $80,287 Siren, WI $83,979 Solon Springs, WI $80,287 South Range, WI $80,794 Springbrook, WI $80,287 Stone Lake, WI $80,287 Superior, WI $81,047 Trego, WI $80,287

Turtle Lake, WI $87,672 Wascott, WI $80,287 Washburn, WI $80,287 Webster, WI $80,287 Weyerhaeuser, WI $83,979 Winter, WI $80,287 Oshkosh, WI $81,014 Almond, WI $81,073

Appleton, WI $81,749 Bancroft, WI $81,073 Bear Creek, WI $80,549 Berlin, WI $81,073 Big Falls, WI $80,963 Butte Des Morts, WI $81,301 Caroline, WI $80,591 Clintonville, WI $80,490

Coloma, WI $81,073 Dale, WI $81,521 Eldorado, WI $81,073 Embarrass, WI $80,431 Eureka, WI $81,073 Fond Du Lac, WI $81,073 Jefferson, WI $82,788 Juda, WI $81,453

Lake Mills, WI $82,611 Linden, WI $82,568 Livingston, WI $82,568 Lodi, WI $82,881 Lone Rock, WI $82,568 Lowell, WI $82,568 Mc Farland, WI $83,244 Marshall, WI $82,932

Mazomanie, WI $82,704 Merrimac, WI $82,611 Middleton, WI $83,244 Milton, WI $81,799 Mineral Point, WI $82,568 Monroe, WI $81,639 Montfort, WI $82,568 Monticello, WI $82,002

Morrisonville, WI $83,109 Mount Horeb, WI $82,839 Muscoda, WI $80,693 New Glarus, WI $82,332 Oregon, WI $83,202 Orfordville, WI $81,597 Plain, WI $82,568 Prairie Du Sac, WI $82,661

Reeseville, WI $82,568 Rewey, WI $82,568 Richland Center, WI $80,693 Ridgeway, WI $82,568 Sauk City, WI $82,704 Sextonville, WI $82,568 Sharon, WI $80,887 Shullsburg, WI $81,723

South Wayne, WI $81,605 Spring Green, WI $82,568 Stoughton, WI $83,067 Sun Prairie, WI $83,244 Verona, WI $83,244 Waterloo, WI $82,746 Waunakee, WI $83,244 Windsor, WI $83,244

Woodford, WI $82,146 Madison, WI $83,244

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

$75,804

Average $83,481/year

$92,827

$6,317

Average $6,957/month

$7,736

$1,458

Average $1,605/week

$1,785

$36

Average $40/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,827	$7,736	$1,785	$45
Average	$83,481	$6,957	$1,605	$40
25th Percentile	$75,804	$6,317	$1,458	$36

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