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Microbiologists Salary by City
Microbiologists Salary by City (2026)
69 metro areas · National average: $86,082 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Microbiologists salaries across 69 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $129,900
$126,140
$84,700
$176,470
San Jose, CA $127,290
$129,830
$77,660
$179,770
Worcester, MA $121,200
$127,120
$80,830
$159,020
Boston, MA $119,070
$124,580
$78,290
$168,120
Sacramento, CA $119,060
$106,660
$70,240
$175,280
Athens, GA $118,710
$110,260
$79,210
$177,200
Washington, DC $117,900
$105,630
$63,130
$191,280
Memphis, TN $116,880
$108,970
$74,430
$165,680
Ames, IA $110,250
$108,040
$73,070
$164,090
Modesto, CA $110,220
$113,870
$49,180
$180,430
Riverside, CA $109,140
$99,960
$76,820
$136,060
Atlanta, GA $104,470
$97,090
$63,000
$150,650
Los Angeles, CA $104,430
$100,820
$77,870
$130,640
San Diego, CA $101,930
$99,480
$57,130
$151,600
Durham, NC $99,640
$90,790
$61,770
$132,670
Denver, CO $95,430
$91,420
$53,700
$149,430
New York, NY $94,200
$83,650
$60,430
$142,790
Dayton, OH $94,140
$80,430
$58,060
$164,920
Minneapolis, MN $94,010
$86,690
$56,840
$136,420
Fresno, CA $93,750
$87,270
$51,220
$172,420
Manhattan, KS $93,530
$82,220
$61,810
$172,470
Buffalo, NY $93,460
$82,470
$59,660
$133,140
Raleigh, NC $93,100
$80,370
$51,220
$129,750
Wilmington, NC $92,760
$75,920
$57,080
$122,570
Portland, OR $92,220
$96,290
$67,170
$113,990
New Haven, CT $90,540
$96,820
$40,070
$123,980
Philadelphia, PA $88,930
$84,240
$45,910
$129,320
Baltimore, MD $88,570
$80,520
$53,610
$129,750
Columbus, OH $88,420
$80,760
$45,590
$150,520
Trenton, NJ $87,500
$82,120
$47,050
$125,040
Salt Lake City, UT $86,720
$82,500
$47,950
$136,790
Indianapolis, IN $86,150
$80,110
$55,990
$120,740
Bridgeport, CT $84,600
$86,540
$47,810
$130,740
Miami, FL $83,980
$76,980
$50,550
$131,840
Seattle, WA $83,350
$76,170
$50,060
$127,360
Tampa, FL $82,390
$67,440
$48,600
$128,010
Detroit, MI $81,950
$75,870
$49,990
$119,900
Charlotte, NC $81,730
$77,940
$47,660
$120,370
St. Louis, MO $81,500
$74,300
$51,630
$134,990
Kalamazoo, MI $81,410
$85,410
$50,960
$112,420
Hartford, CT $81,280
$82,020
$48,460
$121,700
Chicago, IL $80,900
$74,560
$51,430
$123,910
Norwich, CT $79,400
$83,120
$40,670
$99,690
Madison, WI $78,940
$79,530
$50,500
$103,290
Cleveland, OH $76,680
$63,310
$48,410
$123,620
Cincinnati, OH $76,280
$60,690
$40,610
$136,450
Nashville, TN $75,380
$66,700
$48,510
$133,230
San Antonio, TX $74,960
$66,340
$44,490
$108,760
Lansing, MI $73,570
$64,280
$60,520
$88,190
Houston, TX $73,420
$65,370
$46,000
$105,300
Lexington, KY $73,240
$62,900
$52,640
$119,840
Champaign, IL $71,990
$62,960
$53,790
$106,710
Rochester, NY $71,620
$61,210
$45,960
$100,740
Grand Rapids, MI $71,130
$64,250
$57,610
$94,390
Kansas City, MO $69,090
$72,460
$47,840
$88,390
Dallas, TX $68,400
$61,730
$43,840
$93,900
Urban Honolulu, HI $67,450
$64,980
$52,060
$83,380
Knoxville, TN $66,230
$60,460
$47,870
$92,750
Allentown, PA $65,350
$59,760
$47,700
$97,070
Milwaukee, WI $65,070
$60,530
$48,770
$87,220
Bozeman, MT $64,800
$61,110
$52,150
$95,990
Austin, TX $64,130
$59,290
$47,180
$91,360
San Juan, PR $63,350
$58,560
$38,350
$94,350
Pittsburgh, PA $62,890
$49,050
$39,490
$106,560
Columbia, SC $61,760
$55,140
$52,210
$88,690
Phoenix, AZ $61,210
$54,160
$49,710
$81,090
Provo, UT $59,570
$50,280
$36,200
$83,550
Orlando, FL $59,200
$40,710
$38,960
$104,140
Little Rock, AR $57,910
$54,300
$46,580
$68,190
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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