Microbiologist Salary in Iowa

How much does a Microbiologist make in Iowa?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Iowa is $79,357 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): $96,130
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,959 to $88,137
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,223

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,137	$7,345	$1,695	$42
Average	$79,357	$6,613	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$71,959	$5,997	$1,384	$35

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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): $55,646
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,969
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,712
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,595
Expert (over 8 years): $126,813

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$55,646
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$68,969
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$78,712
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$88,595
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$126,813

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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: $91,812.
California: $91,464.
Massachusetts: $90,245.

District of Columbia $91,812 California $91,464 Massachusetts $90,245 Washington $89,913 New Jersey $89,880 Alaska $89,764 Connecticut $88,620 New York $88,155

Hawaii $86,671 Rhode Island $85,975 Maryland $85,502 Minnesota $84,855 Colorado $84,606 Illinois $84,523 Oregon $84,208 Delaware $83,976

New Hampshire $83,830 Virginia $83,503 Pennsylvania $82,550 Nevada $82,069 North Dakota $81,911 Michigan $81,663 Wisconsin $81,571 Vermont $81,389

Texas $80,883 Maine $80,850 Arizona $80,800 Ohio $80,742 Georgia $79,979 Indiana $79,598 Wyoming $79,523 Utah $79,407

Iowa $79,357 Kansas $78,959 Louisiana $78,843 North Carolina $78,802 Missouri $78,785 Florida $78,462 Montana $78,288 Nebraska $78,122

Kentucky $78,031 South Carolina $77,699 Tennessee $77,492 Idaho $77,409 New Mexico $76,803 Oklahoma $76,671 Alabama $76,181 South Dakota $75,360

Arkansas $74,913 West Virginia $74,672 Mississippi $73,951

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:

West Bend: $77,332
Melvin: $77,107
Milford: $77,435

West Bend, IA $77,332 Melvin, IA $77,107 Milford, IA $77,435 Ocheyedan, IA $77,244 Okoboji, IA $77,724 Royal, IA $77,347 Ruthven, IA $77,351 Spirit Lake, IA $77,652

Superior, IA $77,718 Terril, IA $77,289 Wallingford, IA $77,397 Webb, IA $77,274 Carroll, IA $77,414 Arcadia, IA $77,292 Arthur, IA $77,223 Aspinwall, IA $77,734

Auburn, IA $77,259 Breda, IA $77,279 Charter Oak, IA $77,256 Dedham, IA $77,424 Deloit, IA $77,342 Denison, IA $77,526 Glidden, IA $77,531 Halbur, IA $77,536

Ida Grove, IA $77,208 Irwin, IA $77,710 Kirkman, IA $77,653 Kiron, IA $77,235 Lake City, IA $77,328 Lake View, IA $77,346 Lanesboro, IA $77,647 Lidderdale, IA $77,439

Lohrville, IA $77,424 Manilla, IA $77,571 Manning, IA $77,519 Odebolt, IA $77,293 Ralston, IA $77,888 Ricketts, IA $77,495 Schleswig, IA $77,280 Scranton, IA $77,859

Templeton, IA $77,375 Vail, IA $77,312 Wall Lake, IA $77,315 Westside, IA $77,275 Council Bluffs, IA $78,802 Carter Lake, IA $78,802 Arion, IA $77,411 Avoca, IA $78,200

Blencoe, IA $77,238 Carson, IA $78,405 Crescent, IA $78,798 Defiance, IA $77,662 Dow City, IA $77,578 Dunlap, IA $77,621 Earling, IA $77,754 Elk Horn, IA $77,857

Elliott, IA $77,810 Emerson, IA $78,240 Glenwood, IA $78,582 Griswold, IA $77,965 Hancock, IA $78,307 Harlan, IA $77,972 Hastings, IA $78,310 Henderson, IA $78,365

Honey Creek, IA $78,761 Kimballton, IA $77,761 Lewis, IA $77,890 Little Sioux, IA $77,625 Logan, IA $78,400 Mc Clelland, IA $78,689 Macedonia, IA $78,459 Magnolia, IA $78,333

Malvern, IA $78,362 Marne, IA $77,841 Minden, IA $78,520 Mineola, IA $78,700 Missouri Valley, IA $78,550 Modale, IA $78,360 Mondamin, IA $78,051 Moorhead, IA $77,317

Van Meter, IA $80,525 Van Wert, IA $78,171 Waukee, IA $80,766 Weldon, IA $78,283 West Des Moines, IA $81,144 What Cheer, IA $77,790 Whitten, IA $77,905 Williams, IA $77,467

Williamson, IA $79,103 Winterset, IA $79,820 Wiota, IA $77,629 Woodburn, IA $79,296 Woodward, IA $80,086 Yale, IA $78,726 Zearing, IA $78,187 Des Moines, IA $81,331

Urbandale, IA $81,182 Windsor Heights, IA $81,294 Clive, IA $81,017 Pleasant Hill, IA $81,187 Mason City, IA $77,525 Alexander, IA $77,259 Belmond, IA $77,367 Britt, IA $77,324

Buffalo Center, IA $77,412 Carpenter, IA $78,189 Chapin, IA $77,660 Clear Lake, IA $77,444 Corwith, IA $77,225 Coulter, IA $77,652 Crystal Lake, IA $77,654 Dougherty, IA $77,187

Fertile, IA $77,388 Floyd, IA $77,558 Forest City, IA $77,395 Garner, IA $77,363 Goodell, IA $77,229 Grafton, IA $77,399 Hampton, IA $77,443 Hanlontown, IA $77,293

Joice, IA $77,351 Kanawha, IA $77,259 Kensett, IA $77,290 Klemme, IA $77,296 Lake Mills, IA $77,559 Lakota, IA $77,353 Latimer, IA $77,348 Leland, IA $77,388

Sioux Center, IA $76,904 Neola, IA $78,589 Oakland, IA $78,373 Mount Ayr, IA $77,280 Nodaway, IA $77,412 Orient, IA $78,098 Prescott, IA $77,401 Redding, IA $77,114

Shannon City, IA $77,753 Sharpsburg, IA $77,103 Tingley, IA $77,739 Villisca, IA $77,632 Akron, IA $76,001 Alta, IA $77,370 Alton, IA $76,893 Anthon, IA $75,998

Aurelia, IA $77,179 Battle Creek, IA $77,027 Bronson, IA $75,472 Brunsville, IA $75,918 Calumet, IA $77,553 Castana, IA $76,958 Chatsworth, IA $76,197 Cherokee, IA $77,080

Cleghorn, IA $76,770 Climbing Hill, IA $75,747 Correctionville, IA $76,181 Cushing, IA $76,734 Danbury, IA $76,890 Galva, IA $77,118 Granville, IA $76,879 Hawarden, IA $76,717

Hinton, IA $75,434 Holstein, IA $76,942 Hornick, IA $76,088 Ireton, IA $76,597 Kingsley, IA $75,856 Larrabee, IA $77,099 Lawton, IA $75,401 Le Mars, IA $75,957

Linn Grove, IA $77,268 Mapleton, IA $77,103 Marcus, IA $76,671 Maurice, IA $76,665 Meriden, IA $76,938 Merrill, IA $75,588 Moville, IA $75,693 Onawa, IA $77,125

Orange City, IA $77,011 Oto, IA $76,289 Oyens, IA $76,142 Paullina, IA $77,079 Peterson, IA $77,269 Pierson, IA $76,119 Quimby, IA $76,728 Remsen, IA $76,253

Rodney, IA $76,466 Salix, IA $75,558 Schaller, IA $77,296 Sergeant Bluff, IA $75,320 Sloan, IA $75,960 Smithland, IA $76,372 Sutherland, IA $77,302 Ute, IA $77,264

Washta, IA $76,576 Westfield, IA $75,616 Whiting, IA $76,367 Sioux City, IA $75,228 Sheldon, IA $77,044 Alvord, IA $76,059 Archer, IA $77,066 Ashton, IA $76,912

Boyden, IA $76,803 Doon, IA $76,256 George, IA $76,742 Hospers, IA $77,038 Hull, IA $76,754 Inwood, IA $75,965 Larchwood, IA $75,778 Lester, IA $75,987

Little Rock, IA $76,858 Matlock, IA $77,054 Primghar, IA $77,298 Rock Rapids, IA $76,274 Rock Valley, IA $76,228 Sanborn, IA $77,166 Sibley, IA $77,123 Spencer, IA $77,502

Massena, IA $77,512 Gifford, IA $77,721 Lenox, IA $77,355 Ackworth, IA $80,465 Adair, IA $77,833 Adel, IA $80,238 Albion, IA $77,794 Alden, IA $77,489

Alleman, IA $80,676 Allerton, IA $77,551 Altoona, IA $81,042 Ames, IA $79,713 Anita, IA $77,523 Ankeny, IA $80,991 Atlantic, IA $77,942 Audubon, IA $77,535

Bagley, IA $78,332 Barnes City, IA $77,726 Baxter, IA $79,870 Bayard, IA $78,109 Beaver, IA $78,946 Berwick, IA $81,186 Bevington, IA $80,488 Blairsburg, IA $77,356

Bondurant, IA $80,827 Boone, IA $79,359 Booneville, IA $80,657 Bouton, IA $79,965 Boxholm, IA $78,594 Bradford, IA $77,749 Brayton, IA $77,644 Buckeye, IA $77,554

Bussey, IA $78,546 Cambridge, IA $80,282 Carlisle, IA $80,930 Casey, IA $78,186 Chariton, IA $78,754 Churdan, IA $77,724 Clemons, IA $77,908 Clio, IA $77,459

Colfax, IA $80,308 Collins, IA $79,949 Colo, IA $79,082 Columbia, IA $79,315 Coon Rapids, IA $77,737 Cooper, IA $78,593 Corydon, IA $77,835 Cumming, IA $80,865

Melcher Dallas, IA $79,712 Dallas Center, IA $80,473 Dana, IA $78,292 Davis City, IA $77,362 Dawson, IA $79,434 Decatur, IA $77,564 Derby, IA $78,465 De Soto, IA $80,253

Dexter, IA $79,520 Dows, IA $77,285 Earlham, IA $79,902 Elkhart, IA $80,677 Ellston, IA $77,918 Ellsworth, IA $78,066 Exira, IA $77,575 Ferguson, IA $78,284

Galt, IA $77,211 Garden City, IA $78,303 Garden Grove, IA $77,977 Gibson, IA $77,797 Gilbert, IA $79,347 Gilman, IA $78,011 Grand Junction, IA $78,574 Grand River, IA $77,885

Granger, IA $80,625 Gray, IA $77,697 Grimes, IA $80,866 Grinnell, IA $78,206 Guthrie Center, IA $78,158 Hamilton, IA $78,627 Pacific Junction, IA $78,570 Hamlin, IA $77,460

Little Cedar, IA $78,086 Mc Intire, IA $78,619 Manly, IA $77,356 Meservey, IA $77,253 Nora Springs, IA $77,476 Northwood, IA $77,796 Orchard, IA $77,516 Osage, IA $77,602

Plymouth, IA $77,327 Rake, IA $77,658 Riceville, IA $78,138 Rock Falls, IA $77,477 Rockford, IA $77,396 Rockwell, IA $77,343 Rowan, IA $77,237 Rudd, IA $77,494

Saint Ansgar, IA $78,004 Scarville, IA $77,496 Sheffield, IA $77,316 Stacyville, IA $78,452 Swaledale, IA $77,290 Thompson, IA $77,406 Thornton, IA $77,264 Titonka, IA $77,298

Toeterville, IA $78,291 Ventura, IA $77,338 Wesley, IA $77,254 Woden, IA $77,249 Fort Dodge, IA $77,638 Albert City, IA $77,335 Algona, IA $77,440 Armstrong, IA $77,396

Ayrshire, IA $77,278 Badger, IA $77,358 Bancroft, IA $77,332 Barnum, IA $77,281 Bode, IA $77,291 Bradgate, IA $77,247 Burnside, IA $78,069 Burt, IA $77,279

Callender, IA $77,615 Clare, IA $77,261 Clarion, IA $77,346 Curlew, IA $77,223 Cylinder, IA $77,216 Dakota City, IA $77,756 Dayton, IA $78,205 Dolliver, IA $77,395

Duncombe, IA $77,616 Eagle Grove, IA $77,395 Early, IA $77,301 Emmetsburg, IA $77,409 Farnhamville, IA $77,635 Fenton, IA $77,270 Fonda, IA $77,288 Gilmore City, IA $77,274

Goldfield, IA $77,291 Gowrie, IA $77,856 Harcourt, IA $78,082 Hardy, IA $77,219 Havelock, IA $77,249 Humboldt, IA $77,422 Jolley, IA $77,189 Knierim, IA $77,492

Laurens, IA $77,381 Ledyard, IA $77,443 Lehigh, IA $77,908 Livermore, IA $77,294 Lone Rock, IA $77,255 Lu Verne, IA $77,231 Lytton, IA $77,274 Mallard, IA $77,278

Manson, IA $77,357 Marathon, IA $77,322 Moorland, IA $77,369 Nemaha, IA $77,244 Newell, IA $77,342 Otho, IA $77,784 Ottosen, IA $77,224 Palmer, IA $77,242

Plover, IA $77,526 Pocahontas, IA $77,370 Pomeroy, IA $77,306 Rembrandt, IA $77,318 Renwick, IA $77,265 Ringsted, IA $77,290 Rockwell City, IA $77,330 Rolfe, IA $77,283

Rutland, IA $77,264 Sac City, IA $77,349 Sioux Rapids, IA $77,365 Somers, IA $77,267 Storm Lake, IA $77,513 Swea City, IA $77,419 Thor, IA $77,268 Truesdale, IA $77,675

Varina, IA $77,646 Vincent, IA $77,258 Webster City, IA $77,823 Luana, IA $77,302 Mc Gregor, IA $77,427 Marquette, IA $77,669 Monona, IA $77,423 New Albin, IA $77,832

Ossian, IA $77,341 Postville, IA $77,399 Protivin, IA $77,589 Randalia, IA $77,306 Ridgeway, IA $77,401 Saint Lucas, IA $77,677 Spillville, IA $77,720 Wadena, IA $77,363

Waterville, IA $77,470 Waucoma, IA $77,324 Waukon, IA $77,595 West Union, IA $77,436 Ainsworth, IA $77,722 Alburnett, IA $78,992 Amana, IA $78,890 Anamosa, IA $78,610

Atkins, IA $79,046 Baldwin, IA $77,647 Belle Plaine, IA $78,039 Blairstown, IA $78,470 Brandon, IA $77,696 Brooklyn, IA $77,937 Center Junction, IA $78,117 Center Point, IA $78,748

Central City, IA $78,826 Chelsea, IA $77,754 Clarence, IA $77,922 Clutier, IA $77,702 Coggon, IA $78,471 Prairieburg, IA $78,588 Conroy, IA $78,609 Guernsey, IA $77,980

Deep River, IA $77,895 Delhi, IA $77,963 Dysart, IA $77,611 Elberon, IA $77,732 Ely, IA $79,252 Fairfax, IA $79,210 Garrison, IA $77,808 Harper, IA $77,856

Hartford, IA $80,674 Harvey, IA $78,842 Haverhill, IA $78,220 Hubbard, IA $77,823 Humeston, IA $78,124 Huxley, IA $80,332 Indianola, IA $80,532 Iowa Falls, IA $77,627

Ira, IA $80,077 Jamaica, IA $78,710 Jefferson, IA $78,380 Jewell, IA $78,237 Johnston, IA $81,030 Kamrar, IA $77,838 Kellerton, IA $77,462 Kelley, IA $80,089

Kellogg, IA $78,534 Keswick, IA $77,885 Killduff, IA $79,420 Knoxville, IA $79,604 Hartwick, IA $77,884 Mount Pleasant, IA $77,582 Rome, IA $77,409 Mount Union, IA $77,477

New London, IA $77,574 Oakville, IA $77,584 Olds, IA $77,913 Pilot Grove, IA $77,669 Salem, IA $77,425 Sperry, IA $77,589 Stockport, IA $77,355 Swedesburg, IA $77,644

Wapello, IA $77,734 Wayland, IA $77,572 West Burlington, IA $77,762 West Point, IA $77,429 Saint Paul, IA $77,670 Wever, IA $77,451 Winfield, IA $77,612 Yarmouth, IA $77,483

Andover, IA $77,754 Atalissa, IA $77,914 Bennett, IA $77,942 Bettendorf, IA $78,009 Blue Grass, IA $78,084 Bryant, IA $77,732 Buffalo, IA $78,060 Calamus, IA $77,962

Camanche, IA $77,871 Charlotte, IA $77,793 Clinton, IA $77,801 Columbus City, IA $78,108 Columbus Junction, IA $77,731 Conesville, IA $77,774 De Witt, IA $77,909 Dixon, IA $78,031

Donahue, IA $78,070 Durant, IA $78,002 Eldridge, IA $78,141 Fruitland, IA $77,836 Goose Lake, IA $77,769 Grand Mound, IA $77,934 Grandview, IA $77,783 Le Claire, IA $77,949

Letts, IA $77,746 Lone Tree, IA $77,934 Long Grove, IA $78,033 Low Moor, IA $77,865 Mc Causland, IA $77,954 Montpelier, IA $78,028 Moscow, IA $77,921 Muscatine, IA $77,892

New Liberty, IA $77,982 Nichols, IA $77,812 Pleasant Valley, IA $77,931 Princeton, IA $77,944 Stockton, IA $78,050 Teeds Grove, IA $77,727 Tipton, IA $77,974 Walcott, IA $78,140

Welton, IA $77,863 West Liberty, IA $77,912 Wheatland, IA $77,913 Wilton, IA $77,950 Davenport, IA $78,702 Hiawatha, IA $79,308 Hills, IA $78,279 Homestead, IA $78,789

Hopkinton, IA $78,296 Iowa City, IA $78,402 Coralville, IA $78,730 Kalona, IA $78,234 Keota, IA $77,883 Keystone, IA $78,011 Ladora, IA $78,221 Langworthy, IA $78,355

Lisbon, IA $78,813 Lost Nation, IA $77,847 Lowden, IA $77,912 Luzerne, IA $78,244 Marengo, IA $78,458 Marion, IA $79,204 Martelle, IA $78,834 Mechanicsville, IA $78,502

Middle Amana, IA $78,864 Millersburg, IA $78,530 Monmouth, IA $77,667 Monticello, IA $78,254 Morley, IA $78,562 Mount Auburn, IA $77,691 Mount Vernon, IA $79,087 Newhall, IA $78,812

North English, IA $78,168 North Liberty, IA $78,969 Norway, IA $78,992 Oakdale, IA $78,740 Olin, IA $78,273 Onslow, IA $77,783 Oxford, IA $78,771 Oxford Junction, IA $77,808

Palo, IA $79,128 Parnell, IA $78,512 Quasqueton, IA $77,883 Riverside, IA $78,045 Robins, IA $79,255 Rowley, IA $77,844 Ryan, IA $78,252 Shellsburg, IA $78,866

Solon, IA $78,929 South Amana, IA $78,697 South English, IA $78,038 Springville, IA $78,991 Stanwood, IA $78,157 Swisher, IA $79,109 Tama, IA $77,856 Morning Sun, IA $77,618

Lacona, IA $79,753 Lamoni, IA $77,402 Laurel, IA $78,327 Le Grand, IA $78,201 Leighton, IA $78,503 Leon, IA $77,841 Liberty Center, IA $79,929 Linden, IA $79,533

Lineville, IA $77,352 Liscomb, IA $77,751 Lorimor, IA $78,749 Lovilia, IA $78,489 Lucas, IA $79,414 Luther, IA $79,857 Lynnville, IA $78,560 Mc Callsburg, IA $78,269

Macksburg, IA $78,608 Madrid, IA $80,153 Malcom, IA $77,735 Marshalltown, IA $78,006 Martensdale, IA $80,621 Maxwell, IA $80,311 Melbourne, IA $78,779 Menlo, IA $78,433

Millerton, IA $78,306 Milo, IA $80,188 Minburn, IA $80,066 Mingo, IA $80,230 Mitchellville, IA $80,710 Monroe, IA $80,006 Montezuma, IA $77,922 Montour, IA $77,788

Murray, IA $78,591 Nevada, IA $79,629 New Providence, IA $77,726 New Sharon, IA $78,158 Newton, IA $79,711 New Virginia, IA $79,917 Norwalk, IA $80,982 Ogden, IA $78,847

Osceola, IA $78,868 Otley, IA $79,769 Panora, IA $78,874 Paton, IA $78,083 Patterson, IA $80,290 Pella, IA $78,998 Perry, IA $79,672 Peru, IA $79,670

Pilot Mound, IA $78,437 Pleasantville, IA $80,214 Polk City, IA $80,670 Popejoy, IA $77,618 Prairie City, IA $80,422 Prole, IA $80,589 Radcliffe, IA $77,918 Randall, IA $78,652

Reasnor, IA $79,567 Redfield, IA $79,691 Rhodes, IA $79,727 Rippey, IA $78,709 Roland, IA $78,568 Runnells, IA $80,799 Russell, IA $78,329 Saint Anthony, IA $77,973

Saint Charles, IA $80,249 Saint Marys, IA $80,361 Searsboro, IA $78,218 Sheldahl, IA $80,393 Slater, IA $80,473 Stanhope, IA $78,275 State Center, IA $78,360 Story City, IA $78,625

Stratford, IA $78,291 Stuart, IA $78,769 Sully, IA $78,788 Swan, IA $80,511 Thayer, IA $78,291 Thornburg, IA $78,140 Tracy, IA $78,639 Truro, IA $79,709

Union, IA $77,717 Whittemore, IA $77,317 Woolstock, IA $77,277 Ackley, IA $77,449 Allison, IA $77,290 Alta Vista, IA $77,534 Aplington, IA $77,298 Aredale, IA $77,248

Arlington, IA $77,426 Aurora, IA $77,527 Austinville, IA $77,296 Beaman, IA $77,569 Bristow, IA $77,281 Buckingham, IA $77,445 Cedar Falls, IA $77,251 Charles City, IA $77,608

Clarksville, IA $77,288 Colwell, IA $77,871 Conrad, IA $77,573 Denver, IA $77,337 Dewar, IA $77,438 Dike, IA $77,324 Dumont, IA $77,337 Dunkerton, IA $77,409

Eldora, IA $77,693 Elma, IA $77,453 Fairbank, IA $77,404 Fredericksburg, IA $77,336 Frederika, IA $77,268 Garwin, IA $77,764 Geneva, IA $77,303 Gilbertville, IA $77,464

Gladbrook, IA $77,547 Greene, IA $77,309 Grundy Center, IA $77,409 Hazleton, IA $77,478 Holland, IA $77,314 Hudson, IA $77,418 Independence, IA $77,584 Ionia, IA $77,312

Janesville, IA $77,292 Jesup, IA $77,466 Kesley, IA $77,293 Lamont, IA $77,553 La Porte City, IA $77,487 Lincoln, IA $77,479 Marble Rock, IA $77,315 Masonville, IA $78,037

Maynard, IA $77,408 Morrison, IA $77,368 Nashua, IA $77,261 New Hampton, IA $77,580 New Hartford, IA $77,294 North Washington, IA $77,598 Oelwein, IA $77,427 Oran, IA $77,387

Toddville, IA $79,138 Toledo, IA $77,709 Troy Mills, IA $78,429 Urbana, IA $78,346 Van Horne, IA $78,422 Victor, IA $78,071 Vining, IA $78,021 Vinton, IA $78,176

Viola, IA $79,001 Walford, IA $79,090 Walker, IA $78,302 Washington, IA $77,860 Watkins, IA $78,788 Webster, IA $77,911 Wellman, IA $78,118 West Branch, IA $78,240

West Chester, IA $77,871 Williamsburg, IA $78,529 Wyoming, IA $77,847 Cedar Rapids, IA $79,341 Ottumwa, IA $77,604 Agency, IA $77,529 Albia, IA $78,066 Batavia, IA $77,399

Beacon, IA $78,465 Birmingham, IA $77,393 Blakesburg, IA $77,504 Bloomfield, IA $77,380 West Grove, IA $77,304 Brighton, IA $77,544 Cantril, IA $77,298 Cedar, IA $77,691

Centerville, IA $77,442 Chillicothe, IA $77,895 Cincinnati, IA $77,294 Delta, IA $77,581 Douds, IA $77,358 Drakesville, IA $77,357 Eddyville, IA $77,931 Eldon, IA $77,470

Exline, IA $77,302 Fairfield, IA $77,568 Floris, IA $77,375 Fremont, IA $77,657 Hayesville, IA $77,879 Hedrick, IA $77,409 Keosauqua, IA $77,390 Kirkville, IA $77,780

Libertyville, IA $77,442 Martinsburg, IA $77,738 Melrose, IA $78,160 Milton, IA $77,353 Moravia, IA $77,676 Moulton, IA $77,298 Mount Sterling, IA $77,216 Mystic, IA $77,697

Ollie, IA $77,601 Oskaloosa, IA $78,274 Packwood, IA $77,401 Plano, IA $77,700 Promise City, IA $77,783 Pulaski, IA $77,356 Richland, IA $77,625 Rose Hill, IA $77,680

Selma, IA $77,338 Seymour, IA $77,448 Sigourney, IA $77,819 Udell, IA $77,258 Unionville, IA $77,283 University Park, IA $78,402 Burlington, IA $77,793 Argyle, IA $77,349

Bonaparte, IA $77,375 Crawfordsville, IA $77,603 Danville, IA $77,532 Denmark, IA $77,711 Donnellson, IA $77,416 Farmington, IA $77,355 Fort Madison, IA $77,637 Hillsboro, IA $77,343

Houghton, IA $77,699 Keokuk, IA $77,632 Lockridge, IA $77,413 Mediapolis, IA $77,681 Middletown, IA $77,463 Montrose, IA $77,473 Lime Springs, IA $78,133 Panama, IA $78,076

Persia, IA $78,379 Pisgah, IA $77,819 Portsmouth, IA $78,221 Red Oak, IA $78,022 Shelby, IA $78,308 Silver City, IA $78,609 Soldier, IA $77,278 Stanton, IA $77,757

Treynor, IA $78,648 Underwood, IA $78,743 Walnut, IA $78,022 Westphalia, IA $77,995 Woodbine, IA $78,162 Shenandoah, IA $77,840 Blanchard, IA $77,384 Braddyville, IA $77,251

Clarinda, IA $77,574 Coin, IA $77,482 College Springs, IA $77,644 Essex, IA $77,765 Farragut, IA $77,730 Hamburg, IA $77,612 Imogene, IA $78,016 New Market, IA $77,364

Northboro, IA $77,470 Percival, IA $77,916 Randolph, IA $78,057 Riverton, IA $77,679 Shambaugh, IA $77,759 Sidney, IA $77,965 Tabor, IA $78,216 Thurman, IA $78,144

Yorktown, IA $77,840 Dubuque, IA $77,857 Tiffin, IA $78,788 Andrew, IA $78,081 Bellevue, IA $77,705 Bernard, IA $77,609 Cascade, IA $77,878 Colesburg, IA $77,521

Delaware, IA $78,130 Delmar, IA $77,819 Dundee, IA $77,594 Durango, IA $77,574 Dyersville, IA $77,891 Earlville, IA $77,805 Edgewood, IA $77,565 Elkader, IA $77,366

Elkport, IA $77,373 Epworth, IA $77,759 Farley, IA $77,805 Farmersburg, IA $77,308 Garber, IA $77,373 Garnavillo, IA $77,385 Greeley, IA $77,595 Guttenberg, IA $77,482

Holy Cross, IA $77,521 La Motte, IA $77,623 Luxemburg, IA $77,893 Manchester, IA $77,908 Maquoketa, IA $77,787 Miles, IA $77,647 New Vienna, IA $77,589 North Buena Vista, IA $77,498

Peosta, IA $77,743 Preston, IA $77,732 Sabula, IA $77,708 Saint Donatus, IA $77,867 Saint Olaf, IA $77,268 Sherrill, IA $77,474 Spragueville, IA $77,612 Springbrook, IA $77,883

Strawberry Point, IA $77,506 Volga, IA $77,370 Worthington, IA $77,852 Zwingle, IA $77,555 Decorah, IA $77,755 Calmar, IA $77,366 Castalia, IA $77,259 Chester, IA $78,630

Clermont, IA $77,369 Cresco, IA $77,768 Dorchester, IA $77,782 Elgin, IA $77,354 Fayette, IA $77,437 Fort Atkinson, IA $77,344 Harpers Ferry, IA $77,459 Hawkeye, IA $77,323

Highlandville, IA $77,980 Lansing, IA $77,692 Lawler, IA $77,363 Parkersburg, IA $77,302 Plainfield, IA $77,280 Raymond, IA $77,465 Readlyn, IA $77,360 Reinbeck, IA $77,376

Shell Rock, IA $77,295 Stanley, IA $77,490 Steamboat Rock, IA $77,561 Stout, IA $77,306 Sumner, IA $77,288 Traer, IA $77,522 Tripoli, IA $77,299 Waverly, IA $77,297

Wellsburg, IA $77,421 Westgate, IA $77,380 Winthrop, IA $77,788 Waterloo, IA $77,500 Evansdale, IA $77,479 Creston, IA $78,031 Afton, IA $78,254 Arispe, IA $78,256

Bedford, IA $77,157 Benton, IA $77,105 Blockton, IA $77,054 Bridgewater, IA $77,376 Carbon, IA $77,727 Clearfield, IA $77,163 Corning, IA $77,460 Cromwell, IA $78,044

Cumberland, IA $77,648 Diagonal, IA $77,379 Fontanelle, IA $77,804 Grant, IA $78,057 Gravity, IA $77,230 Greenfield, IA $78,326 Arnolds Park, IA $77,763 Dickens, IA $77,275

Estherville, IA $77,516 Everly, IA $77,317 Fostoria, IA $77,714 Gillett Grove, IA $77,540 Graettinger, IA $77,334 Greenville, IA $77,304 Gruver, IA $77,482 Harris, IA $77,332

Hartley, IA $77,333 Lake Park, IA $77,438

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 01, 2026

$71,959

Average $79,357/year

$88,137

$5,997

Average $6,613/month

$7,345

$1,384

Average $1,526/week

$1,695

$35

Average $38/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,137	$7,345	$1,695	$42
Average	$79,357	$6,613	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$71,959	$5,997	$1,384	$35

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