Microbiologist Salary in Iowa

How much does a Microbiologist make in Iowa?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Iowa is $79,353 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): $96,061
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,067 to $88,099
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,433

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,099	$7,342	$1,694	$42
Average	$79,353	$6,613	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$72,067	$6,006	$1,386	$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): $55,644
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,977
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,710
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,584
Expert (over 8 years): $126,809

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$55,644
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$68,977
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$78,710
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$88,584
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$126,809

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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: $91,807.
California: $91,459.
Massachusetts: $90,240.

District of Columbia $91,807 California $91,459 Massachusetts $90,240 Washington $89,908 New Jersey $89,875 Alaska $89,759 Connecticut $88,615 New York $88,151

Hawaii $86,666 Rhode Island $85,970 Maryland $85,497 Minnesota $84,850 Colorado $84,602 Illinois $84,519 Oregon $84,204 Delaware $83,971

New Hampshire $83,826 Virginia $83,499 Pennsylvania $82,545 Nevada $82,064 North Dakota $81,907 Michigan $81,658 Wisconsin $81,567 Vermont $81,384

Texas $80,879 Maine $80,845 Arizona $80,796 Ohio $80,738 Georgia $79,975 Indiana $79,593 Wyoming $79,519 Utah $79,403

Iowa $79,353 Kansas $78,955 Louisiana $78,839 North Carolina $78,797 Missouri $78,781 Florida $78,457 Montana $78,283 Nebraska $78,117

Kentucky $78,026 South Carolina $77,695 Tennessee $77,487 Idaho $77,404 New Mexico $76,799 Oklahoma $76,666 Alabama $76,177 South Dakota $75,356

Arkansas $74,908 West Virginia $74,668 Mississippi $73,947

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: $77,328
Melvin: $77,103
Milford: $77,431

West Bend, IA $77,328 Melvin, IA $77,103 Milford, IA $77,431 Ocheyedan, IA $77,240 Okoboji, IA $77,719 Royal, IA $77,343 Ruthven, IA $77,347 Spirit Lake, IA $77,647

Superior, IA $77,714 Terril, IA $77,285 Wallingford, IA $77,393 Webb, IA $77,270 Carroll, IA $77,410 Arcadia, IA $77,287 Arthur, IA $77,219 Aspinwall, IA $77,729

Auburn, IA $77,255 Breda, IA $77,275 Charter Oak, IA $77,252 Dedham, IA $77,419 Deloit, IA $77,338 Denison, IA $77,521 Glidden, IA $77,526 Halbur, IA $77,532

Ida Grove, IA $77,204 Irwin, IA $77,706 Kirkman, IA $77,649 Kiron, IA $77,231 Lake City, IA $77,324 Lake View, IA $77,342 Lanesboro, IA $77,643 Lidderdale, IA $77,435

Lohrville, IA $77,420 Manilla, IA $77,567 Manning, IA $77,515 Odebolt, IA $77,289 Ralston, IA $77,884 Ricketts, IA $77,491 Schleswig, IA $77,276 Scranton, IA $77,855

Templeton, IA $77,370 Vail, IA $77,308 Wall Lake, IA $77,311 Westside, IA $77,271 Council Bluffs, IA $78,797 Carter Lake, IA $78,797 Arion, IA $77,407 Avoca, IA $78,195

Blencoe, IA $77,234 Carson, IA $78,400 Crescent, IA $78,794 Defiance, IA $77,657 Dow City, IA $77,573 Dunlap, IA $77,617 Earling, IA $77,750 Elk Horn, IA $77,853

Elliott, IA $77,806 Emerson, IA $78,236 Glenwood, IA $78,578 Griswold, IA $77,961 Hancock, IA $78,302 Harlan, IA $77,968 Hastings, IA $78,306 Henderson, IA $78,360

Honey Creek, IA $78,757 Kimballton, IA $77,757 Lewis, IA $77,885 Little Sioux, IA $77,621 Logan, IA $78,395 Mc Clelland, IA $78,685 Macedonia, IA $78,455 Magnolia, IA $78,329

Malvern, IA $78,358 Marne, IA $77,836 Minden, IA $78,515 Mineola, IA $78,695 Missouri Valley, IA $78,546 Modale, IA $78,355 Mondamin, IA $78,047 Moorhead, IA $77,313

Van Meter, IA $80,520 Van Wert, IA $78,166 Waukee, IA $80,762 Weldon, IA $78,279 West Des Moines, IA $81,140 What Cheer, IA $77,786 Whitten, IA $77,901 Williams, IA $77,463

Williamson, IA $79,098 Winterset, IA $79,816 Wiota, IA $77,625 Woodburn, IA $79,292 Woodward, IA $80,082 Yale, IA $78,722 Zearing, IA $78,183 Des Moines, IA $81,326

Urbandale, IA $81,178 Windsor Heights, IA $81,290 Clive, IA $81,012 Pleasant Hill, IA $81,182 Mason City, IA $77,520 Alexander, IA $77,255 Belmond, IA $77,363 Britt, IA $77,320

Buffalo Center, IA $77,408 Carpenter, IA $78,185 Chapin, IA $77,656 Clear Lake, IA $77,440 Corwith, IA $77,221 Coulter, IA $77,648 Crystal Lake, IA $77,650 Dougherty, IA $77,183

Fertile, IA $77,384 Floyd, IA $77,554 Forest City, IA $77,391 Garner, IA $77,359 Goodell, IA $77,224 Grafton, IA $77,394 Hampton, IA $77,438 Hanlontown, IA $77,289

Joice, IA $77,347 Kanawha, IA $77,254 Kensett, IA $77,286 Klemme, IA $77,292 Lake Mills, IA $77,554 Lakota, IA $77,349 Latimer, IA $77,344 Leland, IA $77,384

Sioux Center, IA $76,900 Neola, IA $78,585 Oakland, IA $78,369 Mount Ayr, IA $77,276 Nodaway, IA $77,408 Orient, IA $78,093 Prescott, IA $77,397 Redding, IA $77,110

Shannon City, IA $77,748 Sharpsburg, IA $77,099 Tingley, IA $77,734 Villisca, IA $77,627 Akron, IA $75,997 Alta, IA $77,366 Alton, IA $76,889 Anthon, IA $75,994

Aurelia, IA $77,175 Battle Creek, IA $77,023 Bronson, IA $75,467 Brunsville, IA $75,914 Calumet, IA $77,549 Castana, IA $76,953 Chatsworth, IA $76,193 Cherokee, IA $77,076

Cleghorn, IA $76,766 Climbing Hill, IA $75,743 Correctionville, IA $76,177 Cushing, IA $76,729 Danbury, IA $76,886 Galva, IA $77,113 Granville, IA $76,874 Hawarden, IA $76,713

Hinton, IA $75,430 Holstein, IA $76,937 Hornick, IA $76,084 Ireton, IA $76,593 Kingsley, IA $75,852 Larrabee, IA $77,095 Lawton, IA $75,397 Le Mars, IA $75,953

Linn Grove, IA $77,264 Mapleton, IA $77,099 Marcus, IA $76,666 Maurice, IA $76,661 Meriden, IA $76,934 Merrill, IA $75,583 Moville, IA $75,689 Onawa, IA $77,121

Orange City, IA $77,006 Oto, IA $76,285 Oyens, IA $76,138 Paullina, IA $77,074 Peterson, IA $77,265 Pierson, IA $76,115 Quimby, IA $76,724 Remsen, IA $76,248

Rodney, IA $76,462 Salix, IA $75,554 Schaller, IA $77,292 Sergeant Bluff, IA $75,316 Sloan, IA $75,956 Smithland, IA $76,368 Sutherland, IA $77,297 Ute, IA $77,260

Washta, IA $76,572 Westfield, IA $75,612 Whiting, IA $76,363 Sioux City, IA $75,224 Sheldon, IA $77,039 Alvord, IA $76,054 Archer, IA $77,062 Ashton, IA $76,908

Boyden, IA $76,799 Doon, IA $76,252 George, IA $76,738 Hospers, IA $77,034 Hull, IA $76,749 Inwood, IA $75,961 Larchwood, IA $75,774 Lester, IA $75,983

Little Rock, IA $76,854 Matlock, IA $77,049 Primghar, IA $77,294 Rock Rapids, IA $76,270 Rock Valley, IA $76,224 Sanborn, IA $77,161 Sibley, IA $77,119 Spencer, IA $77,498

Massena, IA $77,508 Gifford, IA $77,717 Lenox, IA $77,350 Ackworth, IA $80,461 Adair, IA $77,829 Adel, IA $80,234 Albion, IA $77,790 Alden, IA $77,485

Alleman, IA $80,671 Allerton, IA $77,547 Altoona, IA $81,038 Ames, IA $79,709 Anita, IA $77,519 Ankeny, IA $80,986 Atlantic, IA $77,937 Audubon, IA $77,530

Bagley, IA $78,327 Barnes City, IA $77,722 Baxter, IA $79,865 Bayard, IA $78,105 Beaver, IA $78,942 Berwick, IA $81,181 Bevington, IA $80,484 Blairsburg, IA $77,352

Bondurant, IA $80,822 Boone, IA $79,355 Booneville, IA $80,652 Bouton, IA $79,961 Boxholm, IA $78,589 Bradford, IA $77,744 Brayton, IA $77,640 Buckeye, IA $77,549

Bussey, IA $78,542 Cambridge, IA $80,277 Carlisle, IA $80,926 Casey, IA $78,182 Chariton, IA $78,749 Churdan, IA $77,719 Clemons, IA $77,903 Clio, IA $77,455

Colfax, IA $80,303 Collins, IA $79,945 Colo, IA $79,078 Columbia, IA $79,311 Coon Rapids, IA $77,733 Cooper, IA $78,588 Corydon, IA $77,831 Cumming, IA $80,860

Melcher Dallas, IA $79,708 Dallas Center, IA $80,469 Dana, IA $78,287 Davis City, IA $77,358 Dawson, IA $79,429 Decatur, IA $77,559 Derby, IA $78,461 De Soto, IA $80,248

Dexter, IA $79,515 Dows, IA $77,281 Earlham, IA $79,898 Elkhart, IA $80,673 Ellston, IA $77,913 Ellsworth, IA $78,062 Exira, IA $77,571 Ferguson, IA $78,280

Galt, IA $77,207 Garden City, IA $78,298 Garden Grove, IA $77,973 Gibson, IA $77,792 Gilbert, IA $79,343 Gilman, IA $78,007 Grand Junction, IA $78,569 Grand River, IA $77,881

Granger, IA $80,621 Gray, IA $77,693 Grimes, IA $80,861 Grinnell, IA $78,202 Guthrie Center, IA $78,154 Hamilton, IA $78,622 Pacific Junction, IA $78,565 Hamlin, IA $77,456

Little Cedar, IA $78,082 Mc Intire, IA $78,615 Manly, IA $77,352 Meservey, IA $77,248 Nora Springs, IA $77,471 Northwood, IA $77,792 Orchard, IA $77,511 Osage, IA $77,598

Plymouth, IA $77,322 Rake, IA $77,654 Riceville, IA $78,134 Rock Falls, IA $77,472 Rockford, IA $77,392 Rockwell, IA $77,339 Rowan, IA $77,233 Rudd, IA $77,490

Saint Ansgar, IA $78,000 Scarville, IA $77,491 Sheffield, IA $77,311 Stacyville, IA $78,447 Swaledale, IA $77,286 Thompson, IA $77,402 Thornton, IA $77,260 Titonka, IA $77,293

Toeterville, IA $78,287 Ventura, IA $77,334 Wesley, IA $77,249 Woden, IA $77,245 Fort Dodge, IA $77,634 Albert City, IA $77,331 Algona, IA $77,436 Armstrong, IA $77,392

Ayrshire, IA $77,273 Badger, IA $77,354 Bancroft, IA $77,327 Barnum, IA $77,277 Bode, IA $77,287 Bradgate, IA $77,243 Burnside, IA $78,064 Burt, IA $77,275

Callender, IA $77,611 Clare, IA $77,257 Clarion, IA $77,341 Curlew, IA $77,219 Cylinder, IA $77,212 Dakota City, IA $77,752 Dayton, IA $78,200 Dolliver, IA $77,390

Duncombe, IA $77,612 Eagle Grove, IA $77,391 Early, IA $77,297 Emmetsburg, IA $77,404 Farnhamville, IA $77,631 Fenton, IA $77,266 Fonda, IA $77,283 Gilmore City, IA $77,270

Goldfield, IA $77,287 Gowrie, IA $77,851 Harcourt, IA $78,078 Hardy, IA $77,214 Havelock, IA $77,244 Humboldt, IA $77,418 Jolley, IA $77,185 Knierim, IA $77,487

Laurens, IA $77,377 Ledyard, IA $77,439 Lehigh, IA $77,903 Livermore, IA $77,290 Lone Rock, IA $77,251 Lu Verne, IA $77,227 Lytton, IA $77,270 Mallard, IA $77,273

Manson, IA $77,353 Marathon, IA $77,317 Moorland, IA $77,365 Nemaha, IA $77,240 Newell, IA $77,338 Otho, IA $77,780 Ottosen, IA $77,219 Palmer, IA $77,238

Plover, IA $77,522 Pocahontas, IA $77,366 Pomeroy, IA $77,302 Rembrandt, IA $77,314 Renwick, IA $77,261 Ringsted, IA $77,286 Rockwell City, IA $77,326 Rolfe, IA $77,278

Rutland, IA $77,260 Sac City, IA $77,345 Sioux Rapids, IA $77,360 Somers, IA $77,263 Storm Lake, IA $77,509 Swea City, IA $77,414 Thor, IA $77,263 Truesdale, IA $77,670

Varina, IA $77,641 Vincent, IA $77,253 Webster City, IA $77,819 Luana, IA $77,298 Mc Gregor, IA $77,423 Marquette, IA $77,665 Monona, IA $77,418 New Albin, IA $77,828

Ossian, IA $77,337 Postville, IA $77,395 Protivin, IA $77,584 Randalia, IA $77,302 Ridgeway, IA $77,397 Saint Lucas, IA $77,673 Spillville, IA $77,716 Wadena, IA $77,359

Waterville, IA $77,466 Waucoma, IA $77,320 Waukon, IA $77,591 West Union, IA $77,432 Ainsworth, IA $77,718 Alburnett, IA $78,988 Amana, IA $78,886 Anamosa, IA $78,606

Atkins, IA $79,041 Baldwin, IA $77,642 Belle Plaine, IA $78,035 Blairstown, IA $78,466 Brandon, IA $77,692 Brooklyn, IA $77,933 Center Junction, IA $78,112 Center Point, IA $78,743

Central City, IA $78,821 Chelsea, IA $77,750 Clarence, IA $77,918 Clutier, IA $77,698 Coggon, IA $78,467 Prairieburg, IA $78,583 Conroy, IA $78,604 Guernsey, IA $77,976

Deep River, IA $77,890 Delhi, IA $77,958 Dysart, IA $77,607 Elberon, IA $77,728 Ely, IA $79,248 Fairfax, IA $79,205 Garrison, IA $77,804 Harper, IA $77,852

Hartford, IA $80,670 Harvey, IA $78,838 Haverhill, IA $78,216 Hubbard, IA $77,819 Humeston, IA $78,120 Huxley, IA $80,327 Indianola, IA $80,528 Iowa Falls, IA $77,622

Ira, IA $80,073 Jamaica, IA $78,705 Jefferson, IA $78,376 Jewell, IA $78,233 Johnston, IA $81,025 Kamrar, IA $77,834 Kellerton, IA $77,457 Kelley, IA $80,084

Kellogg, IA $78,530 Keswick, IA $77,880 Killduff, IA $79,416 Knoxville, IA $79,600 Hartwick, IA $77,879 Mount Pleasant, IA $77,578 Rome, IA $77,404 Mount Union, IA $77,473

New London, IA $77,570 Oakville, IA $77,580 Olds, IA $77,908 Pilot Grove, IA $77,665 Salem, IA $77,421 Sperry, IA $77,584 Stockport, IA $77,350 Swedesburg, IA $77,640

Wapello, IA $77,729 Wayland, IA $77,568 West Burlington, IA $77,758 West Point, IA $77,425 Saint Paul, IA $77,666 Wever, IA $77,447 Winfield, IA $77,607 Yarmouth, IA $77,479

Andover, IA $77,750 Atalissa, IA $77,910 Bennett, IA $77,937 Bettendorf, IA $78,005 Blue Grass, IA $78,080 Bryant, IA $77,728 Buffalo, IA $78,056 Calamus, IA $77,957

Camanche, IA $77,867 Charlotte, IA $77,788 Clinton, IA $77,797 Columbus City, IA $78,104 Columbus Junction, IA $77,727 Conesville, IA $77,770 De Witt, IA $77,904 Dixon, IA $78,027

Donahue, IA $78,066 Durant, IA $77,997 Eldridge, IA $78,136 Fruitland, IA $77,831 Goose Lake, IA $77,764 Grand Mound, IA $77,929 Grandview, IA $77,778 Le Claire, IA $77,945

Letts, IA $77,742 Lone Tree, IA $77,929 Long Grove, IA $78,029 Low Moor, IA $77,860 Mc Causland, IA $77,950 Montpelier, IA $78,024 Moscow, IA $77,917 Muscatine, IA $77,888

New Liberty, IA $77,977 Nichols, IA $77,807 Pleasant Valley, IA $77,927 Princeton, IA $77,940 Stockton, IA $78,045 Teeds Grove, IA $77,723 Tipton, IA $77,970 Walcott, IA $78,136

Welton, IA $77,859 West Liberty, IA $77,908 Wheatland, IA $77,908 Wilton, IA $77,946 Davenport, IA $78,698 Hiawatha, IA $79,303 Hills, IA $78,275 Homestead, IA $78,785

Hopkinton, IA $78,292 Iowa City, IA $78,398 Coralville, IA $78,725 Kalona, IA $78,229 Keota, IA $77,879 Keystone, IA $78,006 Ladora, IA $78,217 Langworthy, IA $78,350

Lisbon, IA $78,808 Lost Nation, IA $77,843 Lowden, IA $77,908 Luzerne, IA $78,239 Marengo, IA $78,454 Marion, IA $79,200 Martelle, IA $78,830 Mechanicsville, IA $78,498

Middle Amana, IA $78,860 Millersburg, IA $78,525 Monmouth, IA $77,662 Monticello, IA $78,250 Morley, IA $78,558 Mount Auburn, IA $77,686 Mount Vernon, IA $79,083 Newhall, IA $78,807

North English, IA $78,164 North Liberty, IA $78,965 Norway, IA $78,988 Oakdale, IA $78,736 Olin, IA $78,268 Onslow, IA $77,779 Oxford, IA $78,767 Oxford Junction, IA $77,804

Palo, IA $79,123 Parnell, IA $78,508 Quasqueton, IA $77,879 Riverside, IA $78,041 Robins, IA $79,251 Rowley, IA $77,840 Ryan, IA $78,248 Shellsburg, IA $78,862

Solon, IA $78,925 South Amana, IA $78,693 South English, IA $78,034 Springville, IA $78,986 Stanwood, IA $78,153 Swisher, IA $79,104 Tama, IA $77,851 Morning Sun, IA $77,613

Lacona, IA $79,748 Lamoni, IA $77,398 Laurel, IA $78,323 Le Grand, IA $78,197 Leighton, IA $78,499 Leon, IA $77,836 Liberty Center, IA $79,924 Linden, IA $79,529

Lineville, IA $77,348 Liscomb, IA $77,747 Lorimor, IA $78,745 Lovilia, IA $78,485 Lucas, IA $79,409 Luther, IA $79,853 Lynnville, IA $78,556 Mc Callsburg, IA $78,265

Macksburg, IA $78,603 Madrid, IA $80,148 Malcom, IA $77,731 Marshalltown, IA $78,001 Martensdale, IA $80,617 Maxwell, IA $80,306 Melbourne, IA $78,775 Menlo, IA $78,428

Millerton, IA $78,302 Milo, IA $80,184 Minburn, IA $80,062 Mingo, IA $80,226 Mitchellville, IA $80,705 Monroe, IA $80,001 Montezuma, IA $77,918 Montour, IA $77,783

Murray, IA $78,587 Nevada, IA $79,625 New Providence, IA $77,722 New Sharon, IA $78,154 Newton, IA $79,707 New Virginia, IA $79,913 Norwalk, IA $80,977 Ogden, IA $78,842

Osceola, IA $78,864 Otley, IA $79,765 Panora, IA $78,869 Paton, IA $78,078 Patterson, IA $80,286 Pella, IA $78,994 Perry, IA $79,668 Peru, IA $79,666

Pilot Mound, IA $78,433 Pleasantville, IA $80,209 Polk City, IA $80,666 Popejoy, IA $77,614 Prairie City, IA $80,418 Prole, IA $80,584 Radcliffe, IA $77,913 Randall, IA $78,647

Reasnor, IA $79,563 Redfield, IA $79,686 Rhodes, IA $79,723 Rippey, IA $78,704 Roland, IA $78,564 Runnells, IA $80,795 Russell, IA $78,325 Saint Anthony, IA $77,969

Saint Charles, IA $80,244 Saint Marys, IA $80,356 Searsboro, IA $78,214 Sheldahl, IA $80,389 Slater, IA $80,468 Stanhope, IA $78,271 State Center, IA $78,355 Story City, IA $78,621

Stratford, IA $78,287 Stuart, IA $78,765 Sully, IA $78,784 Swan, IA $80,506 Thayer, IA $78,287 Thornburg, IA $78,136 Tracy, IA $78,635 Truro, IA $79,704

Union, IA $77,713 Whittemore, IA $77,312 Woolstock, IA $77,272 Ackley, IA $77,445 Allison, IA $77,286 Alta Vista, IA $77,530 Aplington, IA $77,294 Aredale, IA $77,243

Arlington, IA $77,422 Aurora, IA $77,523 Austinville, IA $77,292 Beaman, IA $77,565 Bristow, IA $77,277 Buckingham, IA $77,441 Cedar Falls, IA $77,247 Charles City, IA $77,603

Clarksville, IA $77,283 Colwell, IA $77,866 Conrad, IA $77,569 Denver, IA $77,333 Dewar, IA $77,434 Dike, IA $77,320 Dumont, IA $77,333 Dunkerton, IA $77,404

Eldora, IA $77,689 Elma, IA $77,449 Fairbank, IA $77,399 Fredericksburg, IA $77,332 Frederika, IA $77,263 Garwin, IA $77,760 Geneva, IA $77,299 Gilbertville, IA $77,460

Gladbrook, IA $77,543 Greene, IA $77,305 Grundy Center, IA $77,405 Hazleton, IA $77,474 Holland, IA $77,310 Hudson, IA $77,413 Independence, IA $77,580 Ionia, IA $77,307

Janesville, IA $77,287 Jesup, IA $77,462 Kesley, IA $77,288 Lamont, IA $77,549 La Porte City, IA $77,482 Lincoln, IA $77,475 Marble Rock, IA $77,311 Masonville, IA $78,033

Maynard, IA $77,403 Morrison, IA $77,364 Nashua, IA $77,257 New Hampton, IA $77,576 New Hartford, IA $77,290 North Washington, IA $77,593 Oelwein, IA $77,423 Oran, IA $77,383

Toddville, IA $79,134 Toledo, IA $77,704 Troy Mills, IA $78,425 Urbana, IA $78,342 Van Horne, IA $78,418 Victor, IA $78,067 Vining, IA $78,017 Vinton, IA $78,172

Viola, IA $78,996 Walford, IA $79,086 Walker, IA $78,297 Washington, IA $77,855 Watkins, IA $78,783 Webster, IA $77,907 Wellman, IA $78,113 West Branch, IA $78,235

West Chester, IA $77,866 Williamsburg, IA $78,525 Wyoming, IA $77,843 Cedar Rapids, IA $79,336 Ottumwa, IA $77,600 Agency, IA $77,525 Albia, IA $78,062 Batavia, IA $77,394

Beacon, IA $78,461 Birmingham, IA $77,389 Blakesburg, IA $77,500 Bloomfield, IA $77,376 West Grove, IA $77,300 Brighton, IA $77,539 Cantril, IA $77,293 Cedar, IA $77,686

Centerville, IA $77,437 Chillicothe, IA $77,890 Cincinnati, IA $77,290 Delta, IA $77,577 Douds, IA $77,354 Drakesville, IA $77,353 Eddyville, IA $77,927 Eldon, IA $77,466

Exline, IA $77,298 Fairfield, IA $77,564 Floris, IA $77,370 Fremont, IA $77,652 Hayesville, IA $77,874 Hedrick, IA $77,404 Keosauqua, IA $77,386 Kirkville, IA $77,776

Libertyville, IA $77,437 Martinsburg, IA $77,734 Melrose, IA $78,156 Milton, IA $77,349 Moravia, IA $77,671 Moulton, IA $77,294 Mount Sterling, IA $77,212 Mystic, IA $77,693

Ollie, IA $77,597 Oskaloosa, IA $78,269 Packwood, IA $77,397 Plano, IA $77,695 Promise City, IA $77,779 Pulaski, IA $77,351 Richland, IA $77,621 Rose Hill, IA $77,675

Selma, IA $77,334 Seymour, IA $77,443 Sigourney, IA $77,815 Udell, IA $77,253 Unionville, IA $77,279 University Park, IA $78,398 Burlington, IA $77,789 Argyle, IA $77,345

Bonaparte, IA $77,370 Crawfordsville, IA $77,599 Danville, IA $77,528 Denmark, IA $77,707 Donnellson, IA $77,412 Farmington, IA $77,350 Fort Madison, IA $77,633 Hillsboro, IA $77,339

Houghton, IA $77,695 Keokuk, IA $77,627 Lockridge, IA $77,408 Mediapolis, IA $77,677 Middletown, IA $77,459 Montrose, IA $77,469 Lime Springs, IA $78,129 Panama, IA $78,072

Persia, IA $78,374 Pisgah, IA $77,815 Portsmouth, IA $78,217 Red Oak, IA $78,018 Shelby, IA $78,303 Silver City, IA $78,604 Soldier, IA $77,274 Stanton, IA $77,753

Treynor, IA $78,644 Underwood, IA $78,738 Walnut, IA $78,018 Westphalia, IA $77,991 Woodbine, IA $78,158 Shenandoah, IA $77,836 Blanchard, IA $77,379 Braddyville, IA $77,247

Clarinda, IA $77,570 Coin, IA $77,477 College Springs, IA $77,640 Essex, IA $77,761 Farragut, IA $77,726 Hamburg, IA $77,607 Imogene, IA $78,012 New Market, IA $77,360

Northboro, IA $77,466 Percival, IA $77,912 Randolph, IA $78,053 Riverton, IA $77,675 Shambaugh, IA $77,754 Sidney, IA $77,961 Tabor, IA $78,212 Thurman, IA $78,140

Yorktown, IA $77,836 Dubuque, IA $77,853 Tiffin, IA $78,784 Andrew, IA $78,077 Bellevue, IA $77,700 Bernard, IA $77,605 Cascade, IA $77,874 Colesburg, IA $77,516

Delaware, IA $78,126 Delmar, IA $77,815 Dundee, IA $77,589 Durango, IA $77,570 Dyersville, IA $77,887 Earlville, IA $77,801 Edgewood, IA $77,561 Elkader, IA $77,361

Elkport, IA $77,369 Epworth, IA $77,754 Farley, IA $77,801 Farmersburg, IA $77,304 Garber, IA $77,369 Garnavillo, IA $77,381 Greeley, IA $77,591 Guttenberg, IA $77,478

Holy Cross, IA $77,517 La Motte, IA $77,619 Luxemburg, IA $77,889 Manchester, IA $77,903 Maquoketa, IA $77,782 Miles, IA $77,642 New Vienna, IA $77,585 North Buena Vista, IA $77,494

Peosta, IA $77,738 Preston, IA $77,728 Sabula, IA $77,704 Saint Donatus, IA $77,863 Saint Olaf, IA $77,263 Sherrill, IA $77,470 Spragueville, IA $77,607 Springbrook, IA $77,879

Strawberry Point, IA $77,501 Volga, IA $77,365 Worthington, IA $77,848 Zwingle, IA $77,551 Decorah, IA $77,751 Calmar, IA $77,362 Castalia, IA $77,255 Chester, IA $78,626

Clermont, IA $77,365 Cresco, IA $77,763 Dorchester, IA $77,777 Elgin, IA $77,350 Fayette, IA $77,433 Fort Atkinson, IA $77,340 Harpers Ferry, IA $77,455 Hawkeye, IA $77,319

Highlandville, IA $77,976 Lansing, IA $77,688 Lawler, IA $77,359 Parkersburg, IA $77,298 Plainfield, IA $77,276 Raymond, IA $77,461 Readlyn, IA $77,355 Reinbeck, IA $77,372

Shell Rock, IA $77,291 Stanley, IA $77,486 Steamboat Rock, IA $77,557 Stout, IA $77,302 Sumner, IA $77,284 Traer, IA $77,518 Tripoli, IA $77,295 Waverly, IA $77,292

Wellsburg, IA $77,417 Westgate, IA $77,376 Winthrop, IA $77,783 Waterloo, IA $77,496 Evansdale, IA $77,475 Creston, IA $78,026 Afton, IA $78,250 Arispe, IA $78,252

Bedford, IA $77,152 Benton, IA $77,101 Blockton, IA $77,049 Bridgewater, IA $77,372 Carbon, IA $77,723 Clearfield, IA $77,159 Corning, IA $77,456 Cromwell, IA $78,039

Cumberland, IA $77,644 Diagonal, IA $77,374 Fontanelle, IA $77,800 Grant, IA $78,053 Gravity, IA $77,225 Greenfield, IA $78,321 Arnolds Park, IA $77,758 Dickens, IA $77,271

Estherville, IA $77,511 Everly, IA $77,313 Fostoria, IA $77,709 Gillett Grove, IA $77,536 Graettinger, IA $77,330 Greenville, IA $77,300 Gruver, IA $77,477 Harris, IA $77,328

Hartley, IA $77,329 Lake Park, IA $77,433

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 June 01, 2026

$72,067

Average $79,353/year

$88,099

$6,006

Average $6,613/month

$7,342

$1,386

Average $1,526/week

$1,694

$35

Average $38/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,099	$7,342	$1,694	$42
Average	$79,353	$6,613	$1,526	$38
25th Percentile	$72,067	$6,006	$1,386	$35

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