Microbiologist Salary in Indiana

How much does a Microbiologist make in Indiana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Indiana is $79,598 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): $96,421
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,177 to $88,404
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,421

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,404	$7,367	$1,700	$43
Average	$79,598	$6,633	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,177	$6,015	$1,388	$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): $55,814
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,178
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,864
Expert (over 8 years): $127,197

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Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$55,814
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$69,178
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$78,950
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$88,864
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$127,197

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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:

Galveston: $77,391
Gas City: $77,222
Grass Creek: $77,302

Galveston, IN $77,391 Gas City, IN $77,222 Grass Creek, IN $77,302 Greentown, IN $77,397 Hemlock, IN $77,544 Jonesboro, IN $77,205 Kewanna, IN $77,390 La Fontaine, IN $77,281

Lagro, IN $77,261 Lake Cicott, IN $77,081 Laketon, IN $77,415 Leiters Ford, IN $77,868 Liberty Mills, IN $77,460 Logansport, IN $77,220 Lucerne, IN $77,210 Macy, IN $77,278

Marion, IN $77,326 Liberty, IN $78,566 Losantville, IN $77,668 Beech Grove, IN $80,676 Matthews, IN $77,179 Mexico, IN $77,434 Miami, IN $77,466 Monterey, IN $77,862

New Waverly, IN $77,322 North Manchester, IN $77,426 Oakford, IN $77,600 Onward, IN $77,432 Ora, IN $78,028 Peru, IN $77,329 Grissom Arb, IN $77,468 Roann, IN $77,390

Rochester, IN $77,560 Rockfield, IN $77,361 Royal Center, IN $77,216 Russiaville, IN $77,701 Servia, IN $77,396 Silver Lake, IN $77,483 Somerset, IN $77,533 Star City, IN $77,430

Swayzee, IN $77,321 Sweetser, IN $77,551 Twelve Mile, IN $77,184 Upland, IN $77,204 Urbana, IN $77,318 Van Buren, IN $77,230 Wabash, IN $77,412 Walton, IN $77,257

West Middleton, IN $77,747 Winamac, IN $77,713 Young America, IN $77,592 Aurora, IN $79,784 West College Corner, IN $78,953 Batesville, IN $78,921 Bath, IN $79,279 Bennington, IN $78,706

Brookville, IN $79,245 Cedar Grove, IN $79,627 Cross Plains, IN $78,902 Dillsboro, IN $79,247 East Enterprise, IN $78,881 Florence, IN $78,881 Friendship, IN $79,063 Guilford, IN $79,803

Holton, IN $77,967 Laurel, IN $78,116 Lawrenceburg, IN $80,089 Metamora, IN $78,885 Milan, IN $79,176 Moores Hill, IN $79,465 Morris, IN $79,035 Napoleon, IN $78,426

New Trenton, IN $79,758 Oldenburg, IN $78,706 Osgood, IN $78,184 Patriot, IN $79,339 Pierceville, IN $78,971 Rising Sun, IN $79,499 Sunman, IN $79,370 Versailles, IN $78,780

Vevay, IN $78,213 West Harrison, IN $79,895 Austin, IN $78,243 Bethlehem, IN $78,273 Borden, IN $79,057 Bradford, IN $79,035 Campbellsburg, IN $77,761 Central, IN $78,669

Charlestown, IN $79,039 Corydon, IN $78,902 Crandall, IN $79,058 Depauw, IN $78,767 Eckerty, IN $77,572 Elizabeth, IN $79,110 English, IN $78,293 Floyds Knobs, IN $79,287

Fredericksburg, IN $78,559 Georgetown, IN $79,212 Grantsburg, IN $78,314 Greenville, IN $79,123 Hardinsburg, IN $78,295 Henryville, IN $78,831 Clarksville, IN $79,298 Jeffersonville, IN $79,295

Laconia, IN $78,832 Lanesville, IN $79,266 Leavenworth, IN $78,292 Lexington, IN $78,322 Marysville, IN $78,793 Mauckport, IN $78,633 Memphis, IN $79,115 Milltown, IN $78,611

Mount Saint Francis, IN $79,248 Nabb, IN $78,528 New Albany, IN $79,298 New Middletown, IN $79,048 New Salisbury, IN $78,986 New Washington, IN $78,492 Otisco, IN $78,871 Palmyra, IN $78,849

Pekin, IN $78,813 Marengo, IN $78,282 Ramsey, IN $78,872 Pleasant Lake, IN $77,612 Granger, IN $78,128 Grovertown, IN $78,263 Hamlet, IN $78,526 Knox, IN $78,477

Lakeville, IN $77,587 Lapaz, IN $77,798 Leesburg, IN $78,187 Mentone, IN $77,585 Middlebury, IN $79,320 Milford, IN $78,555 Millersburg, IN $78,884 Mishawaka, IN $78,052

Nappanee, IN $78,685 New Carlisle, IN $77,599 New Paris, IN $79,052 North Liberty, IN $77,531 North Webster, IN $77,929 Notre Dame, IN $77,185 Osceola, IN $79,392 Pierceton, IN $77,656

Plymouth, IN $78,027 Shipshewana, IN $78,905 Syracuse, IN $78,493 Tippecanoe, IN $77,827 Topeka, IN $78,508 Tyner, IN $77,952 Wakarusa, IN $78,788 Walkerton, IN $77,918

Warsaw, IN $77,740 Winona Lake, IN $77,705 Wyatt, IN $77,947 South Bend, IN $77,176 Albion, IN $77,625 Andrews, IN $77,274 Angola, IN $77,755 Arcola, IN $77,363

Ashley, IN $77,453 Auburn, IN $77,348 Avilla, IN $77,418 Berne, IN $77,116 Bippus, IN $77,352 Salem, IN $78,287 Scottsburg, IN $78,333 Sellersburg, IN $79,287

Sulphur, IN $78,277 Taswell, IN $77,640 Underwood, IN $78,748 Columbus, IN $77,269 Brownstown, IN $77,409 Butlerville, IN $77,719 Canaan, IN $78,356 Clarksburg, IN $78,116

Clifford, IN $78,172 Commiskey, IN $77,754 Cortland, IN $77,307 Crothersville, IN $77,870 Deputy, IN $78,235 Dupont, IN $77,803 Elizabethtown, IN $77,861 Flat Rock, IN $78,529

Freetown, IN $76,718 Grammer, IN $77,977 Greensburg, IN $77,934 Hanover, IN $78,317 Hartsville, IN $77,783 Hayden, IN $77,757 Hope, IN $78,254 Jonesville, IN $77,667

Kurtz, IN $76,553 Madison, IN $77,886 Medora, IN $77,263 Millhousen, IN $78,142 New Point, IN $78,408 Norman, IN $76,573 North Vernon, IN $77,654 Paris Crossing, IN $78,035

Saint Paul, IN $78,446 Scipio, IN $77,842 Seymour, IN $77,501 Taylorsville, IN $78,115 Vallonia, IN $77,624 Vernon, IN $77,897 Westport, IN $77,705 Muncie, IN $77,225

Albany, IN $77,339 Bentonville, IN $77,936 Boston, IN $78,515 Brownsville, IN $77,820 Bryant, IN $77,183 Cambridge City, IN $77,701 Centerville, IN $77,854 Connersville, IN $77,875

Daleville, IN $76,932 Dublin, IN $77,955 Dunkirk, IN $77,250 Dunreith, IN $77,948 Eaton, IN $77,197 Economy, IN $77,574 Farmland, IN $77,411 Fountain City, IN $77,881

Gaston, IN $77,118 Greensboro, IN $77,735 Greens Fork, IN $77,613 Hagerstown, IN $77,695 Hartford City, IN $77,228 Kennard, IN $77,550 Lewisville, IN $77,911 Roachdale, IN $78,540

Bluffton, IN $77,192 Butler, IN $77,454 Churubusco, IN $77,370 Columbia City, IN $77,386 Corunna, IN $77,469 Craigville, IN $77,243 Cromwell, IN $77,983 Decatur, IN $77,239

Fremont, IN $77,733 Garrett, IN $77,356 Geneva, IN $77,189 Grabill, IN $77,327 Hamilton, IN $77,535 Harlan, IN $77,302 Hoagland, IN $77,322 Howe, IN $78,187

Hudson, IN $77,693 Huntertown, IN $77,346 Huntington, IN $77,302 Kendallville, IN $77,573 Keystone, IN $77,084 Kimmell, IN $77,788 Lagrange, IN $78,117 Laotto, IN $77,371

Larwill, IN $77,602 Leo, IN $77,337 Liberty Center, IN $77,165 Ligonier, IN $78,231 Linn Grove, IN $77,056 Markle, IN $77,249 Mongo, IN $78,016 Monroe, IN $77,156

Monroeville, IN $77,281 New Haven, IN $77,346 Orland, IN $77,710 Ossian, IN $77,302 Petroleum, IN $77,086 Boggstown, IN $79,822 Brooklyn, IN $79,711 Brownsburg, IN $80,411

Camby, IN $80,492 Carthage, IN $78,440 Charlottesville, IN $78,149 Clayton, IN $79,623 Cloverdale, IN $77,655 Coatesville, IN $78,952 Danville, IN $79,743 Avon, IN $80,448

Edinburgh, IN $78,508 Eminence, IN $78,388 Fairland, IN $79,948 Falmouth, IN $77,665 Fillmore, IN $78,490 Finly, IN $79,192 Fountaintown, IN $79,864 Franklin, IN $79,486

Glenwood, IN $77,824 Greencastle, IN $77,510 Greenfield, IN $79,204 Greenwood, IN $80,620 Gwynneville, IN $78,900 Homer, IN $78,618 Jamestown, IN $79,245 Knightstown, IN $78,044

Lizton, IN $79,646 Manilla, IN $78,695 Martinsville, IN $78,618 Maxwell, IN $78,664 Mays, IN $78,094 Milroy, IN $78,339 Monrovia, IN $79,129 Mooresville, IN $79,971

Morgantown, IN $77,616 Morristown, IN $79,136 Needham, IN $79,926 New Palestine, IN $80,298 Nineveh, IN $77,584 North Salem, IN $79,280 Paragon, IN $77,963 Pittsboro, IN $80,079

Plainfield, IN $80,385 Putnamville, IN $77,455 Reelsville, IN $76,881 Rushville, IN $78,365 Talbot, IN $77,501 Templeton, IN $77,194 Veedersburg, IN $77,317 Wallace, IN $77,694

Waveland, IN $77,427 Waynetown, IN $77,589 West Lebanon, IN $77,709 Westpoint, IN $77,564 Williamsport, IN $77,594 Wingate, IN $77,530 Wolcott, IN $77,450 Yeoman, IN $77,502

Holland, IN $77,375 Huntingburg, IN $77,413 Ireland, IN $77,249 Jasper, IN $77,288 Lamar, IN $77,532 Leopold, IN $77,667 Lincoln City, IN $77,550 Loogootee, IN $76,875

Mariah Hill, IN $77,510 Monroe City, IN $74,703 Montgomery, IN $75,878 Oaktown, IN $74,754 Odon, IN $76,686 Otwell, IN $76,105 Petersburg, IN $75,532 Plainville, IN $75,676

Ragsdale, IN $74,630 Rome, IN $77,491 Saint Anthony, IN $77,376 Saint Croix, IN $77,647 Saint Meinrad, IN $77,467 Sandborn, IN $75,495 Santa Claus, IN $77,699 Schnellville, IN $77,385

Shoals, IN $76,993 Spurgeon, IN $77,337 Stendal, IN $77,146 Tell City, IN $77,642 Troy, IN $77,521 Velpen, IN $77,128 Vincennes, IN $74,059 Westphalia, IN $75,275

Wheatland, IN $74,687 Winslow, IN $76,420 Boonville, IN $78,068 Chandler, IN $78,332 Chrisney, IN $77,733 Cynthiana, IN $78,011 Elberfeld, IN $78,160 Folsomville, IN $77,671

Grandview, IN $77,624 Griffin, IN $77,552 Russellville, IN $77,579 Shelbyville, IN $79,217 Stilesville, IN $78,930 Trafalgar, IN $78,257 Waldron, IN $78,687 West Newton, IN $80,624

Whiteland, IN $80,178 Wilkinson, IN $77,664 Indianapolis, IN $80,684 Lynn, IN $77,671 Hatfield, IN $78,099 Inglefield, IN $78,459 Lynnville, IN $77,797 Mount Vernon, IN $78,186

Newburgh, IN $78,410 New Harmony, IN $77,981 Poseyville, IN $78,011 Richland, IN $78,076 Rockport, IN $77,886 Tennyson, IN $77,666 Wadesville, IN $78,292 Haubstadt, IN $78,112

Hazleton, IN $75,015 Buckskin, IN $77,812 Fort Branch, IN $77,705 Francisco, IN $76,548 Mackey, IN $77,511 Oakland City, IN $77,074 Owensville, IN $77,386 Patoka, IN $75,805

Princeton, IN $76,687 Somerville, IN $77,289 Evansville, IN $78,545 Oxford, IN $76,959 Perrysville, IN $77,512 Pine Village, IN $77,045 Remington, IN $77,612 Rensselaer, IN $78,622

Reynolds, IN $77,275 Romney, IN $77,764 State Line, IN $78,116 Stockwell, IN $78,351 Terre Haute, IN $75,526 Bellmore, IN $77,026 Blanford, IN $75,981 Bloomingdale, IN $77,108

Bowling Green, IN $76,694 Brazil, IN $76,043 Bridgeton, IN $76,160 Carbon, IN $76,322 Carlisle, IN $75,350 Centerpoint, IN $76,277 Clay City, IN $76,198 Clinton, IN $75,965

Coalmont, IN $76,076 Cory, IN $75,820 Dana, IN $76,808 Dugger, IN $75,944 Fairbanks, IN $75,792 Farmersburg, IN $75,724 Fontanet, IN $75,737 Graysville, IN $75,773

Harmony, IN $76,296 Hillsdale, IN $76,670 Hymera, IN $75,991 Judson, IN $76,945 Knightsville, IN $76,186 Lewis, IN $75,958 Marshall, IN $77,237 Mecca, IN $76,220

Merom, IN $75,802 Montezuma, IN $76,509 New Goshen, IN $75,591 Sullivan, IN $75,773 Paxton, IN $75,687 Pimento, IN $75,771 Poland, IN $77,004 Prairie Creek, IN $75,693

Prairieton, IN $75,540 Riley, IN $75,572 Rockville, IN $76,580 Rosedale, IN $75,844 Saint Bernice, IN $76,239 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $75,530 Seelyville, IN $75,591 Shelburn, IN $75,763

Shepardsville, IN $75,641 Staunton, IN $75,771 Universal, IN $75,732 West Terre Haute, IN $75,532 Lafayette, IN $78,066 Beverly Shores, IN $81,047 Boone Grove, IN $81,199 Cedar Lake, IN $81,717

Chesterton, IN $81,605 Crown Point, IN $81,804 Demotte, IN $80,457 Dyer, IN $82,046 East Chicago, IN $82,435 Griffith, IN $82,296 Hammond, IN $82,381 Munster, IN $82,248

Highland, IN $82,303 Hanna, IN $79,054 Hebron, IN $81,182 Hobart, IN $82,237 Kingsbury, IN $78,773 Kingsford Heights, IN $78,755 Kouts, IN $80,408 La Crosse, IN $79,576

Lake Village, IN $80,421 La Porte, IN $78,885 Leroy, IN $81,540 Lowell, IN $81,236 Michigan City, IN $80,056 Mill Creek, IN $77,861 North Judson, IN $78,273 Portage, IN $82,176

Rolling Prairie, IN $78,109 Roselawn, IN $80,313 Saint John, IN $81,952 San Pierre, IN $79,396 Middletown, IN $77,046 Milton, IN $77,528 Modoc, IN $77,456 Montpelier, IN $77,210

Mooreland, IN $77,629 Mount Summit, IN $77,364 New Castle, IN $77,637 New Lisbon, IN $77,821 Oakville, IN $77,224 Parker City, IN $77,429 Pennville, IN $77,226 Pershing, IN $77,940

Portland, IN $77,270 Redkey, IN $77,280 Richmond, IN $78,308 Ridgeville, IN $77,240 Salamonia, IN $77,403 Saratoga, IN $77,673 Selma, IN $77,376 Shirley, IN $77,481

Spiceland, IN $77,884 Springport, IN $77,272 Straughn, IN $77,846 Sulphur Springs, IN $77,258 Union City, IN $77,543 Webster, IN $77,943 Williamsburg, IN $77,668 Winchester, IN $77,437

Yorktown, IN $76,960 Bloomington, IN $76,380 Avoca, IN $76,823 Bedford, IN $76,936 Schererville, IN $82,146 Bloomfield, IN $76,654 West Lafayette, IN $77,618 Idaville, IN $77,101

Kentland, IN $77,945 Kingman, IN $77,309 Ladoga, IN $78,578 Linden, IN $77,974 Medaryville, IN $78,405 Mellott, IN $77,667 Monon, IN $77,716 Monticello, IN $77,335

Montmorenci, IN $77,591 Morocco, IN $78,837 Mount Ayr, IN $79,002 New Market, IN $78,060 Newport, IN $77,115 New Richmond, IN $77,662 New Ross, IN $78,742 Newtown, IN $77,680

Otterbein, IN $77,209 Clear Creek, IN $76,416 Coal City, IN $76,571 Ellettsville, IN $76,962 Fort Ritner, IN $77,443 Freedom, IN $76,787 French Lick, IN $77,415 Gosport, IN $77,450

Harrodsburg, IN $76,573 Helmsburg, IN $76,611 Heltonville, IN $76,563 Huron, IN $76,919 Jasonville, IN $76,228 Koleen, IN $76,681 Linton, IN $76,596 Lyons, IN $76,534

Midland, IN $76,246 Mitchell, IN $77,447 Nashville, IN $76,456 Newberry, IN $76,603 Oolitic, IN $76,885 Orleans, IN $77,546 Owensburg, IN $76,809 Paoli, IN $77,867

Patricksburg, IN $76,778 Quincy, IN $77,848 Scotland, IN $76,565 Smithville, IN $76,456 Solsberry, IN $76,739 Spencer, IN $77,090 Springville, IN $76,749 Stanford, IN $76,545

Stinesville, IN $77,142 Switz City, IN $76,641 Tunnelton, IN $77,388 Unionville, IN $76,674 West Baden Springs, IN $77,305 Williams, IN $77,025 Worthington, IN $76,627 Washington, IN $75,198

Bicknell, IN $74,731 Birdseye, IN $77,435 Branchville, IN $77,881 Bristow, IN $77,472 Bruceville, IN $74,406 Cannelburg, IN $76,734 Cannelton, IN $77,482 Celestine, IN $77,353

Crane, IN $76,808 Dale, IN $77,448 Decker, IN $75,099 Derby, IN $77,633 Dubois, IN $77,248 Edwardsport, IN $75,131 Elnora, IN $75,882 Evanston, IN $77,509

Ferdinand, IN $77,426 Freelandville, IN $74,977 Fulda, IN $77,524 Alamo, IN $77,830 Ambia, IN $77,575 Attica, IN $77,328 Battle Ground, IN $77,545 Boswell, IN $77,378

Brook, IN $78,372 Brookston, IN $77,176 Buck Creek, IN $77,886 Buffalo, IN $77,805 Burnettsville, IN $77,021 Cayuga, IN $77,458 Chalmers, IN $77,018 Clarks Hill, IN $78,128

Covington, IN $77,553 Crawfordsville, IN $77,996 Darlington, IN $78,692 Dayton, IN $78,175 Earl Park, IN $77,341 Fair Oaks, IN $80,101 Fowler, IN $77,064 Francesville, IN $77,970

Goodland, IN $77,759 Hillsboro, IN $77,444 Schneider, IN $80,817 Shelby, IN $80,682 Sumava Resorts, IN $80,677 Tefft, IN $79,609 Thayer, IN $80,568 Union Mills, IN $79,037

Valparaiso, IN $81,042 Wanatah, IN $80,014 Westville, IN $80,608 Wheatfield, IN $80,007 Wheeler, IN $81,987 Whiting, IN $83,151 Gary, IN $82,467 Lake Station, IN $82,478

Merrillville, IN $82,192 Argos, IN $77,847 Atwood, IN $77,920 Bourbon, IN $78,004 Bremen, IN $78,026 Bristol, IN $79,740 Burket, IN $77,813 Claypool, IN $77,559

Culver, IN $78,112 Donaldson, IN $78,126 Elkhart, IN $80,070 Etna Green, IN $78,040 Goshen, IN $79,585 Little York, IN $78,244 Gentryville, IN $77,628 Alexandria, IN $76,922

Anderson, IN $76,787 Arcadia, IN $77,778 Atlanta, IN $77,644 Carmel, IN $80,307 Cicero, IN $78,083 Colfax, IN $78,590 Elwood, IN $77,124 Fishers, IN $78,994

Forest, IN $78,016 Fortville, IN $78,238 Frankfort, IN $78,380 Frankton, IN $76,894 Goldsmith, IN $77,940 Hobbs, IN $77,377 Ingalls, IN $77,651 Kempton, IN $78,130

Kirklin, IN $78,769 Lapel, IN $76,961 Lebanon, IN $79,553 Mc Cordsville, IN $79,599 Markleville, IN $77,106 Michigantown, IN $78,191 Mulberry, IN $78,052 Noblesville, IN $77,591

Orestes, IN $76,962 Pendleton, IN $77,083 Rossville, IN $77,933 Sedalia, IN $77,888 Sharpsville, IN $77,714 Sheridan, IN $79,007 Summitville, IN $77,100 Thorntown, IN $78,999

Tipton, IN $77,760 Westfield, IN $79,721 Whitestown, IN $79,881 Windfall, IN $77,429 Zionsville, IN $80,172 Advance, IN $79,188 Amo, IN $79,279 Arlington, IN $78,812

Bainbridge, IN $78,320 Bargersville, IN $79,827 Pleasant Mills, IN $77,221 Poneto, IN $77,097 Preble, IN $77,254 Roanoke, IN $77,336 Rome City, IN $77,803 Saint Joe, IN $77,330

South Milford, IN $77,761 South Whitley, IN $77,424 Spencerville, IN $77,322 Stroh, IN $77,736 Uniondale, IN $77,276 Warren, IN $77,254 Waterloo, IN $77,390 Wawaka, IN $77,856

Wolcottville, IN $77,839 Wolflake, IN $77,676 Woodburn, IN $77,281 Yoder, IN $77,347 Zanesville, IN $77,331 Fort Wayne, IN $77,359 Kokomo, IN $77,565 Akron, IN $77,409

Amboy, IN $77,288 Athens, IN $77,389 Bringhurst, IN $77,631 Bunker Hill, IN $77,387 Burlington, IN $77,749 Burrows, IN $77,301 Camden, IN $77,366 Converse, IN $77,329

Cutler, IN $77,710 Deedsville, IN $77,250 Delong, IN $77,895 Delphi, IN $77,486 Denver, IN $77,315 Fairmount, IN $77,197 Flora, IN $77,560 Fowlerton, IN $77,187

Fulton, IN $77,618

Microbiologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

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Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$72,177

Average $79,598/year

$88,404

$6,015

Average $6,633/month

$7,367

$1,388

Average $1,531/week

$1,700

$35

Average $38/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,404	$7,367	$1,700	$43
Average	$79,598	$6,633	$1,531	$38
25th Percentile	$72,177	$6,015	$1,388	$35

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