Microbiologist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Microbiologist make in Vermont?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Vermont is $81,384 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Microbiologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,520
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,912 to $90,354
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,108

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,354	$7,529	$1,738	$43
Average	$81,384	$6,782	$1,565	$39
25th Percentile	$73,912	$6,159	$1,421	$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): $57,068
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,743
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,725
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,852
Expert (over 8 years): $130,055

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$57,068
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$70,743
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$80,725
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$90,852
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$130,055

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What Am I Worth?

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:

Adamant: $83,304
Barre: $83,429
Cabot: $83,246

Adamant, VT $83,304 Barre, VT $83,429 Cabot, VT $83,246 Calais, VT $83,319 East Barre, VT $83,302 East Calais, VT $83,304 East Montpelier, VT $83,360 Eden, VT $83,249

Eden Mills, VT $83,174 Graniteville, VT $83,424 Hyde Park, VT $83,372 Johnson, VT $83,477 Lake Elmore, VT $83,279 Marshfield, VT $83,260 Moretown, VT $83,483 Morrisville, VT $83,473

Moscow, VT $83,515 Northfield, VT $83,381 Northfield Falls, VT $83,771 North Hyde Park, VT $83,366 North Montpelier, VT $83,282 Plainfield, VT $83,271 Roxbury, VT $83,130 South Barre, VT $83,526

Waterbury, VT $83,507 Stowe, VT $83,519 Waitsfield, VT $83,472 Warren, VT $83,316 Washington, VT $83,154 Waterbury Center, VT $83,505 Websterville, VT $83,411 Williamstown, VT $83,314

Wolcott, VT $83,268 Woodbury, VT $83,186 Worcester, VT $83,269 Rutland, VT $83,267 Belmont, VT $83,010 Benson, VT $83,009 Bomoseen, VT $83,140 Brandon, VT $83,201

Bridport, VT $83,210 Castleton, VT $83,156 Center Rutland, VT $83,213 Chittenden, VT $83,021 Cuttingsville, VT $82,992 Danby, VT $83,134 East Middlebury, VT $83,256 East Poultney, VT $83,143

East Wallingford, VT $83,053 Fair Haven, VT $83,083 Florence, VT $83,054 Forest Dale, VT $83,204 Gaysville, VT $82,676 Granville, VT $83,067 Hancock, VT $83,054 Hydeville, VT $83,150

Killington, VT $83,044 Middlebury, VT $83,384 Middletown Springs, VT $83,098 Mount Holly, VT $83,021 North Clarendon, VT $83,143 Orwell, VT $83,134 Pawlet, VT $83,164 Pittsfield, VT $83,093

Pittsford, VT $83,172 Poultney, VT $83,156 Proctor, VT $83,248 Ripton, VT $83,152 Rochester, VT $83,109 Rupert, VT $83,101 Salisbury, VT $83,233 Shoreham, VT $83,163

Stockbridge, VT $83,015 Wallingford, VT $83,060 Wells, VT $83,167 West Pawlet, VT $83,195 West Rupert, VT $83,175 West Rutland, VT $83,125 Whiting, VT $83,166 Saint Johnsbury, VT $83,256

Albany, VT $83,208 Barnet, VT $83,167 Barton, VT $83,199 Beebe Plain, VT $83,224 Concord, VT $83,088 Coventry, VT $83,321 Craftsbury, VT $83,232 Craftsbury Common, VT $83,236

Danville, VT $83,185 Derby, VT $83,224 Derby Line, VT $83,161 East Burke, VT $83,159 East Charleston, VT $83,167 East Hardwick, VT $83,212 East Haven, VT $82,977 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $83,254

Glover, VT $83,174 Granby, VT $82,875 Greensboro, VT $83,146 Greensboro Bend, VT $83,199 Hardwick, VT $83,291 Irasburg, VT $83,178 Island Pond, VT $83,042 Lowell, VT $83,150

Lower Waterford, VT $83,245 Lyndon, VT $83,230 Lyndon Center, VT $83,324 Lyndonville, VT $83,233 Morgan, VT $83,083 Newport, VT $83,273 Newport Center, VT $83,167 North Concord, VT $82,950

North Troy, VT $83,179 Orleans, VT $83,147 Passumpsic, VT $83,261 Peacham, VT $83,093 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $83,263 Sheffield, VT $83,116 Sutton, VT $83,109 Troy, VT $83,187

West Burke, VT $83,165 West Charleston, VT $83,126 West Danville, VT $83,190 Westfield, VT $83,124 West Glover, VT $83,181 Averill, VT $82,697 Beecher Falls, VT $83,233 Canaan, VT $83,026

Gilman, VT $83,392 Guildhall, VT $82,917 Lunenburg, VT $83,098 Norton, VT $82,863 North Bennington, VT $83,788 North Pownal, VT $83,957 Pownal, VT $84,005 White River Junction, VT $83,245

Ascutney, VT $83,284 Barnard, VT $83,056 Bethel, VT $83,107 Bradford, VT $83,195 Bridgewater, VT $83,141 Bridgewater Corners, VT $82,976 Brookfield, VT $83,189 Brownsville, VT $83,143

Chelsea, VT $83,141 Corinth, VT $83,118 East Corinth, VT $83,153 East Randolph, VT $83,169 East Ryegate, VT $83,097 East Thetford, VT $83,199 Fairlee, VT $83,110 Groton, VT $83,132

Hartford, VT $83,462 Hartland, VT $83,170 Hartland Four Corners, VT $83,166 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $83,380 Newbury, VT $83,122 North Hartland, VT $83,229 North Pomfret, VT $83,086 North Thetford, VT $83,198

Norwich, VT $83,181 Plymouth, VT $82,917 Post Mills, VT $83,180 Quechee, VT $83,266 Randolph, VT $83,251 Randolph Center, VT $83,209 Reading, VT $82,986 Sharon, VT $83,106

South Pomfret, VT $83,026 South Royalton, VT $83,130 South Ryegate, VT $83,146 South Strafford, VT $83,126 South Woodstock, VT $83,006 Strafford, VT $83,054 Taftsville, VT $83,272 Thetford, VT $83,199

Thetford Center, VT $83,112 Topsham, VT $83,088 Tunbridge, VT $83,103 Vershire, VT $83,064 Wells River, VT $83,152 West Fairlee, VT $83,305 West Hartford, VT $83,088 West Newbury, VT $83,120

West Topsham, VT $83,154 Wilder, VT $83,466 Windsor, VT $83,204 Woodstock, VT $83,102 Bellows Falls, VT $83,405 Cambridgeport, VT $83,310 Cavendish, VT $83,033 Chester, VT $83,116

Chester Depot, VT $83,086 Grafton, VT $83,053 Londonderry, VT $83,202 Ludlow, VT $83,076 North Springfield, VT $83,366 Perkinsville, VT $83,140 Peru, VT $83,115 Proctorsville, VT $83,047

Saxtons River, VT $83,388 South Londonderry, VT $83,253 Springfield, VT $83,326 Westminster, VT $83,404 Westminster Station, VT $83,410 Weston, VT $83,030 Shaftsbury, VT $83,689 Brattleboro, VT $83,575

Bondville, VT $83,229 East Dover, VT $83,398 Jacksonville, VT $83,608 Jamaica, VT $83,231 Marlboro, VT $83,989 Newfane, VT $83,344 Putney, VT $83,326 Readsboro, VT $83,999

South Newfane, VT $83,373 Stamford, VT $83,938 Townshend, VT $83,268 Vernon, VT $83,831 Wardsboro, VT $83,329 West Dover, VT $83,466 West Dummerston, VT $83,365 West Halifax, VT $83,493

West Townshend, VT $83,156 West Wardsboro, VT $83,158 Whitingham, VT $83,578 Williamsville, VT $83,365 Wilmington, VT $83,528 Burlington, VT $83,756 South Burlington, VT $83,751 Winooski, VT $83,756

Colchester, VT $83,756 Alburgh, VT $83,338 Bakersfield, VT $83,462 Belvidere Center, VT $83,159 Bristol, VT $83,479 Cambridge, VT $83,578 Charlotte, VT $83,642 East Berkshire, VT $83,381

East Fairfield, VT $83,505 Enosburg Falls, VT $83,275 Essex, VT $83,692 Essex Junction, VT $83,698 Fairfax, VT $83,584 Fairfield, VT $83,504 Ferrisburgh, VT $83,549 Franklin, VT $83,280

Grand Isle, VT $83,593 Highgate Center, VT $83,350 Highgate Springs, VT $83,393 Hinesburg, VT $83,641 Huntington, VT $83,578 Isle La Motte, VT $83,442 Jeffersonville, VT $83,522 Jericho, VT $83,622

Jonesville, VT $83,640 Milton, VT $83,662 Monkton, VT $83,573 Montgomery, VT $83,275 Montgomery Center, VT $83,174 New Haven, VT $83,469 North Ferrisburgh, VT $83,587 North Hero, VT $83,504

Richford, VT $83,261 Richmond, VT $83,631 Saint Albans, VT $83,541 Saint Albans Bay, VT $83,530 Shelburne, VT $83,719 Sheldon, VT $83,442 Sheldon Springs, VT $83,646 South Hero, VT $83,668

Starksboro, VT $83,528 Swanton, VT $83,427 Underhill, VT $83,603 Underhill Center, VT $83,606 Vergennes, VT $83,443 Waterville, VT $83,471 Westford, VT $83,645 Williston, VT $83,708

Montpelier, VT $83,416 Bennington, VT $83,850 Arlington, VT $83,554 Dorset, VT $83,229 East Arlington, VT $83,198 East Dorset, VT $83,231 Manchester, VT $83,456 Manchester Center, VT $83,401

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

$73,912

Average $81,384/year

$90,354

$6,159

Average $6,782/month

$7,529

$1,421

Average $1,565/week

$1,738

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,354	$7,529	$1,738	$43
Average	$81,384	$6,782	$1,565	$39
25th Percentile	$73,912	$6,159	$1,421	$36

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