Microbiologist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Microbiologist make in Wisconsin?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologist in Wisconsin is $81,567 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): $98,741
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,077 to $90,556
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,259

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Microbiologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,556	$7,546	$1,741	$44
Average	$81,567	$6,797	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$74,077	$6,173	$1,425	$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): $57,196
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,901
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,906
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,055
Expert (over 8 years): $130,347

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$57,196
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$70,901
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$80,906
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$91,055
Microbiol... Level Microbiologist	$130,347

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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:

Green Lake: $79,341
Greenville: $80,096
Hancock: $78,639

Green Lake, WI $79,341 Greenville, WI $80,096 Hancock, WI $78,639 Hortonville, WI $79,928 Iola, WI $78,988 King, WI $79,593 Larsen, WI $79,781 Leopolis, WI $78,890

Manawa, WI $79,282 Marion, WI $79,037 Menasha, WI $80,161 Neenah, WI $80,015 Neshkoro, WI $79,056 New London, WI $79,598 Ogdensburg, WI $79,103 Omro, WI $79,494

Pickett, WI $79,559 Pine River, WI $79,252 Plainfield, WI $78,785 Poy Sippi, WI $79,306 Princeton, WI $79,151 Readfield, WI $79,700 Redgranite, WI $79,328 Ripon, WI $79,481

Rosendale, WI $79,520 Saxeville, WI $79,165 Scandinavia, WI $79,051 Tilleda, WI $78,771 Van Dyne, WI $79,620 Waukau, WI $79,481 Waupaca, WI $79,268 Wautoma, WI $79,083

Weyauwega, WI $79,404 Wild Rose, WI $79,107 Winnebago, WI $79,802 Winneconne, WI $79,617 Wilson, WI $80,922 Boyd, WI $78,826 Cadott, WI $78,883 Chetek, WI $78,670

Chippewa Falls, WI $79,052 Colfax, WI $78,957 Conrath, WI $78,510 Cornell, WI $78,714 Dallas, WI $79,122 Downing, WI $80,543 Downsville, WI $79,958 Durand, WI $79,881

Eau Galle, WI $79,704 Eleva, WI $79,137 Elk Mound, WI $78,962 Elmwood, WI $80,471 Fairchild, WI $79,041 Fall Creek, WI $79,088 Gilmanton, WI $79,498 Holcombe, WI $78,578

Humbird, WI $78,953 Independence, WI $79,268 Jim Falls, WI $78,780 Knapp, WI $80,500 Maiden Rock, WI $80,598 Menomonie, WI $79,882 Merrillan, WI $78,844 Mondovi, WI $79,297

Nelson, WI $80,243 New Auburn, WI $78,638 Osseo, WI $79,322 Pepin, WI $80,875 Pigeon Falls, WI $79,499 Plum City, WI $80,490 Prairie Farm, WI $79,804 Ridgeland, WI $79,376

Rock Falls, WI $78,996 Sand Creek, WI $78,681 Sheldon, WI $78,476 Spring Valley, WI $80,976 Stanley, WI $78,847 Stockholm, WI $81,065 Strum, WI $79,270 Thorp, WI $78,810

Wheeler, WI $79,549 Whitehall, WI $79,166 Spooner, WI $78,452 Almena, WI $79,550 Ashland, WI $78,374 Balsam Lake, WI $80,848 Barron, WI $79,051 Barronett, WI $78,486

Bayfield, WI $78,375 Benoit, WI $78,261 Birchwood, WI $78,345 Brill, WI $78,674 Bruce, WI $78,435 Brule, WI $79,107 Cable, WI $78,101 Cameron, WI $78,693

Centuria, WI $81,292 Comstock, WI $79,767 Cornucopia, WI $78,480 Couderay, WI $78,141 Cumberland, WI $79,180 Danbury, WI $78,921 Drummond, WI $78,333 Edgewater, WI $78,300

Exeland, WI $78,199 Foxboro, WI $79,388 Frederic, WI $79,619 Gordon, WI $78,729 Grand View, WI $78,174 Grantsburg, WI $80,103 Haugen, WI $78,758 Hawthorne, WI $79,366

Hayward, WI $78,199 Herbster, WI $78,588 Hertel, WI $78,474 High Bridge, WI $78,257 Iron River, WI $78,819 Ladysmith, WI $78,442 Lake Nebagamon, WI $79,190 La Pointe, WI $78,242

Luck, WI $80,542 Maple, WI $79,377 Marengo, WI $78,224 Mason, WI $78,235 Mikana, WI $78,665 Milltown, WI $80,878 Minong, WI $78,694 Odanah, WI $78,552

Ojibwa, WI $78,064 Glidden, WI $78,093 Harshaw, WI $78,455 Hawkins, WI $78,306 Hazelhurst, WI $78,467 Heafford Junction, WI $78,534 Hurley, WI $78,310 Iron Belt, WI $78,164

Kennan, WI $78,318 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $78,447 Lake Tomahawk, WI $78,491 Land O Lakes, WI $78,385 Laona, WI $78,428 Long Lake, WI $78,214 Mc Naughton, WI $78,500 Manitowish Waters, WI $78,379

Mellen, WI $78,125 Mercer, WI $78,241 Minocqua, WI $78,529 Montreal, WI $78,331 Park Falls, WI $78,300 Phelps, WI $78,384 Phillips, WI $78,335 Prentice, WI $78,395

Presque Isle, WI $78,347 Saint Germain, WI $78,544 Saxon, WI $78,194 Sayner, WI $78,437 Star Lake, WI $78,234 Three Lakes, WI $78,452 Tony, WI $78,431 Tripoli, WI $78,263

Upson, WI $77,931 Wabeno, WI $78,435 Woodruff, WI $78,562 La Crosse, WI $78,010 Alma, WI $79,997 Alma Center, WI $78,942 Arcadia, WI $79,231 Arkdale, WI $78,644

Bangor, WI $78,180 Black River Falls, WI $78,686 Blair, WI $78,925 Camp Douglas, WI $78,759 Cashton, WI $78,265 Cataract, WI $78,390 Chaseburg, WI $78,138 Cochrane, WI $79,859

Coon Valley, WI $78,107 De Soto, WI $78,273 Dodge, WI $79,009 Eastman, WI $78,496 Ettrick, WI $78,423 Ferryville, WI $78,401 Fountain City, WI $79,514 Galesville, WI $78,662

Gays Mills, WI $78,646 Genoa, WI $78,196 Hillsboro, WI $78,927 Hixton, WI $78,942 Holmen, WI $78,191 Hustler, WI $79,047 Kendall, WI $78,830 La Farge, WI $78,709

Lynxville, WI $78,502 Mather, WI $78,665 Melrose, WI $78,408 Millston, WI $78,496 Mindoro, WI $78,247 Mount Sterling, WI $78,776 Necedah, WI $78,674 Norwalk, WI $78,358

Oakdale, WI $78,763 Onalaska, WI $78,069 Ontario, WI $78,701 Readstown, WI $78,619 Rockland, WI $78,166 Seneca, WI $78,853 Soldiers Grove, WI $78,705 Sparta, WI $78,328

Steuben, WI $78,637 Stoddard, WI $78,073 Taylor, WI $78,770 Tomah, WI $78,803 Trempealeau, WI $78,652 Palmyra, WI $80,430 Tunnel City, WI $78,765 Viola, WI $78,758

Viroqua, WI $78,267 Warrens, WI $78,641 Westby, WI $78,227 West Salem, WI $78,110 Wilton, WI $78,759 Eau Claire, WI $79,268 Altoona, WI $79,376 Arkansaw, WI $80,209

Augusta, WI $79,070 Bay City, WI $80,937 Bloomer, WI $78,798 Boyceville, WI $80,041 Glen Flora, WI $78,303 Wales, WI $81,530 Bagley, WI $78,509 Beetown, WI $78,588

Benton, WI $78,898 Bloomington, WI $78,602 Boscobel, WI $78,771 Cassville, WI $78,508 Cuba City, WI $78,758 Dickeyville, WI $78,824 Fennimore, WI $78,865 Glen Haven, WI $78,465

Hazel Green, WI $78,630 Kieler, WI $78,846 Lancaster, WI $78,685 Mount Hope, WI $78,589 Patch Grove, WI $78,873 Platteville, WI $79,020 Potosi, WI $78,530 Prairie Du Chien, WI $78,700

Sinsinawa, WI $78,598 Stitzer, WI $78,840 Wauzeka, WI $78,628 Woodman, WI $78,542 Portage, WI $80,272 Adams, WI $79,005 Arlington, WI $81,083 Baraboo, WI $80,278

Beaver Dam, WI $80,206 Brandon, WI $79,352 Briggsville, WI $79,772 Burnett, WI $79,665 Cambria, WI $80,160 Cazenovia, WI $79,070 Columbus, WI $80,838 Dalton, WI $79,703

Dellwood, WI $78,739 Doylestown, WI $80,712 Elroy, WI $78,852 Endeavor, WI $79,672 Fairwater, WI $79,507 Fall River, WI $80,609 Fox Lake, WI $79,811 Friendship, WI $78,768

Friesland, WI $80,057 Grand Marsh, WI $79,040 Hillpoint, WI $79,532 Kingston, WI $79,778 Lake Delton, WI $79,983 La Valle, WI $79,180 Lime Ridge, WI $79,476 Loganville, WI $79,715

Lyndon Station, WI $79,286 Markesan, WI $79,393 Marquette, WI $79,667 Mauston, WI $78,986 Montello, WI $79,391 New Lisbon, WI $78,768 North Freedom, WI $80,317 Oxford, WI $79,404

Packwaukee, WI $79,720 Pardeeville, WI $80,320 Poynette, WI $80,829 Randolph, WI $80,157 Reedsburg, WI $79,692 Rio, WI $80,743 Rock Springs, WI $79,797 Union Center, WI $79,209

Waupun, WI $79,518 Westfield, WI $79,023 Wisconsin Dells, WI $79,655 Wonewoc, WI $78,909 Wyocena, WI $80,500 Amery, WI $81,312 Baldwin, WI $81,801 Beldenville, WI $81,650

Clayton, WI $80,248 Clear Lake, WI $80,894 Cushing, WI $81,038 Deer Park, WI $81,476 Dresser, WI $82,025 East Ellsworth, WI $81,442 Ellsworth, WI $81,576 Glenwood City, WI $81,074

Hager City, WI $81,785 Hammond, WI $82,764 Hudson, WI $84,074 New Richmond, WI $82,964 Osceola, WI $83,178 Prescott, WI $83,407 River Falls, WI $83,302 Roberts, WI $83,279

Saint Croix Falls, WI $81,539 Somerset, WI $83,745 Star Prairie, WI $82,744 Pell Lake, WI $80,212 Pleasant Prairie, WI $80,287 Powers Lake, WI $80,349 Rochester, WI $80,672 Salem, WI $80,413

Silver Lake, WI $80,433 Somers, WI $80,188 South Milwaukee, WI $82,561 Springfield, WI $80,247 Sturtevant, WI $80,204 Sullivan, WI $80,618 Trevor, WI $80,451 Twin Lakes, WI $80,416

Union Grove, WI $80,378 Walworth, WI $80,078 Radisson, WI $78,163 Waterford, WI $81,098 Waukesha, WI $82,329 Whitewater, WI $79,971 Williams Bay, WI $80,001 Wilmot, WI $80,447

Woodworth, WI $80,349 Zenda, WI $79,996 Milwaukee, WI $83,010 Saint Francis, WI $82,973 Racine, WI $80,149 Afton, WI $79,916 Albany, WI $80,461 Arena, WI $80,488

Argyle, WI $80,011 Avalon, WI $79,928 Avoca, WI $79,468 Barneveld, WI $80,495 Belleville, WI $80,991 Belmont, WI $79,241 Beloit, WI $79,842 Black Earth, WI $80,996

Blanchardville, WI $80,222 Blue Mounds, WI $80,756 Blue River, WI $78,742 Brodhead, WI $79,912 Brooklyn, WI $81,030 Browntown, WI $79,384 Cambridge, WI $80,991 Gile, WI $78,572

Clinton, WI $79,974 Wausau, WI $78,832 Marshfield, WI $78,866 Abbotsford, WI $78,788 Amherst, WI $78,998 Amherst Junction, WI $78,909 Aniwa, WI $78,523 Antigo, WI $78,601

Arpin, WI $78,710 Athens, WI $78,607 Auburndale, WI $78,671 Babcock, WI $78,549 Birnamwood, WI $78,570 Blenker, WI $78,661 Bowler, WI $78,723 Brokaw, WI $78,727

Bryant, WI $78,431 Chili, WI $78,771 Colby, WI $78,746 Curtiss, WI $78,710 Custer, WI $78,798 Deerbrook, WI $78,426 Dorchester, WI $78,715 Edgar, WI $78,670

Eland, WI $78,660 Elcho, WI $78,464 Elderon, WI $78,707 Elton, WI $78,532 Galloway, WI $78,782 Gilman, WI $78,538 Jump River, WI $78,469 Gleason, WI $78,442

Granton, WI $78,767 Greenwood, WI $78,807 Hannibal, WI $78,525 Hatley, WI $78,629 Hewitt, WI $79,007 Irma, WI $78,478 Junction City, WI $78,630 Loyal, WI $78,800

Lublin, WI $78,604 Marathon, WI $78,656 Mattoon, WI $78,812 Medford, WI $78,631 Merrill, WI $78,604 Milladore, WI $78,658 Mosinee, WI $78,709 Neillsville, WI $78,875

Nekoosa, WI $78,737 Nelsonville, WI $79,081 Ogema, WI $78,418 Owen, WI $78,727 Pearson, WI $78,399 Pelican Lake, WI $78,404 Phlox, WI $78,754 Woodville, WI $81,350

Houlton, WI $84,281 Abrams, WI $78,835 Amberg, WI $78,358 Armstrong Creek, WI $78,378 Athelstane, WI $78,408 Black Creek, WI $79,689 Bonduel, WI $79,054 Brillion, WI $79,617

Cecil, WI $78,932 Coleman, WI $78,767 Combined Locks, WI $80,218 Crivitz, WI $78,625 De Pere, WI $79,004 Dunbar, WI $78,326 Fence, WI $78,243 Florence, WI $78,359

Forest Junction, WI $79,845 Gillett, WI $78,874 Goodman, WI $78,374 Greenleaf, WI $79,306 Green Valley, WI $78,896 Gresham, WI $78,846 Hilbert, WI $79,815 Kaukauna, WI $80,119

Freedom, WI $80,020 Keshena, WI $78,931 Kimberly, WI $80,223 Krakow, WI $78,897 Lakewood, WI $78,504 Lena, WI $78,821 Little Chute, WI $80,219 Little Suamico, WI $78,815

Marinette, WI $78,865 Mountain, WI $78,549 Neopit, WI $78,738 Niagara, WI $78,444 Nichols, WI $79,336 Oconto, WI $78,813 Oconto Falls, WI $78,856 Oneida, WI $78,904

Pembine, WI $78,394 Peshtigo, WI $78,799 Porterfield, WI $78,593 Potter, WI $79,660 Pound, WI $78,681 Pulaski, WI $78,926 Pickerel, WI $78,473 Pittsville, WI $78,652

Plover, WI $78,917 Port Edwards, WI $78,958 Rib Lake, WI $78,526 Ringle, WI $78,604 Rosholt, WI $78,766 Rothschild, WI $78,905 Rudolph, WI $78,684 Schofield, WI $78,840

Spencer, WI $78,785 Stetsonville, WI $78,666 Stevens Point, WI $78,882 Stratford, WI $78,719 Summit Lake, WI $78,487 Tigerton, WI $78,845 Tomahawk, WI $78,536 Unity, WI $78,723

Vesper, WI $78,695 Westboro, WI $78,424 White Lake, WI $78,464 Willard, WI $78,790 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $78,835 Withee, WI $78,680 Wittenberg, WI $78,749 Rhinelander, WI $78,580

Argonne, WI $78,328 Boulder Junction, WI $78,377 Brantwood, WI $78,304 Butternut, WI $78,176 Catawba, WI $78,329 Clam Lake, WI $77,905 Conover, WI $78,418 Crandon, WI $78,539

Eagle River, WI $78,535 Fifield, WI $78,279 Poplar, WI $79,492 Port Wing, WI $78,839 Seymour, WI $79,241 Oak Creek, WI $82,003 Adell, WI $80,401 Allenton, WI $80,695

Ashippun, WI $80,954 Belgium, WI $81,190 Brookfield, WI $82,826 Brownsville, WI $79,599 Butler, WI $82,874 Campbellsport, WI $79,992 Cascade, WI $79,926 Cedarburg, WI $82,121

Cedar Grove, WI $80,816 Chilton, WI $79,663 Cleveland, WI $79,344 Clyman, WI $80,320 Colgate, WI $81,990 Delafield, WI $81,498 Eden, WI $79,574 Elkhart Lake, WI $79,568

Fredonia, WI $81,169 Germantown, WI $82,331 Glenbeulah, WI $79,530 Grafton, WI $82,136 Greenbush, WI $79,527 Hartford, WI $81,267 Hartland, WI $81,746 Hingham, WI $80,273

Horicon, WI $80,087 Hubertus, WI $81,880 Hustisford, WI $80,408 Iron Ridge, WI $80,527 Ixonia, WI $80,777 Jackson, WI $81,887 Johnson Creek, WI $80,529 Juneau, WI $80,086

Kewaskum, WI $80,729 Kiel, WI $79,429 Kohler, WI $79,772 Lannon, WI $82,445 Lebanon, WI $80,486 Lomira, WI $79,972 Malone, WI $79,595 Mayville, WI $79,999

Menomonee Falls, WI $82,568 Merton, WI $81,880 Mount Calvary, WI $79,662 Nashotah, WI $81,480 Neosho, WI $80,806 Newburg, WI $81,498 New Holstein, WI $79,550 Newton, WI $79,268

North Lake, WI $82,165 Oakfield, WI $79,452 Oconomowoc, WI $81,160 Okauchee, WI $81,391 Oostburg, WI $80,419 Pewaukee, WI $82,100 Plymouth, WI $79,676 Port Washington, WI $81,638

Random Lake, WI $80,783 Richfield, WI $81,924 Rubicon, WI $80,947 Saint Cloud, WI $79,655 Saukville, WI $81,739 Sheboygan, WI $80,001 Sheboygan Falls, WI $79,731 Slinger, WI $81,522

Stockbridge, WI $79,841 Sussex, WI $82,163 West Bend, WI $81,098 Theresa, WI $80,451 Thiensville, WI $82,727 Waldo, WI $80,201 Watertown, WI $80,428 Mequon, WI $82,515

Woodland, WI $80,599 Bassett, WI $80,417 Benet Lake, WI $80,341 Big Bend, WI $81,670 Bristol, WI $80,351 Burlington, WI $80,502 Caledonia, WI $80,803 Camp Lake, WI $80,441

Cudahy, WI $82,908 Darien, WI $80,061 Delavan, WI $80,027 Dousman, WI $80,940 Eagle, WI $80,792 Cobb, WI $79,512 Cottage Grove, WI $81,456 Cross Plains, WI $81,252

Dane, WI $81,247 Darlington, WI $79,467 Deerfield, WI $81,232 De Forest, WI $81,338 Dodgeville, WI $79,869 Edgerton, WI $80,814 Edmund, WI $79,686 Evansville, WI $80,593

Footville, WI $80,088 Fort Atkinson, WI $80,467 Gotham, WI $79,866 Gratiot, WI $79,112 Hanover, WI $80,072 Highland, WI $79,405 Hollandale, WI $80,350 Janesville, WI $80,135

Shawano, WI $78,976 Sherwood, WI $80,049 Shiocton, WI $79,486 Sobieski, WI $78,828 Suamico, WI $78,806 Suring, WI $78,708 Townsend, WI $78,539 Wausaukee, WI $78,493

Wrightstown, WI $79,813 Zachow, WI $78,957 Algoma, WI $78,811 Baileys Harbor, WI $78,595 Brussels, WI $78,803 Casco, WI $78,819 Collins, WI $79,437 Denmark, WI $78,913

Egg Harbor, WI $78,657 Ellison Bay, WI $78,523 Ephraim, WI $78,656 Fish Creek, WI $78,604 Forestville, WI $78,805 Francis Creek, WI $79,004 Kellnersville, WI $79,056 Kewaunee, WI $78,856

Luxemburg, WI $78,821 Manitowoc, WI $79,152 Maplewood, WI $78,791 Maribel, WI $79,006 Mishicot, WI $78,940 New Franken, WI $78,809 Reedsville, WI $79,217 Saint Nazianz, WI $79,373

Sister Bay, WI $78,610 Sturgeon Bay, WI $78,818 Tisch Mills, WI $78,904 Two Rivers, WI $78,933 Valders, WI $79,335 Washington Island, WI $78,477 Whitelaw, WI $79,059 Green Bay, WI $78,797

East Troy, WI $80,792 Elkhorn, WI $80,235 Elm Grove, WI $82,874 Fontana, WI $80,046 Franksville, WI $80,750 Genesee Depot, WI $81,372 Genoa City, WI $80,274 Greendale, WI $82,815

Hales Corners, WI $82,673 Franklin, WI $82,196 Helenville, WI $80,338 Honey Creek, WI $80,539 Kansasville, WI $80,510 Kenosha, WI $80,169 New Berlin, WI $82,414 Lake Geneva, WI $80,002

Lyons, WI $80,433 Mukwonago, WI $81,285 Muskego, WI $81,800 New Munster, WI $80,442 North Prairie, WI $81,241 Fremont, WI $79,553 Rice Lake, WI $78,602 Sarona, WI $78,409

Shell Lake, WI $78,476 Siren, WI $79,270 Solon Springs, WI $78,825 South Range, WI $79,568 Springbrook, WI $78,258 Stone Lake, WI $78,287 Superior, WI $79,653 Trego, WI $78,342

Turtle Lake, WI $80,117 Wascott, WI $78,745 Washburn, WI $78,443 Webster, WI $78,539 Weyerhaeuser, WI $78,411 Winter, WI $78,037 Oshkosh, WI $79,762 Almond, WI $78,899

Appleton, WI $80,224 Bancroft, WI $78,653 Bear Creek, WI $79,359 Berlin, WI $79,413 Big Falls, WI $79,175 Butte Des Morts, WI $79,720 Caroline, WI $78,962 Clintonville, WI $79,166

Coloma, WI $78,692 Dale, WI $79,865 Eldorado, WI $79,573 Embarrass, WI $79,139 Eureka, WI $79,435 Fond Du Lac, WI $79,960 Jefferson, WI $80,400 Juda, WI $79,812

Lake Mills, WI $80,785 Linden, WI $79,603 Livingston, WI $79,195 Lodi, WI $80,987 Lone Rock, WI $79,626 Lowell, WI $80,471 Mc Farland, WI $81,546 Marshall, WI $81,145

Mazomanie, WI $80,954 Merrimac, WI $80,635 Middleton, WI $81,487 Milton, WI $80,170 Mineral Point, WI $79,638 Monroe, WI $79,763 Montfort, WI $79,229 Monticello, WI $80,369

Morrisonville, WI $81,254 Mount Horeb, WI $80,872 Muscoda, WI $79,094 New Glarus, WI $80,698 Oregon, WI $81,410 Orfordville, WI $79,996 Plain, WI $79,868 Prairie Du Sac, WI $80,677

Reeseville, WI $80,635 Rewey, WI $79,284 Richland Center, WI $79,015 Ridgeway, WI $80,442 Sauk City, WI $80,700 Sextonville, WI $79,741 Sharon, WI $80,042 Shullsburg, WI $78,960

South Wayne, WI $79,280 Spring Green, WI $80,175 Stoughton, WI $81,256 Sun Prairie, WI $81,338 Verona, WI $81,316 Waterloo, WI $80,894 Waunakee, WI $81,520 Windsor, WI $81,468

Woodford, WI $79,750 Madison, WI $81,691

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

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Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$74,077

Average $81,567/year

$90,556

$6,173

Average $6,797/month

$7,546

$1,425

Average $1,569/week

$1,741

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,556	$7,546	$1,741	$44
Average	$81,567	$6,797	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$74,077	$6,173	$1,425	$36

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