Microbiologists Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Microbiologists make in Connecticut?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologists in Connecticut is $90,220 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,157
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,700 to $100,132
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,943

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Microbiologists Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,132	$8,344	$1,926	$48
Average	$90,220	$7,518	$1,735	$43
25th Percentile	$81,700	$6,808	$1,571	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Microbiologists Salaries

A Microbiologists'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 Microbiologists Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Microbiologists'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): $63,265
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,404
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,491
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,738
Expert (over 8 years): $144,179

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$63,265
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$78,404
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$89,491
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$100,738
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$144,179

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Microbiologists 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: $93,470.
California: $93,115.
Massachusetts: $91,874.

District of Columbia $93,470 California $93,115 Massachusetts $91,874 Washington $91,536 New Jersey $91,503 Alaska $91,385 Connecticut $90,220 New York $89,747

Hawaii $88,236 Rhode Island $87,527 Maryland $87,045 Minnesota $86,387 Colorado $86,134 Illinois $86,049 Oregon $85,728 Delaware $85,492

New Hampshire $85,343 Virginia $85,011 Pennsylvania $84,040 Nevada $83,550 North Dakota $83,390 Michigan $83,137 Wisconsin $83,044 Vermont $82,858

Texas $82,343 Maine $82,309 Arizona $82,259 Ohio $82,200 Georgia $81,423 Indiana $81,035 Wyoming $80,959 Utah $80,840

Iowa $80,790 Kansas $80,385 Louisiana $80,266 North Carolina $80,224 Missouri $80,207 Florida $79,878 Montana $79,701 Nebraska $79,532

Kentucky $79,439 South Carolina $79,101 Tennessee $78,890 Idaho $78,806 New Mexico $78,190 Oklahoma $78,055 Alabama $77,557 South Dakota $76,721

Arkansas $76,265 West Virginia $76,020 Mississippi $75,286

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:

Old Mystic: $89,494
Oneco: $89,325
Avon: $89,899

Old Mystic, CT $89,494 Oneco, CT $89,325 Avon, CT $89,899 Bloomfield, CT $89,899 Windsor, CT $89,899 Bristol, CT $89,629 Burlington, CT $89,570 Broad Brook, CT $89,840

Canaan, CT $88,329 Canton, CT $89,705 Canton Center, CT $89,814 Colebrook, CT $88,261 Collinsville, CT $89,679 East Berlin, CT $89,629 East Canaan, CT $88,506 East Glastonbury, CT $89,899

East Granby, CT $89,873 East Hartland, CT $87,240 East Windsor Hill, CT $89,899 Ellington, CT $89,789 Farmington, CT $89,629 Falls Village, CT $88,894 Glastonbury, CT $89,899 Granby, CT $88,582

Berlin, CT $89,629 Lakeville, CT $89,080 Manchester, CT $89,899 Bolton, CT $89,814 New Britain, CT $89,629 New Hartford, CT $89,570 Norfolk, CT $88,489 North Canton, CT $89,789

North Granby, CT $87,383 Pine Meadow, CT $89,578 Plainville, CT $89,629 Barkhamsted, CT $89,645 Poquonock, CT $89,899 Riverton, CT $88,641 Vernon Rockville, CT $89,814 Rocky Hill, CT $89,629

Salisbury, CT $88,447 Sharon, CT $89,578 Simsbury, CT $89,899 Somers, CT $87,467 Somersville, CT $87,467 South Glastonbury, CT $89,747 South Windsor, CT $89,899 North Windham, CT $89,325

Pomfret Center, CT $88,405 Putnam, CT $88,295 Quinebaug, CT $88,278 Rogers, CT $88,388 Scotland, CT $89,443 South Willington, CT $88,573 South Windham, CT $89,409 South Woodstock, CT $88,269

Storrs Mansfield, CT $88,708 Thompson, CT $88,345 Ashford, CT $88,497 Willington, CT $88,624 Windham, CT $89,409 Woodstock, CT $88,261 Woodstock Valley, CT $88,379 New London, CT $89,494

Baltic, CT $89,468 Canterbury, CT $89,443 Central Village, CT $89,443 East Lyme, CT $89,494 Bozrah, CT $89,468 Gales Ferry, CT $89,468 Gilman, CT $89,468 Mashantucket, CT $89,494

Ledyard, CT $89,468 Groton, CT $89,494 Hanover, CT $89,468 Jewett City, CT $89,468 Montville, CT $89,494 Moosup, CT $89,358 Mystic, CT $89,494 Niantic, CT $89,494

North Stonington, CT $89,468 Norwich, CT $89,468 Preston, CT $89,468 Oakdale, CT $89,494 Old Lyme, CT $89,434 Stafford, CT $87,265 Stafford Springs, CT $87,265 Staffordville, CT $87,299

Suffield, CT $87,493 Taconic, CT $88,312 Tariffville, CT $89,899 Enfield, CT $87,493 Tolland, CT $88,320 Unionville, CT $89,629 East Windsor, CT $89,899 Weatogue, CT $89,899

West Granby, CT $88,514 West Hartland, CT $88,345 West Simsbury, CT $89,873 West Suffield, CT $87,493 Winchester Center, CT $88,852 Windsor Locks, CT $89,873 Winsted, CT $88,827 Hartford, CT $89,899

West Hartford, CT $89,899 East Hartford, CT $89,899 Wethersfield, CT $89,899 Newington, CT $89,629 Plainfield, CT $89,468 Quaker Hill, CT $89,494 South Lyme, CT $89,494 Sterling, CT $89,325

Stonington, CT $89,468 Pawcatuck, CT $89,409 Taftville, CT $89,468 Uncasville, CT $89,494 Versailles, CT $89,468 Voluntown, CT $89,468 Waterford, CT $89,494 Wauregan, CT $89,325

West Mystic, CT $89,494 Yantic, CT $89,468 Ansonia, CT $90,304 Beacon Falls, CT $90,279 Botsford, CT $92,330 Branford, CT $90,304 Cheshire, CT $89,882 Centerbrook, CT $89,325

Chester, CT $89,266 Clinton, CT $90,051 Cobalt, CT $89,578 Colchester, CT $89,299 Cromwell, CT $89,629 Deep River, CT $89,299 Derby, CT $90,304 Killingworth, CT $90,051

Salem, CT $89,409 Durham, CT $89,519 East Haddam, CT $89,249 East Hampton, CT $89,578 Essex, CT $89,350 Guilford, CT $90,220 Haddam, CT $89,249 Hadlyme, CT $89,409

Hawleyville, CT $92,330 Higganum, CT $89,434 Ivoryton, CT $89,299 Madison, CT $90,076 Marion, CT $89,603 Marlborough, CT $89,755 Meriden, CT $89,629 Middlefield, CT $89,570

Middle Haddam, CT $89,578 Middletown, CT $89,603 Milford, CT $95,428 Milldale, CT $89,629 Monroe, CT $95,369 Moodus, CT $89,308 Newtown, CT $92,330 North Branford, CT $90,304

Northford, CT $90,304 North Haven, CT $90,304 North Westchester, CT $89,299 Old Saybrook, CT $89,384 Orange, CT $90,304 Oxford, CT $90,245 Plantsville, CT $89,629 Portland, CT $89,629

Rockfall, CT $89,629 Sandy Hook, CT $92,271 Seymour, CT $90,304 Shelton, CT $95,428 South Britain, CT $92,246 Southbury, CT $92,220 Southington, CT $89,629 Stevenson, CT $95,428

Wallingford, CT $90,279 Stratford, CT $95,428 Westbrook, CT $89,266 New Haven, CT $90,304 East Haven, CT $90,304 Hamden, CT $90,304 West Haven, CT $90,304 Bethany, CT $90,304

Woodbridge, CT $90,304 Willimantic, CT $89,358 Abington, CT $88,438 Amston, CT $89,443 Andover, CT $89,730 Ballouville, CT $88,337 Brooklyn, CT $89,299 Chaplin, CT $89,240

Columbia, CT $89,274 Coventry, CT $89,645 Danielson, CT $89,215 Dayville, CT $88,388 Eastford, CT $88,413 East Killingly, CT $87,206 East Woodstock, CT $88,244 Fabyan, CT $88,278

Grosvenor Dale, CT $88,261 Hampton, CT $89,299 Hebron, CT $89,443 Lebanon, CT $89,384 Mansfield Center, CT $89,274 Mansfield Depot, CT $89,240 North Franklin, CT $89,468 North Grosvenordale, CT $88,253

Pomfret, CT $88,312 Bridgeport, CT $95,428 Trumbull, CT $95,428 Easton, CT $95,428 Waterbury, CT $89,460 Prospect, CT $90,220 Wolcott, CT $89,603 Bantam, CT $90,456

Bethlehem, CT $92,051 Cornwall, CT $89,705 Cornwall Bridge, CT $90,017 Gaylordsville, CT $92,187 Goshen, CT $89,502 Kent, CT $92,051 Lakeside, CT $90,684 Litchfield, CT $90,194

Middlebury, CT $91,081 Morris, CT $90,557 Naugatuck, CT $90,194 New Milford, CT $92,305 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $92,051 Northfield, CT $89,401 Oakville, CT $89,434 Pequabuck, CT $89,570

Plymouth, CT $89,519 Roxbury, CT $92,271 Sherman, CT $92,305 South Kent, CT $92,102 Terryville, CT $89,570 Thomaston, CT $89,485 Torrington, CT $89,544 Harwinton, CT $89,460

Washington, CT $92,136 Washington Depot, CT $92,136 Watertown, CT $89,401 West Cornwall, CT $89,443 Woodbury, CT $92,136 Bethel, CT $92,330 Brookfield, CT $92,330 Cos Cob, CT $96,230

Danbury, CT $92,330 New Fairfield, CT $92,330 Darien, CT $96,230 Fairfield, CT $95,428 Georgetown, CT $93,807 Greenwich, CT $96,230 Greens Farms, CT $95,428 New Canaan, CT $96,230

Norwalk, CT $96,230 Old Greenwich, CT $96,230 Redding Center, CT $92,330 Redding Ridge, CT $92,330 Ridgefield, CT $92,305 Riverside, CT $96,230 Westport, CT $95,428 Weston, CT $95,428

Southport, CT $95,428 Redding, CT $92,330 Wilton, CT $95,800 Stamford, CT $96,230 Bridgewater, CT $92,330

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

Understanding how a Microbiologists'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 April 01, 2026

$81,700

Average $90,220/year

$100,132

$6,808

Average $7,518/month

$8,344

$1,571

Average $1,735/week

$1,926

$39

Average $43/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,132	$8,344	$1,926	$48
Average	$90,220	$7,518	$1,735	$43
25th Percentile	$81,700	$6,808	$1,571	$39

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