Microbiologists Salary in Illinois

How much does a Microbiologists make in Illinois?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologists in Illinois is $86,045 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,198
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,100 to $95,547
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,867

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Microbiologists Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,547	$7,962	$1,837	$46
Average	$86,045	$7,170	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$78,100	$6,508	$1,502	$38

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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): $60,335
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,812
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,346
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,033
Expert (over 8 years): $137,498

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$60,335
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$74,812
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$85,346
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$96,033
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$137,498

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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: $93,465.
California: $93,110.
Massachusetts: $91,869.

District of Columbia $93,465 California $93,110 Massachusetts $91,869 Washington $91,532 New Jersey $91,498 Alaska $91,380 Connecticut $90,215 New York $89,742

Hawaii $88,231 Rhode Island $87,522 Maryland $87,041 Minnesota $86,382 Colorado $86,129 Illinois $86,045 Oregon $85,724 Delaware $85,487

New Hampshire $85,339 Virginia $85,006 Pennsylvania $84,035 Nevada $83,546 North Dakota $83,385 Michigan $83,132 Wisconsin $83,039 Vermont $82,854

Texas $82,339 Maine $82,305 Arizona $82,254 Ohio $82,195 Georgia $81,419 Indiana $81,030 Wyoming $80,954 Utah $80,836

Iowa $80,785 Kansas $80,380 Louisiana $80,262 North Carolina $80,220 Missouri $80,203 Florida $79,874 Montana $79,696 Nebraska $79,528

Kentucky $79,435 South Carolina $79,097 Tennessee $78,886 Idaho $78,802 New Mexico $78,185 Oklahoma $78,050 Alabama $77,552 South Dakota $76,717

Arkansas $76,261 West Virginia $76,016 Mississippi $75,282

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:

Effingham: $79,316
Saint Peter: $79,207
Salem: $79,508

Effingham, IL $79,316 Saint Peter, IL $79,207 Salem, IL $79,508 Sandoval, IL $79,760 Scheller, IL $79,412 Sesser, IL $79,421 Shobonier, IL $79,463 Harwood Heights, IL $87,143

Elmwood Park, IL $87,177 Lincolnwood, IL $87,158 Niles, IL $87,065 Alsip, IL $86,364 Cicero, IL $87,197 Evergreen Park, IL $86,884 Riverdale, IL $85,558 Kankakee, IL $81,415

Aroma Park, IL $81,367 Ashkum, IL $79,908 Beaverville, IL $80,915 Bone Gap, IL $78,461 Bonnie, IL $79,269 Broughton, IL $79,256 Browns, IL $78,694 Buckner, IL $79,405

Burnt Prairie, IL $79,036 Carmi, IL $79,587 Christopher, IL $79,597 Cisne, IL $79,176 Clay City, IL $78,904 Coello, IL $79,467 Crossville, IL $79,245 Dahlgren, IL $79,241

Dale, IL $79,415 Dix, IL $79,471 Du Bois, IL $79,604 Du Quoin, IL $79,578 Ellery, IL $78,884 Emma, IL $79,623 Enfield, IL $79,301 Ewing, IL $79,251

Fairfield, IL $79,170 Farina, IL $79,136 Flora, IL $79,299 Frankfort Heights, IL $79,460 Freeman Spur, IL $79,520 Geff, IL $79,093 Golden Gate, IL $78,895 Grayville, IL $79,036

Ina, IL $79,389 Irvington, IL $79,889 Iuka, IL $79,182 Johnsonville, IL $79,156 Keenes, IL $79,148 Keensburg, IL $78,566 Kell, IL $79,371 Kinmundy, IL $79,162

Lancaster, IL $77,457 Logan, IL $79,467 Loogootee, IL $79,162 Louisville, IL $79,152 Mc Leansboro, IL $79,344 Macedonia, IL $79,218 Maunie, IL $79,651 Mill Shoals, IL $79,171

Mount Carmel, IL $78,145 Mount Vernon, IL $79,439 Mulkeytown, IL $79,296 Nason, IL $79,289 New Haven, IL $79,608 Noble, IL $78,624 Norris City, IL $79,466 Odin, IL $79,628

Omaha, IL $79,394 Opdyke, IL $79,302 Orient, IL $79,454 Patoka, IL $79,611 Radom, IL $79,749 Richview, IL $79,686 Rinard, IL $79,121 Sailor Springs, IL $79,199

Allendale, IL $76,590 Altamont, IL $79,219 Annapolis, IL $78,072 Beecher City, IL $79,150 Bridgeport, IL $76,310 Brownstown, IL $79,260 Calhoun, IL $77,546 Casey, IL $78,554

Claremont, IL $77,257 Cowden, IL $79,291 Dennison, IL $76,980 Dieterich, IL $79,162 Dundas, IL $78,157 Edgewood, IL $79,161 Flat Rock, IL $76,392 Greenup, IL $78,833

Herrick, IL $79,396 Hidalgo, IL $78,758 Hutsonville, IL $77,564 Ingraham, IL $78,855 Janesville, IL $79,112 Jewett, IL $78,982 Lakewood, IL $79,352 Lawrenceville, IL $75,814

Lerna, IL $79,188 Marshall, IL $77,350 Martinsville, IL $77,893 Alden, IL $81,317 Antioch, IL $81,809 Arlington Heights, IL $85,275 Elk Grove Village, IL $85,833 Rolling Meadows, IL $85,344

Barrington, IL $83,678 Crystal Lake, IL $81,862 Cary, IL $82,599 Deerfield, IL $85,159 Des Plaines, IL $86,432 Fox Lake, IL $81,798 Fox River Grove, IL $82,935 Glencoe, IL $86,166

Glenview, IL $86,657 Mansfield, IL $81,523 Milmine, IL $80,938 Monticello, IL $81,351 Muncie, IL $81,029 Oakwood, IL $80,677 Ogden, IL $81,504 Penfield, IL $81,300

Pesotum, IL $81,544 Philo, IL $81,785 Potomac, IL $80,937 Rantoul, IL $81,613 Ridge Farm, IL $79,382 Royal, IL $81,578 Sadorus, IL $81,614 Saint Joseph, IL $81,800

Savoy, IL $82,178 Seymour, IL $81,912 Sidell, IL $80,276 Sidney, IL $81,682 Thomasboro, IL $81,835 Tolono, IL $81,879 Weldon, IL $80,761 Westville, IL $80,007

White Heath, IL $81,690 Arcola, IL $80,241 Arthur, IL $80,690 Ashmore, IL $79,279 Atwood, IL $81,126 Bethany, IL $79,813 Brocton, IL $79,329 Camargo, IL $80,740

Charleston, IL $79,494 Chrisman, IL $78,616 Dalton City, IL $79,829 Gays, IL $79,402 Hammond, IL $80,772 Hindsboro, IL $79,994 Humboldt, IL $79,832 Hume, IL $79,783

Kansas, IL $78,448 La Place, IL $80,298 Lovington, IL $80,157 Mattoon, IL $79,573 Metcalf, IL $79,478 Murdock, IL $80,714 Newman, IL $80,526 Oakland, IL $79,669

Paris, IL $77,640 Redmon, IL $78,781 Oquawka, IL $79,359 Homer, IL $81,386 Indianola, IL $79,928 Ivesdale, IL $81,619 Longview, IL $81,280 Sullivan, IL $79,929

Tuscola, IL $80,986 Vermilion, IL $77,180 Villa Grove, IL $81,193 Windsor, IL $79,388 Alhambra, IL $80,681 Alton, IL $80,948 Batchtown, IL $80,105 Benld, IL $80,346

Bethalto, IL $80,962 Bingham, IL $79,374 Brighton, IL $80,700 Brussels, IL $80,605 Bunker Hill, IL $80,604 Butler, IL $79,761 Carrollton, IL $79,921 Coffeen, IL $79,772

Cottage Hills, IL $80,991 Donnellson, IL $79,853 Dorsey, IL $80,762 Dow, IL $80,754 Eagarville, IL $80,278 East Alton, IL $81,066 Edwardsville, IL $81,025 Eldred, IL $79,825

Elsah, IL $80,828 Fidelity, IL $80,425 Fieldon, IL $80,381 Fillmore, IL $79,545 Gillespie, IL $80,255 Glen Carbon, IL $81,199 Godfrey, IL $80,894 Golden Eagle, IL $80,639

Grafton, IL $80,640 Granite City, IL $81,434 Greenfield, IL $79,774 Hamburg, IL $79,739 Hamel, IL $80,798 Hardin, IL $80,128 Hartford, IL $81,340 Hillsboro, IL $79,903

Hillview, IL $79,428 Irving, IL $79,713 Jerseyville, IL $80,505 Kampsville, IL $79,661 Kane, IL $80,087 Litchfield, IL $80,027 Livingston, IL $80,557 Dover, IL $79,816

Eldena, IL $80,201 Grand Ridge, IL $79,640 Granville, IL $79,662 Hennepin, IL $79,640 Kasbeer, IL $79,572 Ladd, IL $79,831 La Moille, IL $79,596 Lee Center, IL $80,476

Leonore, IL $79,835 Long Point, IL $79,748 Lostant, IL $79,612 Mc Nabb, IL $79,648 Magnolia, IL $79,625 Malden, IL $79,604 Manlius, IL $79,566 Mark, IL $79,877

Marseilles, IL $80,245 Mendota, IL $79,905 Mineral, IL $79,418 Neponset, IL $79,431 New Bedford, IL $79,658 Oglesby, IL $79,742 Depue, IL $79,804 Ohio, IL $79,516

Ottawa, IL $79,770 Paw Paw, IL $80,531 Peru, IL $79,788 Princeton, IL $79,587 Rutland, IL $79,703 Seatonville, IL $79,810 Seneca, IL $80,581 Sheffield, IL $79,439

Spring Valley, IL $79,776 Standard, IL $79,843 Streator, IL $79,906 Sublette, IL $79,780 Tiskilwa, IL $79,532 Toluca, IL $79,826 Tonica, IL $79,645 Triumph, IL $79,998

Troy Grove, IL $79,801 Utica, IL $79,579 Van Orin, IL $79,603 Varna, IL $79,842 Walnut, IL $79,519 Wenona, IL $79,712 West Brooklyn, IL $80,141 Wyanet, IL $79,506

Galesburg, IL $79,577 Abingdon, IL $79,471 Adair, IL $79,279 Alexis, IL $79,340 Alpha, IL $79,338 Altona, IL $79,382 Avon, IL $79,384 Bardolph, IL $79,545

Berwick, IL $79,231 Biggsville, IL $79,234 Bishop Hill, IL $79,374 Blandinsville, IL $79,141 Bradford, IL $79,485 Bushnell, IL $79,437 Cameron, IL $79,306 Camp Grove, IL $79,746

Carman, IL $79,171 Castleton, IL $79,635 Cuba, IL $79,793 Dahinda, IL $79,533 East Galesburg, IL $79,648 Ellisville, IL $79,469 Fairview, IL $79,691 Fiatt, IL $79,833

Galva, IL $79,403 Gerlaw, IL $79,335 Gilson, IL $79,416 Gladstone, IL $79,235 Good Hope, IL $79,239 Henderson, IL $79,359 Industry, IL $79,212 Ipava, IL $79,490

Keithsburg, IL $79,317 Kewanee, IL $79,405 Kirkwood, IL $79,306 Knoxville, IL $79,514 La Fayette, IL $79,466 La Harpe, IL $79,178 Laura, IL $79,752 Littleton, IL $79,077

Little York, IL $79,305 Lomax, IL $79,195 Macomb, IL $79,391 Maquon, IL $79,594 Marietta, IL $79,389 Media, IL $79,185 Monmouth, IL $79,436 New Windsor, IL $79,334

North Henderson, IL $79,343 Oneida, IL $79,374 Ophiem, IL $79,321 Bloomington, IL $80,314 Anchor, IL $80,156 Armington, IL $80,032 Arrowsmith, IL $80,633 Atlanta, IL $79,994

Bellflower, IL $81,183 Carlock, IL $79,983 Chenoa, IL $79,730 Clinton, IL $80,025 Colfax, IL $79,913 Congerville, IL $80,000 Cooksville, IL $79,766 Cropsey, IL $80,062

Danvers, IL $80,039 Deer Creek, IL $80,113 Delavan, IL $80,039 Dewitt, IL $80,514 Downs, IL $79,946 Ellsworth, IL $79,920 El Paso, IL $79,821 Fairbury, IL $79,881

Flanagan, IL $79,739 Forrest, IL $79,989 Goodfield, IL $80,051 Graymont, IL $79,720 Gridley, IL $79,803 Heyworth, IL $79,886 Hopedale, IL $80,041 Hudson, IL $79,940

Kenney, IL $79,949 Lane, IL $80,503 Lawndale, IL $79,970 Le Roy, IL $80,179 Lexington, IL $79,813 Mc Lean, IL $79,991 Mackinaw, IL $80,072 Maroa, IL $79,935

Merna, IL $79,861 Minier, IL $80,013 Minonk, IL $79,786 Normal, IL $80,233 Pontiac, IL $79,830 Saunemin, IL $79,561 Saybrook, IL $80,848 Secor, IL $79,937

Shirley, IL $79,859 Sibley, IL $80,324 Stanford, IL $80,021 Strawn, IL $80,108 Towanda, IL $79,870 Wapella, IL $79,832 Waynesville, IL $79,783 Urbana, IL $82,263

Allerton, IL $80,759 Alvin, IL $80,115 Armstrong, IL $81,411 Bement, IL $81,160 Bismarck, IL $80,054 Bondville, IL $82,054 Broadlands, IL $81,190 Catlin, IL $80,250

Cerro Gordo, IL $80,691 Champaign, IL $82,263 Cisco, IL $80,870 Collison, IL $81,038 Danville, IL $80,349 Tilton, IL $80,382 De Land, IL $81,188 Dewey, IL $81,686

Fairmount, IL $80,771 Farmer City, IL $80,976 Fisher, IL $81,550 Fithian, IL $81,147 Foosland, IL $81,332 Georgetown, IL $79,656 Gifford, IL $81,408 Henning, IL $80,494

Prairie City, IL $79,382 Raritan, IL $79,581 Rio, IL $79,348 Roseville, IL $79,231 Saint Augustine, IL $79,344 Sciota, IL $79,101 Seaton, IL $79,325 Smithfield, IL $79,491

Smithshire, IL $79,198 Speer, IL $79,889 Stronghurst, IL $79,220 Table Grove, IL $79,384 Toulon, IL $79,574 Vermont, IL $79,349 Victoria, IL $79,469 Viola, IL $79,344

Wataga, IL $79,364 Williamsfield, IL $79,638 Woodhull, IL $79,349 Wyoming, IL $79,748 Astoria, IL $79,446 Benson, IL $79,885 Brimfield, IL $80,044 Bryant, IL $79,866

Canton, IL $79,952 Chillicothe, IL $80,056 Dunfermline, IL $79,924 Dunlap, IL $80,146 Edelstein, IL $80,038 Edwards, IL $80,211 Elmwood, IL $79,963 Eureka, IL $80,051

Farmington, IL $79,861 Forest City, IL $79,991 Glasford, IL $80,121 Green Valley, IL $80,064 Groveland, IL $80,226 Hanna City, IL $80,198 Henry, IL $79,701 Kingston Mines, IL $80,160

Lacon, IL $79,922 La Rose, IL $79,881 Lewistown, IL $79,735 Liverpool, IL $79,930 London Mills, IL $79,567 Lowpoint, IL $80,048 Manito, IL $80,043 Mapleton, IL $80,198

Metamora, IL $80,139 Morton, IL $80,198 Mossville, IL $80,201 Norris, IL $79,905 Pekin, IL $80,205 Princeville, IL $79,967 Putnam, IL $79,602 Roanoke, IL $79,971

Rome, IL $80,113 Saint David, IL $79,912 South Pekin, IL $80,146 Sparland, IL $79,835 Topeka, IL $79,956 Tremont, IL $80,138 Trivoli, IL $80,057 Washburn, IL $79,991

Washington, IL $80,206 Yates City, IL $79,797 Peoria, IL $80,296 Creve Coeur, IL $80,297 East Peoria, IL $80,296 Peoria Heights, IL $80,295 Sims, IL $79,176 Andalusia, IL $79,449

Springerton, IL $79,188 Tamaroa, IL $79,579 Texico, IL $79,218 Thompsonville, IL $79,272 Valier, IL $79,566 Vernon, IL $79,503 Walnut Hill, IL $79,570 Waltonville, IL $79,385

Wayne City, IL $79,213 West Frankfort, IL $79,445 Whittington, IL $79,282 Woodlawn, IL $79,555 Xenia, IL $79,157 Carbondale, IL $79,549 Alto Pass, IL $79,166 Anna, IL $79,374

Ava, IL $79,462 Belknap, IL $79,086 Boles, IL $79,223 Brookport, IL $78,856 Buncombe, IL $79,235 Cairo, IL $79,220 Cambria, IL $79,608 Campbell Hill, IL $79,681

Carrier Mills, IL $79,350 Carterville, IL $79,462 Cave In Rock, IL $79,051 Cobden, IL $79,286 Colp, IL $79,533 Ridott, IL $81,048 Rochelle, IL $81,029 Rock City, IL $81,051

Rock Falls, IL $79,783 Rockton, IL $81,273 Roscoe, IL $81,273 Savanna, IL $79,566 Scales Mound, IL $79,591 Seward, IL $81,191 Shannon, IL $80,298 Shirland, IL $81,224

South Beloit, IL $81,190 Sterling, IL $79,827 Stillman Valley, IL $81,170 Stockton, IL $79,894 Warren, IL $80,130 Winnebago, IL $81,314 Winslow, IL $80,335 Woosung, IL $80,056

Rockford, IL $81,309 Loves Park, IL $81,326 Machesney Park, IL $81,327 Rock Island, IL $79,131 Albany, IL $79,385 Aledo, IL $79,354 Dana, IL $79,660 Chandlerville, IL $80,081

Bluford, IL $79,236 Mahomet, IL $81,734 Andover, IL $79,319 Chapin, IL $79,764 Chatham, IL $81,029 Chesterfield, IL $79,916 Concord, IL $79,832 Easton, IL $79,924

Elkhart, IL $80,647 Emden, IL $80,005 Franklin, IL $80,390 Frederick, IL $79,395 Girard, IL $80,386 Greenview, IL $80,495 Hartsburg, IL $79,994 Havana, IL $79,783

Hettick, IL $79,843 Jacksonville, IL $80,210 Kilbourne, IL $79,981 Lincoln, IL $80,212 Lincolns New Salem, IL $80,557 Literberry, IL $80,246 Loami, IL $80,883 Lowder, IL $80,620

Manchester, IL $80,038 Mason City, IL $80,037 Meredosia, IL $79,577 Middletown, IL $80,521 Modesto, IL $80,337 Murrayville, IL $79,937 New Berlin, IL $80,852 New Holland, IL $80,190

Nilwood, IL $80,318 Oakford, IL $80,216 Palmyra, IL $80,046 Petersburg, IL $80,571 Pleasant Plains, IL $80,882 Rushville, IL $79,347 San Jose, IL $80,021 Scottville, IL $80,003

Sherman, IL $81,064 Shipman, IL $80,401 Tallula, IL $80,665 Thayer, IL $80,654 Virden, IL $80,586 Virginia, IL $79,924 Waverly, IL $80,575 Williamsville, IL $80,870

Winchester, IL $79,607 Woodson, IL $80,288 Springfield, IL $81,275 Bonfield, IL $81,169 Creal Springs, IL $79,300 Annawan, IL $79,398 Atkinson, IL $79,371 Barstow, IL $79,247

Buffalo Prairie, IL $79,407 Cambridge, IL $79,345 Carbon Cliff, IL $79,186 Coal Valley, IL $79,179 Colona, IL $79,260 Cordova, IL $79,394 Deer Grove, IL $79,496 East Moline, IL $79,222

Erie, IL $79,380 Fenton, IL $79,420 Fulton, IL $79,432 Geneseo, IL $79,341 Hampton, IL $79,305 Hillsdale, IL $79,354 Hooppole, IL $79,405 Illinois City, IL $79,420

Joy, IL $79,360 Lyndon, IL $79,490 Lynn Center, IL $79,317 Matherville, IL $79,339 Milan, IL $79,310 Moline, IL $79,030 Morrison, IL $79,545 New Boston, IL $79,374

Orion, IL $79,264 Osco, IL $79,300 Port Byron, IL $79,359 Preemption, IL $79,328 Prophetstown, IL $79,441 Rapids City, IL $79,334 Reynolds, IL $79,380 Sherrard, IL $79,317

Silvis, IL $79,152 Tampico, IL $79,489 Taylor Ridge, IL $79,424 Thomson, IL $79,557 La Salle, IL $79,735 Amboy, IL $79,928 Ancona, IL $79,672 Arlington, IL $79,463

Blackstone, IL $79,604 Buda, IL $79,431 Bureau, IL $79,764 Cedar Point, IL $79,820 Cherry, IL $79,778 Compton, IL $80,270 Cornell, IL $79,774 Dalzell, IL $79,876

Cypress, IL $79,222 De Soto, IL $79,337 Dongola, IL $79,240 Dowell, IL $79,577 Eddyville, IL $79,157 Eldorado, IL $79,481 Elizabethtown, IL $79,073 Elkville, IL $79,311

Energy, IL $79,506 Equality, IL $79,321 Galatia, IL $79,313 Golconda, IL $79,043 Goreville, IL $79,332 Gorham, IL $79,167 Grand Chain, IL $79,103 Grand Tower, IL $79,133

Grantsburg, IL $79,205 Harrisburg, IL $79,409 Herod, IL $79,083 Herrin, IL $79,535 Hurst, IL $79,503 Jacob, IL $79,164 Johnston City, IL $79,436 Jonesboro, IL $79,209

Joppa, IL $79,356 Junction, IL $79,297 Karbers Ridge, IL $79,168 Karnak, IL $79,164 Mc Clure, IL $79,065 Makanda, IL $79,295 Marion, IL $79,430 Metropolis, IL $79,194

Millcreek, IL $79,387 Miller City, IL $78,777 Mound City, IL $79,262 Mounds, IL $79,200 Muddy, IL $79,482 Murphysboro, IL $79,379 New Burnside, IL $79,280 Olive Branch, IL $79,164

Olmsted, IL $79,115 Oraville, IL $79,487 Ozark, IL $79,239 Perks, IL $79,187 Pittsburg, IL $79,333 Pomona, IL $79,128 Pulaski, IL $79,195 Raleigh, IL $79,366

Ridgway, IL $79,488 Rosiclare, IL $79,172 Royalton, IL $79,340 Shawneetown, IL $79,393 Simpson, IL $79,176 Stonefort, IL $79,195 Tamms, IL $79,170 Thebes, IL $79,122

Ullin, IL $79,217 Unity, IL $79,179 Vergennes, IL $79,400 Vienna, IL $79,300 Villa Ridge, IL $79,117 Willisville, IL $80,102 Wolf Lake, IL $79,021 Zeigler, IL $79,547

Centralia, IL $79,848 Hoyleton, IL $79,867 Akin, IL $79,224 Albion, IL $78,884 Alma, IL $79,351 Ashley, IL $79,643 Barnhill, IL $79,160 Belle Rive, IL $79,216

Bellmont, IL $78,859 Benton, IL $79,402 Bourbonnais, IL $81,858 Bradley, IL $81,847 Buckingham, IL $80,303 Buckley, IL $80,385 Cabery, IL $79,922 Campus, IL $80,143

Chatsworth, IL $80,100 Chebanse, IL $80,704 Cissna Park, IL $80,370 Claytonville, IL $80,235 Clifton, IL $80,213 Crescent City, IL $80,027 Cullom, IL $79,692 Danforth, IL $79,821

Donovan, IL $80,460 East Lynn, IL $80,603 Elliott, IL $81,088 Emington, IL $79,512 Essex, IL $81,150 Gibson City, IL $81,041 Gilman, IL $80,052 Goodwine, IL $80,266

Grant Park, IL $82,765 Herscher, IL $80,518 Hoopeston, IL $80,208 Hopkins Park, IL $81,464 Iroquois, IL $80,288 Kempton, IL $79,546 Loda, IL $80,791 Ludlow, IL $81,326

Manteno, IL $82,419 Martinton, IL $80,476 Melvin, IL $80,720 Milford, IL $79,918 Momence, IL $82,303 Onarga, IL $80,137 Papineau, IL $81,088 Paxton, IL $81,124

Pembroke Township, IL $81,459 Piper City, IL $80,007 Rankin, IL $80,810 Reddick, IL $80,608 Roberts, IL $80,352 Rossville, IL $80,152 Saint Anne, IL $81,138 Sheldon, IL $79,771

Stockland, IL $79,654 Thawville, IL $80,159 Union Hill, IL $80,973 Watseka, IL $79,943 Wellington, IL $80,013 Woodland, IL $80,034 Apple River, IL $79,833 Ashton, IL $80,579

Baileyville, IL $80,849 Belvidere, IL $81,233 Byron, IL $81,141 Caledonia, IL $81,246 Capron, IL $81,265 Cedarville, IL $80,876 Chadwick, IL $79,556 Chana, IL $80,874

Cherry Valley, IL $81,241 Dakota, IL $80,975 Davis, IL $81,099 Davis Junction, IL $81,199 Dixon, IL $80,148 Durand, IL $81,191 East Dubuque, IL $79,507 Eleroy, IL $80,703

Elizabeth, IL $79,530 Forreston, IL $80,546 Franklin Grove, IL $80,320 Freeport, IL $80,853 Galena, IL $79,560 Galt, IL $79,906 Garden Prairie, IL $81,273 German Valley, IL $81,007

Hanover, IL $79,458 Harmon, IL $79,561 Holcomb, IL $81,123 Kent, IL $80,063 Lanark, IL $79,940 Leaf River, IL $81,044 Lena, IL $80,338 Lindenwood, IL $81,108

Mc Connell, IL $80,785 Milledgeville, IL $79,794 Monroe Center, IL $81,184 Mount Carroll, IL $79,632 Mount Morris, IL $80,805 Nachusa, IL $80,124 Nora, IL $80,254 Orangeville, IL $80,942

Oregon, IL $80,804 Pearl City, IL $80,110 Pecatonica, IL $81,224 Polo, IL $80,178 Poplar Grove, IL $81,239 Midlothian, IL $85,669 Mason, IL $79,145 Romeoville, IL $84,774

Minooka, IL $82,950 Mokena, IL $84,634 Monee, IL $83,524 Morris, IL $81,471 New Lenox, IL $84,270 Oak Forest, IL $85,427 Oak Lawn, IL $86,868 Bridgeview, IL $86,979

Hometown, IL $86,955 Hickory Hills, IL $86,753 Justice, IL $87,006 Burbank, IL $87,009 Odell, IL $79,493 Olympia Fields, IL $84,147 Orland Park, IL $85,647 Palos Heights, IL $86,164

Palos Park, IL $86,056 Palos Hills, IL $86,532 Park Forest, IL $83,776 Peotone, IL $82,967 Posen, IL $85,514 Ransom, IL $79,661 Richton Park, IL $83,916 Robbins, IL $85,832

South Holland, IL $84,442 South Wilmington, IL $81,073 Steger, IL $83,658 Thornton, IL $84,132 Tinley Park, IL $85,020 Country Club Hills, IL $84,678 Verona, IL $80,352 Willow Springs, IL $86,478

Wilmington, IL $81,971 Worth, IL $86,487 University Park, IL $83,580 Homer Glen, IL $85,095 Bedford Park, IL $87,051 Summit Argo, IL $87,074 Aurora, IL $84,249 Batavia, IL $83,906

Big Rock, IL $81,787 Bristol, IL $82,778 Brookfield, IL $87,106 Clarendon Hills, IL $86,432 Downers Grove, IL $86,045 Woodridge, IL $85,701 Earlville, IL $80,254 Eola, IL $84,360

Hinckley, IL $81,101 Hinsdale, IL $86,684 Oak Brook, IL $86,628 La Grange, IL $87,033 La Grange Park, IL $87,069 Willowbrook, IL $86,395 Lee, IL $81,018 Leland, IL $80,411

Lisle, IL $85,550 Lyons, IL $87,120 Millbrook, IL $81,778 Millington, IL $81,494 Montgomery, IL $83,557 Mooseheart, IL $83,697 Naperville, IL $85,037 Newark, IL $81,452

North Aurora, IL $83,591 Oswego, IL $83,487 Plainfield, IL $84,091 Plano, IL $81,946 Riverside, IL $87,145 Sandwich, IL $81,304 Serena, IL $80,387 Shabbona, IL $80,877

Sheridan, IL $80,753 Somonauk, IL $80,945 Steward, IL $80,975 Sugar Grove, IL $82,730 Warrenville, IL $84,854 Waterman, IL $80,929 Wedron, IL $80,245 Western Springs, IL $86,879

Westmont, IL $86,402 Yorkville, IL $82,610 Darien, IL $86,104 Mode, IL $79,085 Montrose, IL $79,062 Mount Erie, IL $78,807 Neoga, IL $79,217 Newton, IL $78,696

Oblong, IL $78,140 Olney, IL $78,312 Palestine, IL $76,934 Parkersburg, IL $78,158 Robinson, IL $77,340 Saint Elmo, IL $79,197 Sainte Marie, IL $78,363 Saint Francisville, IL $76,247

Shumway, IL $79,120 Sigel, IL $79,134 Stewardson, IL $79,149 Stoy, IL $78,028 Strasburg, IL $79,191 Sumner, IL $76,782 Teutopolis, IL $79,217 Toledo, IL $79,094

Trilla, IL $79,138 Vandalia, IL $79,642 Watson, IL $79,226 Westfield, IL $79,047 West Liberty, IL $78,061 West Salem, IL $78,386 West Union, IL $77,343 West York, IL $77,541

Wheeler, IL $79,029 Willow Hill, IL $78,245 Yale, IL $78,445 Argenta, IL $80,218 Assumption, IL $79,895 Beason, IL $79,865 Blue Mound, IL $80,417 Boody, IL $80,325

Buffalo, IL $80,771 Bulpitt, IL $80,688 Chestnut, IL $80,245 Cornland, IL $80,744 Dawson, IL $80,980 Decatur, IL $80,226 Divernon, IL $80,756 Edinburg, IL $80,742

Elwin, IL $80,194 Farmersville, IL $80,471 Findlay, IL $79,549 Forsyth, IL $80,312 Glenarm, IL $80,930 Harristown, IL $80,298 Harvel, IL $80,226 Illiopolis, IL $80,558

Kincaid, IL $80,651 Lake Fork, IL $80,650 Latham, IL $80,300 Macon, IL $80,022 Mechanicsburg, IL $80,831 Morrisonville, IL $80,354 Mount Auburn, IL $80,591 Mount Pulaski, IL $80,487

Mt Zion, IL $80,177 Moweaqua, IL $79,978 Niantic, IL $80,400 Oconee, IL $79,559 Oreana, IL $80,175 Owaneco, IL $79,994 Palmer, IL $80,384 Pana, IL $79,894

Pawnee, IL $80,790 Raymond, IL $79,989 Riverton, IL $81,034 Rochester, IL $81,004 Shelbyville, IL $79,507 Stonington, IL $80,422 Taylorville, IL $80,419 Tovey, IL $80,677

Tower Hill, IL $79,598 West Point, IL $79,085 Fox Valley, IL $84,480 Golf, IL $86,922 Lovejoy, IL $81,562 Waggoner, IL $80,262 Warrensburg, IL $80,135 Alexander, IL $80,576

Alsey, IL $79,658 Arenzville, IL $79,689 Ashland, IL $80,450 Athens, IL $80,881 Auburn, IL $80,784 Bath, IL $79,632 Beardstown, IL $79,732 Bluffs, IL $79,571

Bluff Springs, IL $79,729 Browning, IL $79,436 Cantrall, IL $81,092 Carlinville, IL $79,967 Kingston, IL $81,208 Kirkland, IL $81,143 Lafox, IL $82,927 Lombard, IL $86,131

Malta, IL $81,130 Maple Park, IL $81,378 Marengo, IL $81,399 Maywood, IL $87,144 Westchester, IL $87,077 Broadview, IL $87,122 Lake In The Hills, IL $82,235 Medinah, IL $85,624

Schaumburg, IL $85,169 Melrose Park, IL $87,128 Hillside, IL $87,060 Berkeley, IL $87,015 Stone Park, IL $87,106 Hoffman Estates, IL $84,750 Plato Center, IL $82,339 River Grove, IL $87,149

Roselle, IL $85,336 Saint Charles, IL $83,743 Schiller Park, IL $87,090 South Elgin, IL $83,475 Sycamore, IL $81,459 Union, IL $81,504 Villa Park, IL $86,516 Wasco, IL $82,778

Wayne, IL $84,084 West Chicago, IL $84,514 Wheaton, IL $85,373 Winfield, IL $85,013 Wood Dale, IL $86,267 Evanston, IL $87,087 Chicago, IL $87,235 Oak Park, IL $87,188

River Forest, IL $87,171 Beecher, IL $83,204 Berwyn, IL $87,170 Crest Hill, IL $84,262 Shorewood, IL $83,497 Blue Island, IL $85,942 Braceville, IL $81,364 Braidwood, IL $81,820

Calumet City, IL $84,201 Channahon, IL $83,016 Chicago Heights, IL $83,759 Chicago Ridge, IL $86,708 Grayslake, IL $82,287 Gurnee, IL $82,181 Harvard, IL $81,356 Hebron, IL $80,917

Highland Park, IL $85,366 Fort Sheridan, IL $84,999 Palatine, IL $84,883 Highwood, IL $85,043 Ingleside, IL $81,860 Island Lake, IL $82,358 Kenilworth, IL $86,825 Lake Bluff, IL $83,564

Lake Forest, IL $84,314 Lake Villa, IL $81,937 Lake Zurich, IL $83,894 Libertyville, IL $83,141 Mchenry, IL $81,592 Morton Grove, IL $87,055 Mount Prospect, IL $86,003 Mundelein, IL $83,100

Vernon Hills, IL $83,951 Northbrook, IL $85,970 North Chicago, IL $82,891 Park Ridge, IL $86,998 Lincolnshire, IL $84,632 Prospect Heights, IL $85,691 Richmond, IL $81,489 Ringwood, IL $81,447

Round Lake, IL $81,982 Russell, IL $81,736 Skokie, IL $87,116 Waukegan, IL $82,318 Spring Grove, IL $81,679 Techny, IL $86,340 Wadsworth, IL $81,923 Wauconda, IL $82,690

Kaneville, IL $82,221 Pocahontas, IL $80,431 Great Lakes, IL $83,240 Coal City, IL $81,744 Crete, IL $83,504 Crestwood, IL $85,936 Dolton, IL $84,847 Dwight, IL $80,113

Elwood, IL $83,293 Flossmoor, IL $84,306 Frankfort, IL $84,053 Gardner, IL $80,709 Glenwood, IL $83,951 Harvey, IL $85,027 Markham, IL $85,090 Hazel Crest, IL $84,707

Homewood, IL $84,406 Joliet, IL $83,607 Kinsman, IL $79,864 Lansing, IL $83,891 Lemont, IL $85,656 Bolingbrook, IL $85,308 Lockport, IL $84,701 Manhattan, IL $83,342

Matteson, IL $84,181 Mazon, IL $80,886 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $80,413 Red Bud, IL $80,632 Renault, IL $80,498 Rockwood, IL $79,447 Saint Jacob, IL $80,917 Saint Libory, IL $80,609

Smithboro, IL $79,850 Smithton, IL $81,043 Sparta, IL $80,146 Steeleville, IL $79,951 Summerfield, IL $80,883 Tilden, IL $80,432 Trenton, IL $80,784 Troy, IL $81,077

Valmeyer, IL $80,768 Walsh, IL $80,004 Waterloo, IL $80,924 Quincy, IL $79,526 Augusta, IL $79,126 Barry, IL $79,129 Basco, IL $79,098 Baylis, IL $79,058

Bowen, IL $79,130 Camden, IL $79,014 Camp Point, IL $79,180 Carthage, IL $79,180 Chambersburg, IL $79,211 Clayton, IL $79,111 Coatsburg, IL $79,166 Colchester, IL $79,186

Colusa, IL $79,160 Dallas City, IL $79,164 Elvaston, IL $79,344 Ferris, IL $79,437 Fowler, IL $79,220 Golden, IL $79,186 Griggsville, IL $79,223 Hamilton, IL $79,264

Hull, IL $79,022 Huntsville, IL $78,976 Kinderhook, IL $79,061 La Prairie, IL $79,014 Liberty, IL $79,150 Lima, IL $79,236 Loraine, IL $79,127 Mendon, IL $79,179

Milton, IL $79,504 Mount Sterling, IL $79,174 Nauvoo, IL $79,194 Nebo, IL $79,386 New Canton, IL $79,013 New Salem, IL $79,081 Niota, IL $79,141 Paloma, IL $79,222

Payson, IL $79,180 Pearl, IL $79,335 Perry, IL $79,271 Pittsfield, IL $79,235 Plainville, IL $79,145 Pleasant Hill, IL $79,248 Plymouth, IL $79,082 Rockport, IL $78,978

Sutter, IL $79,018 Tennessee, IL $79,112 Timewell, IL $79,051 Ursa, IL $79,125 Versailles, IL $79,305 Warsaw, IL $79,116 Buffalo Grove, IL $84,779 Wheeling, IL $85,561

Wilmette, IL $86,932 Winnetka, IL $86,560 Winthrop Harbor, IL $81,773 Wonder Lake, IL $81,199 Woodstock, IL $81,374 Zion, IL $81,853 Addison, IL $86,149 Algonquin, IL $82,542

Bartlett, IL $84,414 Bellwood, IL $87,110 Bensenville, IL $86,697 Streamwood, IL $84,418 Bloomingdale, IL $85,418 Burlington, IL $81,582 Carpentersville, IL $82,978 Clare, IL $81,175

Cortland, IL $81,420 Creston, IL $81,075 Dekalb, IL $81,302 Carol Stream, IL $85,208 Dundee, IL $82,927 Elburn, IL $82,546 Elgin, IL $83,839 Elmhurst, IL $86,778

Esmond, IL $81,089 Forest Park, IL $87,166 Franklin Park, IL $87,096 Hanover Park, IL $84,891 Geneva, IL $83,462 Genoa, IL $81,314 Gilberts, IL $82,355 Glen Ellyn, IL $85,773

Glendale Heights, IL $85,626 Hampshire, IL $81,629 Hines, IL $87,143 Huntley, IL $81,587 Itasca, IL $85,915 Madison, IL $81,548 Marine, IL $80,844 Maryville, IL $81,221

Medora, IL $80,310 Michael, IL $79,803 Moro, IL $80,893 Mount Olive, IL $80,255 Mozier, IL $79,637 National Stock Yards, IL $81,562 New Douglas, IL $80,475 Nokomis, IL $79,860

Ohlman, IL $79,942 Panama, IL $80,125 Patterson, IL $79,686 Piasa, IL $80,538 Ramsey, IL $79,355 Rockbridge, IL $79,940 Roodhouse, IL $79,767 Rosamond, IL $79,756

Roxana, IL $81,143 Sawyerville, IL $80,379 Sorento, IL $80,117 South Roxana, IL $81,203 Staunton, IL $80,512 Taylor Springs, IL $80,013 Venice, IL $81,562 Walshville, IL $79,982

White Hall, IL $79,715 Wilsonville, IL $80,456 Witt, IL $79,790 Wood River, IL $81,103 Worden, IL $80,739 Wrights, IL $79,733 East Saint Louis, IL $81,562 Fairview Heights, IL $81,343

Addieville, IL $80,466 Albers, IL $80,574 Aviston, IL $80,613 Baldwin, IL $80,449 Bartelso, IL $80,215 Beckemeyer, IL $80,475 Belleville, IL $81,191 Mascoutah, IL $80,888

Scott Air Force Base, IL $81,040 Breese, IL $80,482 Carlyle, IL $80,017 Caseyville, IL $81,355 Chester, IL $79,965 Collinsville, IL $81,291 Columbia, IL $81,213 Coulterville, IL $80,045

Cutler, IL $79,760 Dupo, IL $81,435 East Carondelet, IL $81,386 Ellis Grove, IL $80,007 Evansville, IL $80,370 Freeburg, IL $80,952 Fults, IL $80,631 Germantown, IL $80,541

Greenville, IL $80,103 Hagarstown, IL $79,694 Hecker, IL $80,852 Highland, IL $80,687 Hoffman, IL $80,187 Huey, IL $79,963 Keyesport, IL $79,891 Lebanon, IL $81,017

Lenzburg, IL $80,641 Maeystown, IL $80,698 Marissa, IL $80,525 Menard, IL $79,981 Millstadt, IL $81,262 Modoc, IL $79,897 Mulberry Grove, IL $79,737 Nashville, IL $79,991

New Athens, IL $80,785 New Baden, IL $80,715 New Memphis, IL $80,658 Oakdale, IL $80,042 O Fallon, IL $81,184 Okawville, IL $80,389 Percy, IL $79,856 Pierron, IL $80,517

Pinckneyville, IL $79,792

Microbiologists Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Microbiologists roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Microbiologists positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Microbiologists as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Microbiologists

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$103,253	$50.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$98,951	$48.0	15%
Healthcare	$94,649	$46.0	10%
Chemicals	$90,347	$43.0	5%

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 August 01, 2026

$78,100

Average $86,045/year

$95,547

$6,508

Average $7,170/month

$7,962

$1,502

Average $1,655/week

$1,837

$38

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,547	$7,962	$1,837	$46
Average	$86,045	$7,170	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$78,100	$6,508	$1,502	$38

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