Microbiologists Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Microbiologists make in Wisconsin?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microbiologists in Wisconsin is $83,039 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,559
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,372 to $92,210
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,392

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Microbiologists Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,210	$7,684	$1,773	$44
Average	$83,039	$6,920	$1,597	$40
25th Percentile	$75,372	$6,281	$1,449	$36

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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): $58,227
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,365
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,679
Expert (over 8 years): $132,696

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$58,227
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$72,199
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$82,365
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$92,679
Microbiol... Level Microbiologists	$132,696

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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:

Green Lake: $80,774
Greenville: $81,542
Hancock: $80,059

Green Lake, WI $80,774 Greenville, WI $81,542 Hancock, WI $80,059 Hortonville, WI $81,370 Iola, WI $80,414 King, WI $81,029 Larsen, WI $81,221 Leopolis, WI $80,314

Manawa, WI $80,713 Marion, WI $80,464 Menasha, WI $81,608 Neenah, WI $81,460 Neshkoro, WI $80,483 New London, WI $81,034 Ogdensburg, WI $80,531 Omro, WI $80,929

Pickett, WI $80,996 Pine River, WI $80,682 Plainfield, WI $80,207 Poy Sippi, WI $80,738 Princeton, WI $80,580 Readfield, WI $81,139 Redgranite, WI $80,760 Ripon, WI $80,915

Rosendale, WI $80,956 Saxeville, WI $80,594 Scandinavia, WI $80,478 Tilleda, WI $80,193 Van Dyne, WI $81,057 Waukau, WI $80,916 Waupaca, WI $80,699 Wautoma, WI $80,511

Weyauwega, WI $80,838 Wild Rose, WI $80,536 Winnebago, WI $81,243 Winneconne, WI $81,054 Wilson, WI $82,383 Boyd, WI $80,249 Cadott, WI $80,307 Chetek, WI $80,090

Chippewa Falls, WI $80,479 Colfax, WI $80,382 Conrath, WI $79,928 Cornell, WI $80,135 Dallas, WI $80,550 Downing, WI $81,997 Downsville, WI $81,402 Durand, WI $81,323

Eau Galle, WI $81,143 Eleva, WI $80,566 Elk Mound, WI $80,388 Elmwood, WI $81,923 Fairchild, WI $80,468 Fall Creek, WI $80,515 Gilmanton, WI $80,933 Holcombe, WI $79,997

Humbird, WI $80,379 Independence, WI $80,699 Jim Falls, WI $80,202 Knapp, WI $81,954 Maiden Rock, WI $82,053 Menomonie, WI $81,324 Merrillan, WI $80,267 Mondovi, WI $80,729

Nelson, WI $81,692 New Auburn, WI $80,058 Osseo, WI $80,754 Pepin, WI $82,335 Pigeon Falls, WI $80,934 Plum City, WI $81,943 Prairie Farm, WI $81,245 Ridgeland, WI $80,809

Rock Falls, WI $80,422 Sand Creek, WI $80,102 Sheldon, WI $79,893 Spring Valley, WI $82,438 Stanley, WI $80,271 Stockholm, WI $82,529 Strum, WI $80,701 Thorp, WI $80,233

Wheeler, WI $80,985 Whitehall, WI $80,596 Spooner, WI $79,869 Almena, WI $80,986 Ashland, WI $79,788 Balsam Lake, WI $82,307 Barron, WI $80,478 Barronett, WI $79,902

Bayfield, WI $79,790 Benoit, WI $79,674 Birchwood, WI $79,760 Brill, WI $80,094 Bruce, WI $79,851 Brule, WI $80,535 Cable, WI $79,511 Cameron, WI $80,113

Centuria, WI $82,759 Comstock, WI $81,207 Cornucopia, WI $79,897 Couderay, WI $79,551 Cumberland, WI $80,610 Danbury, WI $80,346 Drummond, WI $79,747 Edgewater, WI $79,713

Exeland, WI $79,610 Foxboro, WI $80,821 Frederic, WI $81,056 Gordon, WI $80,150 Grand View, WI $79,585 Grantsburg, WI $81,549 Haugen, WI $80,180 Hawthorne, WI $80,799

Hayward, WI $79,610 Herbster, WI $80,006 Hertel, WI $79,891 High Bridge, WI $79,669 Iron River, WI $80,242 Ladysmith, WI $79,858 Lake Nebagamon, WI $80,620 La Pointe, WI $79,654

Luck, WI $81,996 Maple, WI $80,810 Marengo, WI $79,637 Mason, WI $79,648 Mikana, WI $80,085 Milltown, WI $82,338 Minong, WI $80,114 Odanah, WI $79,970

Ojibwa, WI $79,473 Glidden, WI $79,502 Harshaw, WI $79,871 Hawkins, WI $79,719 Hazelhurst, WI $79,884 Heafford Junction, WI $79,951 Hurley, WI $79,723 Iron Belt, WI $79,575

Kennan, WI $79,732 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $79,863 Lake Tomahawk, WI $79,908 Land O Lakes, WI $79,800 Laona, WI $79,844 Long Lake, WI $79,626 Mc Naughton, WI $79,917 Manitowish Waters, WI $79,794

Mellen, WI $79,535 Mercer, WI $79,653 Minocqua, WI $79,946 Montreal, WI $79,745 Park Falls, WI $79,713 Phelps, WI $79,799 Phillips, WI $79,749 Prentice, WI $79,810

Presque Isle, WI $79,761 Saint Germain, WI $79,962 Saxon, WI $79,605 Sayner, WI $79,853 Star Lake, WI $79,646 Three Lakes, WI $79,869 Tony, WI $79,847 Tripoli, WI $79,675

Upson, WI $79,338 Wabeno, WI $79,851 Woodruff, WI $79,980 La Crosse, WI $79,418 Alma, WI $81,441 Alma Center, WI $80,368 Arcadia, WI $80,661 Arkdale, WI $80,064

Bangor, WI $79,592 Black River Falls, WI $80,107 Blair, WI $80,350 Camp Douglas, WI $80,181 Cashton, WI $79,678 Cataract, WI $79,805 Chaseburg, WI $79,549 Cochrane, WI $81,300

Coon Valley, WI $79,517 De Soto, WI $79,686 Dodge, WI $80,435 Eastman, WI $79,913 Ettrick, WI $79,839 Ferryville, WI $79,816 Fountain City, WI $80,949 Galesville, WI $80,082

Gays Mills, WI $80,066 Genoa, WI $79,608 Hillsboro, WI $80,352 Hixton, WI $80,367 Holmen, WI $79,603 Hustler, WI $80,474 Kendall, WI $80,253 La Farge, WI $80,130

Lynxville, WI $79,919 Mather, WI $80,085 Melrose, WI $79,824 Millston, WI $79,913 Mindoro, WI $79,659 Mount Sterling, WI $80,198 Necedah, WI $80,094 Norwalk, WI $79,772

Oakdale, WI $80,185 Onalaska, WI $79,479 Ontario, WI $80,122 Readstown, WI $80,038 Rockland, WI $79,577 Seneca, WI $80,276 Soldiers Grove, WI $80,126 Sparta, WI $79,742

Steuben, WI $80,057 Stoddard, WI $79,483 Taylor, WI $80,192 Tomah, WI $80,226 Trempealeau, WI $80,072 Palmyra, WI $81,882 Tunnel City, WI $80,187 Viola, WI $80,180

Viroqua, WI $79,680 Warrens, WI $80,061 Westby, WI $79,639 West Salem, WI $79,520 Wilton, WI $80,181 Eau Claire, WI $80,699 Altoona, WI $80,809 Arkansaw, WI $81,657

Augusta, WI $80,498 Bay City, WI $82,399 Bloomer, WI $80,221 Boyceville, WI $81,486 Glen Flora, WI $79,717 Wales, WI $83,002 Bagley, WI $79,926 Beetown, WI $80,006

Benton, WI $80,322 Bloomington, WI $80,021 Boscobel, WI $80,193 Cassville, WI $79,925 Cuba City, WI $80,179 Dickeyville, WI $80,247 Fennimore, WI $80,289 Glen Haven, WI $79,881

Hazel Green, WI $80,049 Kieler, WI $80,270 Lancaster, WI $80,106 Mount Hope, WI $80,008 Patch Grove, WI $80,297 Platteville, WI $80,447 Potosi, WI $79,947 Prairie Du Chien, WI $80,121

Sinsinawa, WI $80,017 Stitzer, WI $80,264 Wauzeka, WI $80,048 Woodman, WI $79,960 Portage, WI $81,721 Adams, WI $80,432 Arlington, WI $82,547 Baraboo, WI $81,728

Beaver Dam, WI $81,654 Brandon, WI $80,785 Briggsville, WI $81,213 Burnett, WI $81,103 Cambria, WI $81,607 Cazenovia, WI $80,498 Columbus, WI $82,297 Dalton, WI $81,142

Dellwood, WI $80,161 Doylestown, WI $82,169 Elroy, WI $80,276 Endeavor, WI $81,110 Fairwater, WI $80,942 Fall River, WI $82,064 Fox Lake, WI $81,251 Friendship, WI $80,189

Friesland, WI $81,502 Grand Marsh, WI $80,467 Hillpoint, WI $80,968 Kingston, WI $81,218 Lake Delton, WI $81,427 La Valle, WI $80,609 Lime Ridge, WI $80,910 Loganville, WI $81,154

Lyndon Station, WI $80,717 Markesan, WI $80,826 Marquette, WI $81,105 Mauston, WI $80,412 Montello, WI $80,824 New Lisbon, WI $80,190 North Freedom, WI $81,767 Oxford, WI $80,838

Packwaukee, WI $81,159 Pardeeville, WI $81,770 Poynette, WI $82,288 Randolph, WI $81,604 Reedsburg, WI $81,131 Rio, WI $82,200 Rock Springs, WI $81,238 Union Center, WI $80,639

Waupun, WI $80,953 Westfield, WI $80,449 Wisconsin Dells, WI $81,093 Wonewoc, WI $80,334 Wyocena, WI $81,954 Amery, WI $82,780 Baldwin, WI $83,277 Beldenville, WI $83,124

Clayton, WI $81,697 Clear Lake, WI $82,355 Cushing, WI $82,501 Deer Park, WI $82,946 Dresser, WI $83,505 East Ellsworth, WI $82,913 Ellsworth, WI $83,049 Glenwood City, WI $82,538

Hager City, WI $83,261 Hammond, WI $84,258 Hudson, WI $85,592 New Richmond, WI $84,462 Osceola, WI $84,680 Prescott, WI $84,913 River Falls, WI $84,806 Roberts, WI $84,783

Saint Croix Falls, WI $83,011 Somerset, WI $85,257 Star Prairie, WI $84,238 Pell Lake, WI $81,660 Pleasant Prairie, WI $81,736 Powers Lake, WI $81,799 Rochester, WI $82,128 Salem, WI $81,864

Silver Lake, WI $81,885 Somers, WI $81,636 South Milwaukee, WI $84,051 Springfield, WI $81,695 Sturtevant, WI $81,652 Sullivan, WI $82,074 Trevor, WI $81,903 Twin Lakes, WI $81,868

Union Grove, WI $81,829 Walworth, WI $81,523 Radisson, WI $79,574 Waterford, WI $82,562 Waukesha, WI $83,815 Whitewater, WI $81,415 Williams Bay, WI $81,445 Wilmot, WI $81,899

Woodworth, WI $81,799 Zenda, WI $81,441 Milwaukee, WI $84,508 Saint Francis, WI $84,471 Racine, WI $81,596 Afton, WI $81,359 Albany, WI $81,913 Arena, WI $81,941

Argyle, WI $81,456 Avalon, WI $81,370 Avoca, WI $80,903 Barneveld, WI $81,948 Belleville, WI $82,453 Belmont, WI $80,671 Beloit, WI $81,283 Black Earth, WI $82,458

Blanchardville, WI $81,670 Blue Mounds, WI $82,214 Blue River, WI $80,163 Brodhead, WI $81,354 Brooklyn, WI $82,493 Browntown, WI $80,817 Cambridge, WI $82,453 Gile, WI $79,990

Clinton, WI $81,418 Wausau, WI $80,255 Marshfield, WI $80,290 Abbotsford, WI $80,211 Amherst, WI $80,424 Amherst Junction, WI $80,334 Aniwa, WI $79,940 Antigo, WI $80,020

Arpin, WI $80,131 Athens, WI $80,027 Auburndale, WI $80,092 Babcock, WI $79,967 Birnamwood, WI $79,989 Blenker, WI $80,081 Bowler, WI $80,144 Brokaw, WI $80,148

Bryant, WI $79,847 Chili, WI $80,193 Colby, WI $80,168 Curtiss, WI $80,131 Custer, WI $80,221 Deerbrook, WI $79,842 Dorchester, WI $80,136 Edgar, WI $80,090

Eland, WI $80,080 Elcho, WI $79,881 Elderon, WI $80,128 Elton, WI $79,950 Galloway, WI $80,204 Gilman, WI $79,956 Jump River, WI $79,886 Gleason, WI $79,859

Granton, WI $80,189 Greenwood, WI $80,230 Hannibal, WI $79,942 Hatley, WI $80,048 Hewitt, WI $80,433 Irma, WI $79,895 Junction City, WI $80,049 Loyal, WI $80,222

Lublin, WI $80,023 Marathon, WI $80,076 Mattoon, WI $80,235 Medford, WI $80,050 Merrill, WI $80,023 Milladore, WI $80,078 Mosinee, WI $80,130 Neillsville, WI $80,299

Nekoosa, WI $80,158 Nelsonville, WI $80,509 Ogema, WI $79,834 Owen, WI $80,148 Pearson, WI $79,815 Pelican Lake, WI $79,820 Phlox, WI $80,176 Woodville, WI $82,818

Houlton, WI $85,802 Abrams, WI $80,258 Amberg, WI $79,772 Armstrong Creek, WI $79,793 Athelstane, WI $79,824 Black Creek, WI $81,127 Bonduel, WI $80,481 Brillion, WI $81,055

Cecil, WI $80,357 Coleman, WI $80,189 Combined Locks, WI $81,666 Crivitz, WI $80,044 De Pere, WI $80,430 Dunbar, WI $79,740 Fence, WI $79,656 Florence, WI $79,773

Forest Junction, WI $81,286 Gillett, WI $80,298 Goodman, WI $79,789 Greenleaf, WI $80,738 Green Valley, WI $80,320 Gresham, WI $80,270 Hilbert, WI $81,256 Kaukauna, WI $81,565

Freedom, WI $81,464 Keshena, WI $80,356 Kimberly, WI $81,671 Krakow, WI $80,321 Lakewood, WI $79,921 Lena, WI $80,243 Little Chute, WI $81,668 Little Suamico, WI $80,238

Marinette, WI $80,289 Mountain, WI $79,967 Neopit, WI $80,159 Niagara, WI $79,860 Nichols, WI $80,769 Oconto, WI $80,236 Oconto Falls, WI $80,280 Oneida, WI $80,329

Pembine, WI $79,809 Peshtigo, WI $80,222 Porterfield, WI $80,012 Potter, WI $81,098 Pound, WI $80,102 Pulaski, WI $80,351 Pickerel, WI $79,890 Pittsville, WI $80,072

Plover, WI $80,341 Port Edwards, WI $80,384 Rib Lake, WI $79,944 Ringle, WI $80,023 Rosholt, WI $80,188 Rothschild, WI $80,330 Rudolph, WI $80,104 Schofield, WI $80,264

Spencer, WI $80,207 Stetsonville, WI $80,086 Stevens Point, WI $80,306 Stratford, WI $80,140 Summit Lake, WI $79,904 Tigerton, WI $80,268 Tomahawk, WI $79,954 Unity, WI $80,144

Vesper, WI $80,116 Westboro, WI $79,840 White Lake, WI $79,881 Willard, WI $80,212 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $80,259 Withee, WI $80,100 Wittenberg, WI $80,171 Rhinelander, WI $79,999

Argonne, WI $79,742 Boulder Junction, WI $79,792 Brantwood, WI $79,718 Butternut, WI $79,588 Catawba, WI $79,743 Clam Lake, WI $79,312 Conover, WI $79,833 Crandon, WI $79,957

Eagle River, WI $79,952 Fifield, WI $79,692 Poplar, WI $80,927 Port Wing, WI $80,262 Seymour, WI $80,671 Oak Creek, WI $83,483 Adell, WI $81,852 Allenton, WI $82,151

Ashippun, WI $82,416 Belgium, WI $82,655 Brookfield, WI $84,322 Brownsville, WI $81,036 Butler, WI $84,371 Campbellsport, WI $81,436 Cascade, WI $81,369 Cedarburg, WI $83,603

Cedar Grove, WI $82,275 Chilton, WI $81,101 Cleveland, WI $80,776 Clyman, WI $81,770 Colgate, WI $83,470 Delafield, WI $82,969 Eden, WI $81,011 Elkhart Lake, WI $81,005

Fredonia, WI $82,634 Germantown, WI $83,817 Glenbeulah, WI $80,965 Grafton, WI $83,618 Greenbush, WI $80,963 Hartford, WI $82,734 Hartland, WI $83,222 Hingham, WI $81,722

Horicon, WI $81,533 Hubertus, WI $83,358 Hustisford, WI $81,859 Iron Ridge, WI $81,981 Ixonia, WI $82,236 Jackson, WI $83,365 Johnson Creek, WI $81,982 Juneau, WI $81,532

Kewaskum, WI $82,186 Kiel, WI $80,863 Kohler, WI $81,212 Lannon, WI $83,933 Lebanon, WI $81,939 Lomira, WI $81,416 Malone, WI $81,032 Mayville, WI $81,443

Menomonee Falls, WI $84,059 Merton, WI $83,358 Mount Calvary, WI $81,100 Nashotah, WI $82,951 Neosho, WI $82,265 Newburg, WI $82,969 New Holstein, WI $80,986 Newton, WI $80,699

North Lake, WI $83,648 Oakfield, WI $80,886 Oconomowoc, WI $82,625 Okauchee, WI $82,860 Oostburg, WI $81,871 Pewaukee, WI $83,582 Plymouth, WI $81,115 Port Washington, WI $83,112

Random Lake, WI $82,242 Richfield, WI $83,403 Rubicon, WI $82,408 Saint Cloud, WI $81,093 Saukville, WI $83,215 Sheboygan, WI $81,445 Sheboygan Falls, WI $81,170 Slinger, WI $82,994

Stockbridge, WI $81,283 Sussex, WI $83,646 West Bend, WI $82,562 Theresa, WI $81,903 Thiensville, WI $84,220 Waldo, WI $81,649 Watertown, WI $81,879 Mequon, WI $84,004

Woodland, WI $82,054 Bassett, WI $81,868 Benet Lake, WI $81,792 Big Bend, WI $83,145 Bristol, WI $81,802 Burlington, WI $81,955 Caledonia, WI $82,262 Camp Lake, WI $81,893

Cudahy, WI $84,405 Darien, WI $81,506 Delavan, WI $81,472 Dousman, WI $82,401 Eagle, WI $82,250 Cobb, WI $80,948 Cottage Grove, WI $82,926 Cross Plains, WI $82,719

Dane, WI $82,713 Darlington, WI $80,902 Deerfield, WI $82,698 De Forest, WI $82,806 Dodgeville, WI $81,311 Edgerton, WI $82,273 Edmund, WI $81,125 Evansville, WI $82,047

Footville, WI $81,534 Fort Atkinson, WI $81,920 Gotham, WI $81,308 Gratiot, WI $80,540 Hanover, WI $81,517 Highland, WI $80,839 Hollandale, WI $81,800 Janesville, WI $81,581

Shawano, WI $80,402 Sherwood, WI $81,495 Shiocton, WI $80,921 Sobieski, WI $80,251 Suamico, WI $80,229 Suring, WI $80,129 Townsend, WI $79,957 Wausaukee, WI $79,910

Wrightstown, WI $81,254 Zachow, WI $80,382 Algoma, WI $80,234 Baileys Harbor, WI $80,014 Brussels, WI $80,226 Casco, WI $80,242 Collins, WI $80,871 Denmark, WI $80,337

Egg Harbor, WI $80,077 Ellison Bay, WI $79,940 Ephraim, WI $80,076 Fish Creek, WI $80,023 Forestville, WI $80,227 Francis Creek, WI $80,430 Kellnersville, WI $80,483 Kewaunee, WI $80,280

Luxemburg, WI $80,243 Manitowoc, WI $80,581 Maplewood, WI $80,213 Maribel, WI $80,433 Mishicot, WI $80,365 New Franken, WI $80,232 Reedsville, WI $80,647 Saint Nazianz, WI $80,806

Sister Bay, WI $80,029 Sturgeon Bay, WI $80,241 Tisch Mills, WI $80,329 Two Rivers, WI $80,358 Valders, WI $80,768 Washington Island, WI $79,894 Whitelaw, WI $80,487 Green Bay, WI $80,220

East Troy, WI $82,250 Elkhorn, WI $81,684 Elm Grove, WI $84,371 Fontana, WI $81,491 Franksville, WI $82,208 Genesee Depot, WI $82,841 Genoa City, WI $81,723 Greendale, WI $84,310

Hales Corners, WI $84,165 Franklin, WI $83,680 Helenville, WI $81,788 Honey Creek, WI $81,993 Kansasville, WI $81,964 Kenosha, WI $81,616 New Berlin, WI $83,902 Lake Geneva, WI $81,446

Lyons, WI $81,885 Mukwonago, WI $82,752 Muskego, WI $83,277 New Munster, WI $81,894 North Prairie, WI $82,708 Fremont, WI $80,989 Rice Lake, WI $80,021 Sarona, WI $79,825

Shell Lake, WI $79,893 Siren, WI $80,701 Solon Springs, WI $80,248 South Range, WI $81,005 Springbrook, WI $79,671 Stone Lake, WI $79,701 Superior, WI $81,091 Trego, WI $79,756

Turtle Lake, WI $81,563 Wascott, WI $80,167 Washburn, WI $79,859 Webster, WI $79,956 Weyerhaeuser, WI $79,826 Winter, WI $79,446 Oshkosh, WI $81,202 Almond, WI $80,324

Appleton, WI $81,672 Bancroft, WI $80,073 Bear Creek, WI $80,791 Berlin, WI $80,847 Big Falls, WI $80,605 Butte Des Morts, WI $81,159 Caroline, WI $80,387 Clintonville, WI $80,595

Coloma, WI $80,113 Dale, WI $81,307 Eldorado, WI $81,009 Embarrass, WI $80,568 Eureka, WI $80,869 Fond Du Lac, WI $81,403 Jefferson, WI $81,852 Juda, WI $81,253

Lake Mills, WI $82,243 Linden, WI $81,040 Livingston, WI $80,624 Lodi, WI $82,449 Lone Rock, WI $81,063 Lowell, WI $81,924 Mc Farland, WI $83,018 Marshall, WI $82,610

Mazomanie, WI $82,416 Merrimac, WI $82,091 Middleton, WI $82,958 Milton, WI $81,617 Mineral Point, WI $81,076 Monroe, WI $81,203 Montfort, WI $80,659 Monticello, WI $81,820

Morrisonville, WI $82,721 Mount Horeb, WI $82,332 Muscoda, WI $80,522 New Glarus, WI $82,155 Oregon, WI $82,880 Orfordville, WI $81,441 Plain, WI $81,310 Prairie Du Sac, WI $82,134

Reeseville, WI $82,091 Rewey, WI $80,715 Richland Center, WI $80,441 Ridgeway, WI $81,894 Sauk City, WI $82,157 Sextonville, WI $81,181 Sharon, WI $81,487 Shullsburg, WI $80,385

South Wayne, WI $80,711 Spring Green, WI $81,623 Stoughton, WI $82,723 Sun Prairie, WI $82,806 Verona, WI $82,784 Waterloo, WI $82,355 Waunakee, WI $82,991 Windsor, WI $82,939

Woodford, WI $81,190 Madison, WI $83,166

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	$99,647	$48.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$95,495	$46.0	15%
Healthcare	$91,343	$44.0	10%
Chemicals	$87,191	$42.0	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

$75,372

Average $83,039/year

$92,210

$6,281

Average $6,920/month

$7,684

$1,449

Average $1,597/week

$1,773

$36

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,210	$7,684	$1,773	$44
Average	$83,039	$6,920	$1,597	$40
25th Percentile	$75,372	$6,281	$1,449	$36

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