Microbiologists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 126 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Microbiologists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $129,830130
Worcester, MA $127,120170
Massachusetts $126,2602,110
San Francisco, CA $126,140870
Boston, MA-NH $124,5801,790
Santa Rosa, CA $123,59030

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $76,90040
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $55,60090
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $113,03050
      Arkansas $60,710140
      Little Rock, AR $54,30060
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $54,16070
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $129,830130
      San Francisco, CA $126,140870
      Santa Rosa, CA $123,59030
      Vallejo, CA $115,98030
      Modesto, CA $113,87060
      California $107,3802,510
      Sacramento, CA $106,660150
      Los Angeles, CA $100,820680
      Riverside, CA $99,96050
      San Diego, CA $99,480320
      Fresno, CA $87,27030
      Oxnard, CA $80,54030
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $91,420100
      Colorado $69,010370
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $96,82070
      Bridgeport, CT $86,54030
      Norwich, CT $83,12040
      Connecticut $82,080290
      Hartford, CT $82,020120
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $105,6301,600
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $75,720180
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $76,98090
      Florida $74,220300
      Tampa, FL $67,44060
      Orlando, FL $40,71040
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Athens, GA $110,26080
      Atlanta, GA $97,090830
      Georgia $97,090990
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $65,00060
      Urban Honolulu, HI $64,98050
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $108,04080
      Iowa $76,490160
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $61,86040
      Idaho $60,45060
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $93,24030
      Chicago, IL-IN $74,560670
      Illinois $74,350840
      Champaign, IL $62,96050
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $80,110230
      Indianapolis, IN $80,110150
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $82,22030
      Kansas $62,470160
      Kansas $62,47050
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $62,90080
      Lexington, KY $62,90050
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $127,120170
      Massachusetts $126,2602,110
      Boston, MA-NH $124,5801,790
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $101,0602,040
      Baltimore, MD $80,520440
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $94,92060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $85,41060
      Detroit, MI $75,87050
      Michigan $70,610340
      Lansing, MI $64,280110
      Grand Rapids, MI $64,25040
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $86,690400
      Minnesota $85,340430
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $74,30090
      Kansas City, MO-KS $72,46050
      Missouri $68,630130
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $75,59040
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $115,04050
      Montana $88,770110
      Bozeman, MT $61,11040
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $90,790500
      North Carolina $82,1701,320
      Raleigh, NC $80,370390
      Charlotte, NC-SC $77,94070
      Wilmington, NC $75,920—
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $61,42040
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $72,95070
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $86,380170
      Northern New Hampshire $81,90080
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $82,120100
      New Jersey $82,0701,080
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $75,31050
      Nevada $72,38050
      Las Vegas, NV $62,79050
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $85,8501,090
      New York, NY-NJ $83,6501,580
      Buffalo, NY $82,47080
      Rochester, NY $61,21060
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $80,760160
      Dayton, OH $80,43040
      Ohio $75,940530
      Cleveland, OH $63,31080
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $60,690170
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $96,290130
      Oregon $89,220160
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $84,240580
      Pennsylvania $71,010780
      Harrisburg, PA $61,71050
      Allentown, PA-NJ $59,76040
      Pittsburgh, PA $49,050110
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $58,560120
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $57,69090
      Columbia, SC $55,140—
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $77,730130
      East South Dakota $53,53040
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $108,97060
      Tennessee $71,140190
      Nashville, TN $66,70040
      Knoxville, TN $60,46060
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Antonio, TX $66,34090
      Houston, TX $65,370180
      Texas $62,720690
      Dallas, TX $61,730110
      Austin, TX $59,290120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $82,50070
      Utah $67,780140
      Provo, UT $50,28040
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $90,93050
      Virginia $88,080160
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Washington $81,42040
      Washington $77,130350
      Seattle, WA $76,170220
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $79,530390
      Wisconsin $63,470690
      Milwaukee, WI $60,530140