The highest-paying states for microbiologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of microbiologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $106,490, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for microbiologists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $100,880). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of microbiologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $106,490 |
$83,040 | 2,570 |
| 2 | California | $100,880 |
$61,750 | 2,930 |
| 3 | Georgia | $100,510 |
$64,100 | 690 |
| 4 | Maryland | $99,590 |
$48,500 | 1,810 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $93,330 |
$54,910 | 40 |
| 6 | Montana | $84,000 |
$49,280 | 90 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $83,560 |
$58,660 | 1,410 |
| 8 | Nevada | $82,880 |
$45,790 | 40 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $82,040 |
$47,850 | 660 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $80,830 |
$52,520 | 200 |
| 11 | Missouri | $79,150 |
$40,220 | 330 |
| 12 | Iowa | $76,800 |
$58,850 | 140 |
| 13 | Arizona | $76,600 |
$46,280 | 50 |
| 14 | Tennessee | $74,790 |
$48,580 | 190 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $73,200 |
$49,110 | 30 |
| 16 | Oregon | $72,090 |
$50,080 | 80 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $71,370 |
$45,960 | 0 |
| 18 | New York | $69,380 |
$50,650 | 1,040 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $69,170 |
$40,590 | 820 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $67,580 |
$40,950 | 140 |
| 21 | Virginia | $66,960 |
$44,980 | 150 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $66,080 |
$52,290 | 50 |
| 23 | Washington | $65,920 |
$46,560 | 460 |
| 24 | Alaska | $64,520 |
$56,790 | 40 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $64,410 |
$43,140 | 100 |
| 26 | Colorado | $63,940 |
$39,950 | 480 |
| 27 | Illinois | $63,530 |
$45,340 | 670 |
| 28 | Delaware | $62,980 |
$53,910 | 130 |
| 29 | Vermont | $62,920 |
$51,420 | 40 |
| 30 | Michigan | $62,580 |
$46,220 | 300 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $62,250 |
$39,450 | 30 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $60,980 |
$44,790 | 200 |
| 33 | Kansas | $60,440 |
$41,870 | 130 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $59,120 |
$49,810 | 50 |
| 35 | Ohio | $58,650 |
$40,470 | 660 |
| 36 | Connecticut | $58,300 |
$37,440 | 110 |
| 37 | Maine | $58,220 |
$39,170 | 80 |
| 38 | Indiana | $58,160 |
$42,350 | 140 |
| 39 | Texas | $58,080 |
$39,940 | 860 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $57,600 |
$41,470 | 140 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $57,510 |
$40,380 | 720 |
| 42 | Alabama | $56,430 |
$37,210 | 150 |
| 43 | Idaho | $54,380 |
$39,330 | 60 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $53,410 |
$45,280 | 130 |
| 45 | Utah | $52,150 |
$45,130 | 130 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $51,040 |
$35,750 | 40 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $50,730 |
$38,670 | 140 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $50,590 |
$42,710 | 50 |
| 49 | Florida | $49,840 |
$36,410 | 270 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $48,030 |
$33,940 | 190 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $47,060 |
$29,970 | 30 |