The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $65,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,550 | 23.43% | 4.56% |
| 2020 | $75,460 | -9.59% | - |
| 2019 | $82,700 | 3.75% | - |
| 2018 | $79,600 | -7.83% | - |
| 2017 | $85,830 | 1.98% | - |
| 2016 | $84,130 | 1.08% | - |
| 2015 | $83,220 | -18.10% | - |
| 2014 | $98,280 | 2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $96,210 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $94,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,550 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 60.0 percent (60.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.