The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of microbiologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $45,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,920.
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 | $82,050 | 6.68% | 17.39% |
| 2021 | $76,570 | 7.20% | - |
| 2020 | $71,060 | -39.47% | - |
| 2019 | $99,110 | 35.91% | - |
| 2018 | $63,520 | -8.89% | - |
| 2017 | $69,170 | 15.11% | - |
| 2016 | $58,720 | -27.21% | - |
| 2015 | $74,700 | 2.53% | - |
| 2014 | $72,810 | 0.04% | - |
| 2013 | $72,780 | 6.87% | - |
| 2012 | $67,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,050 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 51.9 percent (51.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.