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Microbiologists Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Microbiologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,510
25th Percentile Wage
$65,450
50th Percentile Wage
$77,210
75th Percentile Wage
$90,830
90th Percentile Wage
$111,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$77,210
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$77,210
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Table 2. Compare Microbiologists Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,210 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 48.9 percent (48.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,460
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$109,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$105,680
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,960
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$99,760
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$98,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$96,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$93,330
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$87,200
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$84,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$82,050
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,870
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$77,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$76,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$74,800
Vallejo-Fairfield
$73,260
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$70,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$62,410
Fresno
$39,850
Modesto
$39,450

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