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Highest Paying Industries for Microbiologists

The top 49 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $98,300, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for microbiologists. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $98,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of microbiologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 49 Highest Paying Industries for Microbiologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$98,300	$67,780	2,420
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$98,300	$67,780	2,420
3	Wholesale Trade	$92,450	$47,360	110
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$77,420	$43,530	4,510
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$77,420	$43,530	4,510
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$75,710	$49,200	50
7	Hospitals - Local government owned	$75,710	$49,200	50
8	Engineering Services	$74,900	$50,810	200
9	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$72,130	$46,950	260
10	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$72,070	$41,220	320
11	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$70,770	$41,960	60
12	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$70,240	$45,830	470
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$69,990	$45,750	460
14	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$69,510	$39,670	6,130
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$69,420	$43,320	5,440
16	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$69,410	$43,310	5,430
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$69,250	$45,730	400
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$68,930	$45,560	390
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$68,130	$44,020	630
20	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$67,740	$40,820	50
21	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$67,570	$41,880	6,880
22	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$67,460	$35,160	4,610
23	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$67,420	$45,760	690
24	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$67,360	$42,670	250
25	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$67,210	$42,700	250
26	Chemical Manufacturing	$67,140	$35,210	4,900
27	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$66,790	$45,640	640
28	Manufacturing	$66,250	$35,480	5,380
29	Other Food Manufacturing	$64,060	$42,520	n/a
30	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$60,660	$40,830	150
31	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$60,530	$34,790	170
32	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$59,610	$35,040	1,120
33	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$59,050	$40,270	90
34	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$58,720	$42,380	n/a
35	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$58,720	$42,380	n/a
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$58,270	$42,380	440
37	Educational Services - Privately owned	$58,270	$42,380	440
38	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$56,920	$35,300	40
39	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$56,920	$35,300	40
40	Testing Laboratories	$55,900	$33,870	910
41	Food Manufacturing	$54,650	$39,610	130
42	Beverage Manufacturing	$54,250	$37,910	30
43	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$54,250	$37,910	30
44	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$53,300	$36,220	1,450
45	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$51,940	$35,510	2,000
46	Educational Services	$51,940	$35,510	2,000
47	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,690	$35,290	3,020
48	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$49,590	$34,650	1,550
49	Educational Services - State government owned	$49,590	$34,650	1,550