The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $49,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,310.
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 | $76,650 | -22.11% | 30.48% |
| 2021 | $93,600 | 24.89% | - |
| 2020 | $70,300 | 6.83% | - |
| 2019 | $65,500 | -2.99% | - |
| 2018 | $67,460 | -0.50% | - |
| 2017 | $67,800 | 4.94% | - |
| 2016 | $64,450 | 20.47% | - |
| 2015 | $51,260 | 0.57% | - |
| 2014 | $50,970 | -4.55% | - |
| 2012 | $53,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,650, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is the second highest paying city for microbiologists in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Lansing-East Lansing (median annual salary of $81,540). Compared with Lansing-East Lansing, the median annual salary of microbiologists in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Ann Arbor |