The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $40,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,950.
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 | $68,320 | -12.90% | 1.57% |
| 2021 | $77,130 | 9.85% | - |
| 2020 | $69,530 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $68,160 | 10.97% | - |
| 2018 | $60,680 | 0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $60,670 | -3.84% | - |
| 2016 | $63,000 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $62,510 | 1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $61,870 | -7.42% | - |
| 2013 | $66,460 | -1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $67,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,320 in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake County-Kenosha County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Green Bay | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Madison | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County |