Microbiologists · SOC 19-1022
Microbiologists Salary in the Austin Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area
Figures describe the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Austin city limits.
Microbiologists in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earned a median of $61,310 per year ($29.48 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $49,260 at the 10th percentile to $94,090 at the 90th. BLS estimates 140 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Microbiologists in the Austin metro area earn more than $61,310 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $54,460 and $76,440.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $49,260 | $54,460 | $61,310 | $76,440 | $94,090 |
| Hourly | $23.69 | $26.18 | $29.48 | $36.75 | $45.24 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Austin metro areathis metro area$61,310 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $54,460 to $76,440
- Texasstate (TX)$66,450 median for Texas; middle half earns $54,970 to $82,650
- United Statesnational$87,990 median for United States; middle half earns $67,100 to $122,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs Texas overall and −30% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Austin metro area has the 67th-highest published median for this occupation among the 71 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for microbiologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Austin metro areathis page$61,310 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $54,460 to $76,440
- $80,870 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $63,240 to $97,510
- $78,120 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $53,220 to $84,090
- $66,450 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $57,390 to $82,650
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for microbiologistss · Highest-paying occupations in Austin Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.