Microbiologists · SOC 19-1022
Microbiologists Salary in the Detroit Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Figures describe the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Detroit city limits.
Microbiologists in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earned a median of $73,690 per year ($35.43 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $51,220 at the 10th percentile to $99,340 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Microbiologists in the Detroit metro area earn more than $73,690 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $57,920 and $82,940.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $51,220 | $57,920 | $73,690 | $82,940 | $99,340 |
| Hourly | $24.62 | $27.85 | $35.43 | $39.88 | $47.76 |
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
- Detroit metro areathis metro area$73,690 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $57,920 to $82,940
- Michiganstate (MI)$78,680 median for Michigan; middle half earns $64,370 to $92,600
- 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 −6% vs Michigan overall and −16% 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 Detroit metro area has the 46th-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 Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for microbiologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Detroit metro areathis page$73,690 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $57,920 to $82,940
- $89,240 median for Kalamazoo metro area; middle half earns $62,750 to $105,030
- $76,220 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $66,960 to $84,070
- $67,960 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $67,960 to $92,600
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 Detroit 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.