How much do Microbiologists make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Microbiologists, the published 10th percentile is $53,390 and the 90th percentile is $109,040. The difference is $55,650, which is 81.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,950 to the 75th at $91,610, covers $31,660.

The mean annual wage is $78,970, which sits above the median of $67,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 22.8% lower than the national median of $87,990 for Microbiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,835, which is 20.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Wisconsin median of $67,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Microbiologists at $69,835 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Microbiologists. Madison, WI ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $65,160 and employment of 70. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,219, against $69,835 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 128 miles away, with a median of $100,620 and employment of 1,240. That median is 48.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,128, against $69,835 here.
• Peoria, IL is 159 miles away, with a median of $93,240 and employment of 30. That median is 37.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,202, against $69,835 here.

Employment share

Microbiologists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (270 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.