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Microbiologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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The spread
How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0.1 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.93).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $65,690
- AK, Alaska, median $76,320
- AZ, Arizona, median $69,880
- AR, Arkansas, median $59,750
- CA, California, median $108,530
- CO, Colorado, median $81,640
- CT, Connecticut, median $86,360
- DE, Delaware, median $82,770
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $80,930
- GA, Georgia, median $103,070
- HI, Hawaii, median $70,970
- ID, Idaho, median $65,940
- IL, Illinois, median $92,050
- IN, Indiana, median $77,900
- IA, Iowa, median $79,830
- KS, Kansas, median $70,500
- KY, Kentucky, median $66,500
- LA, Louisiana, not published
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $108,470
- MA, Massachusetts, median $122,350
- MI, Michigan, median $78,680
- MN, Minnesota, median $83,400
- MS, Mississippi, median $61,690
- MO, Missouri, median $78,590
- MT, Montana, median $87,750
- NE, Nebraska, median $72,470
- NV, Nevada, median $64,490
- NH, New Hampshire, median $79,430
- NJ, New Jersey, median $96,020
- NM, New Mexico, not published
- NY, New York, median $81,090
- NC, North Carolina, median $85,860
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $72,500
- OK, Oklahoma, not published
- OR, Oregon, median $89,220
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $84,650
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $64,740
- SD, South Dakota, median $70,530
- TN, Tennessee, median $77,630
- TX, Texas, median $66,450
- UT, Utah, median $72,600
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $77,820
- WA, Washington, median $77,690
- WV, West Virginia, median $68,550
- WI, Wisconsin, median $67,100
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $63,680
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