Pay Scale

• The average salary of molecular toxicologists and other microbiologists was approximately $72,000 per year, as of May 2010. The bureau indicates that the median salary for those working in this field was about $66,000 per year. The highest paid scientists in this field made salaries of $115,700 or more per year. The middle 50 percent made between $47,900 and $90,600 per year, with the lowest paid microbiologists making less than $39,200 per year.