Microbiologists Salary in Little Rock, AR

Microbiologists pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,340 or more. The middle half of microbiologists in Little Rock earn between $43,000 and $59,790.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Microbiologists salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $57,510, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $46,749 a year, or $3,896 a month and $1,798 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

Is Little Rock a good place for microbiologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Little Rock area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $57,510 buys what about $64,355 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for microbiologists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,860).

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