Microbiologists Salary — San Antonio, Texas

The average Microbiologists in San Antonio, Texas earns $83,810 a year.

$83,810 / year, mean
↓ 17.1% below national average 100th percentile in Texas

San Antonio sits at the very top of the range for this role in Texas — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for microbiologists, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.4%
Cost of living 95 #107 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $280,297 #116 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $74,297 #76 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Antonio ranks #107 for cost of living and #116 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $135,860 Santa Rosa $126,450 Vallejo $125,010 San Jose $124,300 Sacramento $123,550 San Diego $103,650 Peoria $103,130 Modesto $102,370 Fresno $101,640 Riverside $101,600 Los Angeles $101,560 Portland $99,420 Richmond $97,920 New York $96,080 Philadelphia $95,730 Chicago $95,550 Baltimore $93,470 Oxnard $92,560 Trenton $90,700 Buffalo $89,220 Kalamazoo $88,900 Seattle $88,310 Tampa $87,030 San Antonio $83,810 Indianapolis $81,810 Lansing $78,900 Detroit $78,570 Lexington $77,270 Rochester $76,880 Grand Rapids $76,610 Miami $75,750 Dallas $73,100 Houston $70,730 Champaign $69,280 Pittsburgh $68,340 Harrisburg $67,380 Austin $66,800 Allentown $63,770
CityMean salaryvs. San Antonio
Allentown, Pennsylvania$63,770-23.9%
Austin, Texas$66,800-20.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$93,470+11.5%
Buffalo, New York$89,220+6.5%
Champaign, Illinois$69,280-17.3%
Chicago, Illinois$95,550+14.0%
Dallas, Texas$73,100-12.8%
Detroit, Michigan$78,570-6.3%
Fresno, California$101,640+21.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,610-8.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$67,380-19.6%
Houston, Texas$70,730-15.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$81,810-2.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$88,900+6.1%
Lansing, Michigan$78,900-5.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$77,270-7.8%
Los Angeles, California$101,560+21.2%
Miami, Florida$75,750-9.6%
Modesto, California$102,370+22.1%
New York, New York$96,080+14.6%
Oxnard, California$92,560+10.4%
Peoria, Illinois$103,130+23.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$95,730+14.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$68,340-18.5%
Portland, Oregon$99,420+18.6%
Richmond, Virginia$97,920+16.8%
Riverside, California$101,600+21.2%
Rochester, New York$76,880-8.3%
Sacramento, California$123,550+47.4%
San Diego, California$103,650+23.7%
San Francisco, California$135,860+62.1%
San Jose, California$124,300+48.3%
Santa Rosa, California$126,450+50.9%
Seattle, Washington$88,310+5.4%
Tampa, Florida$87,030+3.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$90,700+8.2%
Vallejo, California$125,010+49.2%
Gross salary
83,810/yr
Estimated take-home
67,790/yr
Est. total withheld
19.1%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-1022 SOC code
Official area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
New Braunfels
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,612,802