Average Microbiologist Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $57,200.00/year

The average annual salary of Microbiologist is $57,200.00

$40,950.00
Low
$57,200.00
Average
$83,160.00
High

The starting salary of Microbiologist is between $34,808.00 and $40,950.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $83,160.00 and $95,634.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$34,808.00$95,634.00
Average Hourly Pay - $24.38/hour

The average hourly pay of Microbiologist is $24.38.

$20.71
Low
$24.38
Average
$27.25
High

The starting hourly rate is between $18.00 and $20.71 for Microbiologist whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $27.25 and $31.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$18.00$31.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$0.00 - $4,320.00
$0.00
$95,634.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $57,200.00
  • Hourly Pay : $24.38
  • Weekly Pay : $1,058.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,115.00
  • Monthly Salary : $4,583.00

Microbiologist Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Microbiologist. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Microbiologist compared to male. Their involvement is 82% while of male is only 18%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Microbiologist salary in New Zealand on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Microbiologist working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $45,475.00.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $7,427.72 which would give a total wage of NZD52,902.72.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Microbiologist salary would increase again to a total of $62,963.25, adding $10,060.53 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $79,875.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Microbiologist Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Microbiologist's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Microbiologist when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Microbiologist is Quality Assurance / Quality Control which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 25% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Quality Assurance / Quality Control.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Microbiology with 11%. It can be said that Microbiology skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Microbiologist. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $44,044.00 whereas the highest earning is $79,508.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $79,508.00 at 39%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 23% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 8% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 9% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 39% more than the average salary.