Marine Biologist Salary as of December 2012
Average Salary
Industry
|
Monthly Salary
|
Annual Salary
|
Government
|
$3,000 - $5,000
|
$40,000 - $65,000
|
Private
|
$3,500 - $5,500
|
$42,000 - $70,000
|
Colleges and Universities
|
$2,500 - $5,000
|
$35,000 - $60,000
|
Salary by Years Experience
Less than 1 year
|
$35,000 - $60,000
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1-4 years
|
$36,000 - $96,000
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5-9 years
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$37,000 - $98,000
|
10-19 years
|
$40,000 - $100,000
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20 years or more
|
$60,000 - $110,000
|
Salary by State
Alabama (AL)
|
$69,000
|
Alaska (AK)
|
$53,000
|
Arizona (AZ)
|
$57,000
|
Arkansas (AR)
|
$61,000
|
California (CA)
|
$68,000
|
Colorado (CO)
|
$58,000
|
Connecticut (CT)
|
$68,000
|
Delaware (DE)
|
$61,000
|
District of Columbia (DC)
|
$78,000
|
Florida (FL)
|
$63,000
|
Georgia (GA)
|
$68,000
|
HAwaii (HI)
|
$51,000
|
Idaho (ID)
|
$54,000
|
Illinois (IL)
|
$70,000
|
Indiana (IN)
|
$69,000
|
Iowa (IA)
|
$62,000
|
Kansas (KS)
|
$59,000
|
Kentucky (KY)
|
$68,000
|
Loisiana (LA)
|
$49,000
|
Maine (ME)
|
$59,000
|
Maryland (MD)
|
$67,000
|
Massachusetts (MA)
|
$74,000
|
Michigan (MI)
|
$61,000
|
Minnesota (MN)
|
$61,000
|
Mississippi (MS)
|
$84,000
|
Missouri (MO)
|
$68,000
|
Montana (MT)
|
$64,000
|
Nebraska (NE)
|
$56,000
|
Nevada (NV)
|
$61,000
|
New Hamshire (NH)
|
$65,000
|
New Jersey (NJ)
|
$66,000
|
New Mexico (NM)
|
$59,000
|
New York (NY)
|
$76,000
|
North Carolina (NC)
|
$63,000
|
North Dakota (ND)
|
$64,000
|
Ohio (OH)
|
$61,000
|
Oklahoma (OK)
|
$60,000
|
Oregon (OR)
|
$62,000
|
Pennsylvania (PA)
|
$60,000
|
Puerto Rico (PR)
|
$39,000
|
Rhode Island (RI)
|
$65,000
|
South Carolina (SC)
|
$60,000
|
South Dakota (SD)
|
$58,000
|
Tennessee (TN)
|
$63,000
|
Texas (TX)
|
$62,000
|
Utah (UT)
|
$57,000
|
Vermont (VT)
|
$68,000
|
Virginia (VA)
|
$67,000
|
Virgin Islands (VI)
|
$75,000
|
Washington (WA)
|
$58,000
|
Wisconsin (WI)
|
$55,000
|
Wyoming (WY)
|
$77,000
|
West Virginia (WV)
|
$73,000
|
Salary by Degree
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Marine Biology
|
$35,000 - $70,000
|
Master of Science (MS), Marine Biology
|
$40,000 - $90,000
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Doctorate (PhD), Marine Biology
|
$45,000 - $115,000
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