Salary Range. The average hourly pay for all microbiologists as of May 2009 was $34.61 per hour, or $71,980 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle 50 percent range was $49,750 to $89,110. The bottom 10 percent had salaries of $39,150 and below, which may indicate starting salaries.
Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,194 at the 2010 census.
The city of Plainview began in the early twentieth century as a lumber town. Since the decline of the timber industry, the city has struggled with various problems, including industrial pollution, but it remains home to more than 600 citizens in the twenty-first century. Plainview is in the forested hills of Yell County near the Petit Jean River. Prior to the Civil War and Reconstruction, the area was sparsely populated. Most of the residents were subsistence farmers, although the farmers also sold wheat, corn, hogs, and cattle.