While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $82,000 and as low as $21,500, the majority of Marine Biologist Entry Level salaries currently range between $36,000 (25th percentile) to $51,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $66,000 annually across the United States.

What is the hourly wage for a marine biologist?

Marine Biologist Salary

How much does a marine biologist make in England?

Data source tooltip for average base salary. The average salary for a marine biologist is £40,606 per year in England. Was the salaries overview information useful?

What should I do if I want to become a marine biologist?

Competition is high and therefore you need to do your best throughout school, college and university. Most jobs that students go on to do are in universities, marine laboratories or in education. Many positions are also within the charity sector, so you should expect the pay to be quite low. However it is a very rewarding path to take!

What’s the unemployment rate for a marine biologist?

This is slightly ahead of the 7 percent rate projected for all occupations, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center states that the outlook for marine biologists specifically is not as good.

What kind of animals do marine biologists study?

Marine biologists study a wide variety of aquatic organisms, from microscopic plankton to massive whales. Most marine biologists choose a specialty field such as phycology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology, marine mammalogy, fishery biology, marine biotechnology, marine microbiology, or marine ecology.