Median pay · Maine
$51,430A year, or $25 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $35,140 | $17 |
| 25th percentile | $40,120 | $19 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $51,430 | $25 |
| 75th percentile | $76,230 | $37 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $105,510 | $51 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $65,780 | $32 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in MaineBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$51,430
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$24.73
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,476 a month at an effective rate of 18.9%.$41,710 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Maine sit at 97.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$52,993
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.0.9% above
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.640,610
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Maine: common questions
What is the average salary in Maine?
$65,780 a year, or $31.63 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Maine for May 2025.
The median is lower, $51,430: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Maine?
Anything over $51,430 pays more than half the jobs in Maine. $76,230 puts you in the top quarter and $105,510 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,476 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Maine?
By median pay: obstetricians and gynecologists ($379,930), ophthalmologists ($337,850), internal medicine physicians ($316,880), orthodontists ($301,250) and psychiatrists ($300,180). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Maine?
By number of jobs: home health or personal care aides ($38,580), retail salespersons ($36,640), fast food or counter workers ($34,710), registered nurses ($86,990) and general or operations managers ($98,860), with the median pay for each.