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Salaries in Maine: pay for 649 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Maine had a median pay of $51,430 a year ($24.73 an hour) in May 2025, with 640,610 jobs counted. That is about the same as the national median of $50,980.

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Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Maine, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$77,480$37.253,860
Actuaries$119,620$57.5180
Acupuncturists$83,040$39.92not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$43,960$21.1450
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$75,960$36.52120
Administrative Services Managers$105,380$50.66not published
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$58,880$28.31330
Advertising Sales Agents$48,780$23.45400
Advertising and Promotions Managers$106,280$51.10not published
Agricultural Equipment Operators$46,490$22.3560
Agricultural Inspectors$41,760$20.08110
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$92,480not published70
Agricultural Technicians$47,410$22.7950
Air Traffic Controllers$107,270$51.5770
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,890$32.64190
Aircraft Service Attendants$41,400$19.91160
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$147,930not published40
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$34,690$16.68170
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$35,330$16.991,230
Anesthesiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more200
Animal Caretakers$37,230$17.901,430
Animal Control Workers$49,660$23.8790
Animal Trainers$40,760$19.60110
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$85,900not published40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$78,600$37.79500
Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,200$31.83440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720$70.06820
Archivists$56,260$27.0560
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$103,060not published50
Art Directors$100,300$48.22not published
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,860not published340
Athletes and Sports Competitorsnot publishednot published110
Athletic Trainers$61,970not published180
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$103,710$49.8650
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$95,320not published130
Audio and Video Technicians$46,080$22.15150
Audiologists$102,060$49.0760
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,350$24.21680
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,270$22.7360
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,040$25.023,390
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,310$15.54680
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$36,870$17.7360
Bailiffs$62,800$30.19110
Bakers$37,390$17.981,380
Barbers$35,300$16.9750
Bartenders$48,920$23.523,230
Bicycle Repairers$46,200$22.2170
Bill and Account Collectors$48,890$23.51410
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,840$23.001,850
Biochemists and Biophysicists$84,560$40.66390
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,080not published270
Biological Scientists, All Other$104,570$50.28340
Biological Technicians$60,160$28.92510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,510$24.287,390
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$42,710$20.5490
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$44,000$21.15170
Broadcast Technicians$55,110$26.4990
Brokerage Clerks$72,840$35.0280
Budget Analysts$88,130$42.37200
Bus Drivers, School$48,640$23.381,670
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$57,870$27.82470
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,850$29.261,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,830$37.904,230
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,250not published300
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,250$18.39830
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,630$37.321,180
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,150$23.15940
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$37,590$18.0770
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$72,770$34.99360
Cardiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more150
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,050$39.45220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$61,740$29.68510
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,050not published170
Cargo and Freight Agents$50,340$24.20190
Carpenters$62,160$29.885,170
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$78,670$37.8240
Cashiers$34,930$16.7914,240
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$55,680$26.77730
Chefs and Head Cooks$57,010$27.411,250
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,240$27.52250
Chemical Technicians$49,280$23.69100
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$85,250not published70
Chemists$64,440$30.98140
Chief Executives$138,770$66.721,580
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$63,290$30.432,000
Childcare Workers$36,350$17.474,990
Chiropractors$107,300$51.59250
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,540$32.47290
Civil Engineers$97,820$47.031,240
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,590$37.791,650
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,440$18.001,150
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$64,610$31.0640
Clergy$64,340$30.93160
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,690$33.021,250
Coaches and Scouts$43,640not published1,060
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,200$27.02680
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$47,160$22.6850
Commercial Divers$74,610$35.87not published
Commercial Pilots$117,560not published100
Commercial and Industrial Designersnot publishednot published200
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,000not published60
Community Health Workers$48,670$23.40360
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$44,160$21.2380
Compensation and Benefits Managers$129,690$62.3550
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,400$37.21180
Compliance Officers$83,740$40.261,790
Computer Network Architects$108,570$52.20570
Computer Network Support Specialists$72,990$35.09680
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$59,660$28.69440
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$72,920$35.0650
Computer Occupations, All Other$107,990$51.92900
Computer Programmers$101,780$48.93450
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$99,730not published120
Computer Systems Analysts$95,820$46.072,480
Computer User Support Specialists$60,890$29.282,810
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260$77.051,450
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,610$23.85290
Concierges$45,330$21.80110
Conservation Scientists$75,900$36.49290
Construction Laborers$46,430$22.323,960
Construction Managers$110,070$52.921,460
Construction and Building Inspectors$74,670$35.90710
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$66,240$31.85190
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,310$18.42200
Cooks, Fast Food$36,350$17.481,470
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,490$20.911,790
Cooks, Restaurant$45,290$21.785,130
Cooks, Short Order$35,360$17.001,120
Correctional Officers and Jailers$52,730$25.351,090
Correspondence Clerks$49,180$23.6540
Cost Estimators$74,080$35.61760
Counselors, All Other$62,190$29.9060
Counter and Rental Clerks$46,870$22.531,180
Couriers and Messengers$41,710$20.0640
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$49,110$23.6130
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,580$23.351,150
Craft Artists$53,380$25.6650
Crane and Tower Operators$65,690$31.58360
Credit Analysts$81,750$39.30280
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,370$24.2280
Credit Counselors$55,490$26.68170
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$40,140$19.301,140
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,080$26.00150
Curators$56,470$27.15110
Customer Service Representatives$47,160$22.677,560
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,200$23.65160
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,820$24.92180
Data Entry Keyers$48,190$23.17140
Data Scientists$90,880$43.691,210
Database Administrators$70,500$33.90260
Database Architects$133,120$64.00190
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$35,880$17.25190
Dental Assistants$60,070$28.881,550
Dental Hygienists$97,680$46.961,060
Dental Laboratory Technicians$64,020$30.78120
Dentists, General$209,200$100.58310
Dermatologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or morenot published
Desktop Publishers$47,100$22.6430
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$88,310$42.46550
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,230$45.78380
Dietetic Technicians$42,320$20.3540
Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,610$31.06510
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$38,560$18.541,540
Dishwashers$35,620$17.132,940
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,150$26.51670
Drafters, All Other$55,460$26.6640
Driver/Sales Workers$39,900$19.182,160
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$60,080$28.89150
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$45,560$21.9170
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$125,960not published70
Economists$91,480$43.9870
Editors$50,180$24.12300
Education Administrators, All Other$84,440$40.60220
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,890not published1,710
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$88,180$42.40860
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,050not published190
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,090$28.89240
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,680$21.96230
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,630$28.191,780
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$61,090$29.37not published
Electrical Engineers$114,620$55.111,150
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,090$39.951,160
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,440$40.11270
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$75,100$36.10110
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$61,820$29.7290
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$81,180$39.03410
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$92,570$44.51160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,240$22.71580
Electricians$75,380$36.243,780
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$82,510$39.67not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,490$61.29not published
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,390not published7,490
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$143,690$69.08110
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,860$24.45620
Emergency Management Directors$84,050$40.4180
Emergency Medical Technicians$46,340$22.281,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more280
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$88,750not published180
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$107,060$51.47810
Engineers, All Other$120,430$57.90590
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290not published230
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$82,780$39.8070
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,660$31.09not published
Environmental Engineers$93,930$45.16220
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$92,120not published30
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$51,820$24.91150
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$66,480$31.96530
Epidemiologists$68,850$33.1060
Etchers and Engravers$47,520$22.8570
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$55,890$26.87230
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,100$30.822,320
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,060$22.631,140
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,550$22.3890
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,990$27.88140
Facilities Managers$98,310$47.26670
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870$115.32730
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,880$28.31130
Farm and Home Management Educators$65,780$31.6370
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$39,060$18.78280
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$42,170$20.27140
Fashion Designers$49,530$23.8130
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,710$16.6917,250
Fence Erectors$45,310$21.78160
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$50,710$24.38320
File Clerks$43,910$21.11210
Financial Clerks, All Other$59,160$28.4440
Financial Examiners$80,840$38.87230
Financial Managers$133,610$64.243,120
Financial Risk Specialists$141,020$67.80not published
Financial Specialists, All Other$109,060$52.431,250
Financial and Investment Analysts$88,320$42.46710
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$46,170$22.20not published
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$58,240$28.00not published
Firefighters$48,290$23.222,480
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,290$37.163,130
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$67,750$32.57140
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,050$28.39320
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$64,290$30.91100
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,790$35.96410
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,990$23.073,740
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$59,440$28.5830
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,810$26.83670
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$62,300$29.95790
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,260$38.112,640
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,910$39.86820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,530$32.476,000
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,780$25.37410
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$92,350$44.40440
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,970$37.972,970
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$81,330$39.1080
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$53,580$25.765,760
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$57,200$27.50170
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,090$28.892,370
Fish and Game Wardens$73,260$35.22190
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$53,390$25.67120
Floral Designers$35,930$17.27290
Food Batchmakers$42,260$20.32610
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$37,500$18.03170
Food Preparation Workers$36,030$17.324,560
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,270$18.40110
Food Scientists and Technologists$89,480$43.0230
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,680$18.11540
Food Service Managers$70,510$33.901,210
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$50,220$24.14100
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$96,970not published70
Forensic Science Technicians$70,870$34.0740
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$68,310$32.8460
Foresters$66,480$31.9670
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,280not published50
Fundraisers$66,790$32.11930
Fundraising Managers$116,470$56.00220
Funeral Attendants$39,330$18.91220
Funeral Home Managers$76,020$36.5560
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$48,060$23.1170
Furniture Finishers$45,560$21.9080
Gas Plant Operators$93,990$45.1930
General Internal Medicine Physicians$316,880$152.35270
General and Operations Managers$98,860$47.5314,770
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$86,840$41.7570
Glaziers$47,770$22.97150
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$45,810$22.0340
Graphic Designers$60,030$28.86560
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,230$22.71170
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$44,570$21.4390
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,000$21.16970
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,280$22.73190
Health Education Specialists$58,300$28.03490
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$50,320$24.19200
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$103,090not published730
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,490$29.56550
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$82,140$39.4970
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$112,010$53.85160
Healthcare Social Workers$71,610$34.43790
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,100$23.61420
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,590$21.9240
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,170$30.372,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050$27.439,980
Helpers--Carpenters$50,100$24.09160
Helpers--Electricians$46,550$22.381,000
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,520$19.00280
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$48,410$23.27not published
Helpers--Production Workers$44,120$21.21470
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,030$23.571,620
History Teachers, Postsecondary$99,610not published80
Home Appliance Repairers$46,500$22.36160
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,580$18.5518,630
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$36,800$17.691,460
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,380$17.971,510
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,710$23.90490
Human Resources Managers$129,720$62.37700
Human Resources Specialists$71,630$34.443,020
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,070$30.32310
Industrial Engineers$101,030$48.571,030
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,310$34.771,190
Industrial Production Managers$124,810$60.01800
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,730$22.952,900
Information Security Analysts$101,730$48.91400
Information and Record Clerks, All Othernot publishednot published590
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$53,570$25.761,800
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$61,380$29.511,230
Instructional Coordinators$76,700$36.88480
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,790$22.97440
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$63,580$30.57400
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$79,510$38.2350
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,890$28.311,710
Insurance Sales Agents$62,920$30.252,240
Insurance Underwriters$95,510$45.92520
Interior Designers$63,830$30.69230
Interpreters and Translators$63,470$30.5190
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,830$21.071,000
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,940$18.729,180
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,080$23.1150
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$161,470$77.63100
Judicial Law Clerks$67,890$32.6430
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$52,660not published570
Labor Relations Specialists$96,680$46.48210
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,640$20.506,120
Landscape Architects$82,440$39.64110
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,970$22.106,410
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$64,800$31.1580
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,380$17.97820
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$136,400not published50
Lawyers$113,120$54.392,280
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$74,530$35.83180
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,040$23.10860
Legal Support Workers, All Other$72,110$34.67not published
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,540$28.62780
Library Assistants, Clerical$37,890$18.22540
Library Technicians$44,520$21.41320
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$73,200$35.19760
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$66,730$32.08390
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,320$16.50340
Light Truck Drivers$44,550$21.423,120
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,020$24.05650
Loan Officers$81,900$39.381,060
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$35,620$17.1390
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$52,670$25.32140
Lodging Managers$62,400$30.00740
Log Graders and Scalers$50,180$24.13120
Logging Equipment Operators$44,780$21.53830
Logisticians$77,780$37.39570
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$32,310$15.54210
Machinists$59,160$28.441,780
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$94,140$45.26210
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,630$18.094,960
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$44,780$21.53160
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$52,300$25.15490
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,430$23.765,820
Management Analysts$75,530$36.312,910
Managers, All Other$115,920$55.731,860
Manicurists and Pedicurists$48,540$23.34200
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$100,430$48.28260
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,980$34.612,390
Marketing Managers$135,380$65.091,320
Marriage and Family Therapists$71,680$34.46180
Massage Therapists$73,290$35.23370
Material Moving Workers, All Other$51,450$24.7440
Materials Engineers$97,110$46.69100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,130not published170
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,170$18.83660
Mechanical Door Repairers$61,140$29.40not published
Mechanical Drafters$76,360$36.71620
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,790$36.92220
Mechanical Engineers$102,430$49.25890
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$50,960$24.5040
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$47,720$22.9450
Medical Appliance Technicians$47,670$22.9230
Medical Assistants$47,580$22.884,480
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,860$22.53510
Medical Equipment Repairers$61,810$29.72390
Medical Records Specialists$52,090$25.041,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$93,730$45.06100
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,990$22.594,610
Medical Transcriptionists$48,600$23.3680
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,320$57.852,450
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,900$27.84490
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$57,050$27.431,860
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$45,750$22.00910
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$41,600$20.0060
Microbiologistsnot publishednot published30
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,590not published2,780
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,210$21.74120
Millwrights$68,220$32.80350
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,970$22.103,910
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$75,340$36.2290
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,540$26.70220
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,280$29.461,490
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$48,640$23.39120
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,230$28.47470
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$60,880$29.2780
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,690$16.20310
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,510$29.09340
Motorcycle Mechanics$48,380$23.26100
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,710$22.46300
Museum Technicians and Conservators$48,460$23.3060
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$48,530$23.3390
Musicians and Singersnot published$35.7630
Natural Sciences Managers$141,360$67.96430
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,890$40.33920
Neurologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more50
New Accounts Clerks$47,420$22.80510
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$50,090$24.08250
Nuclear Engineers$123,780$59.51420
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$99,500$47.8470
Nurse Anesthetists$247,470$118.98380
Nurse Midwives$133,270$64.0750
Nurse Practitioners$130,260$62.621,650
Nursing Assistants$47,070$22.638,540
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,600not published420
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$379,930$182.66100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$97,640$46.94600
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$64,240$30.88140
Occupational Therapists$84,310$40.531,120
Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,270$30.90250
Office Clerks, General$45,300$21.7811,260
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$45,240$21.7560
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$45,760$22.00140
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$56,140$26.992,210
Operations Research Analysts$99,460$47.82220
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$43,520$20.9250
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,120$23.14320
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$337,850$162.4390
Opticians, Dispensing$47,220$22.70350
Optometrists$154,110$74.09180
Order Clerks$47,750$22.96300
Orderlies$42,530$20.45150
Orthodontists$301,250$144.8360
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatricnot publishednot published150
Orthotists and Prosthetists$81,230$39.0560
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,960$23.06300
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,970$23.061,490
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,330$17.471,460
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,270$28.502,120
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,780$29.70740
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,420$30.011,210
Paramedics$63,050$30.31470
Parking Attendants$30,860$14.84100
Parking Enforcement Workers$44,040$21.1730
Parts Salespersons$45,350$21.811,630
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$57,020$27.42250
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,360$27.58590
Pediatricians, General$245,920$118.23130
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$40,800$19.62320
Personal Financial Advisorsnot publishednot published850
Pest Control Workers$48,340$23.24320
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$40,200$19.3360
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$65,150$31.3260
Pharmacists$140,930$67.751,380
Pharmacy Aides$38,060$18.30150
Pharmacy Technicians$45,400$21.832,070
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$102,760not published60
Phlebotomists$45,640$21.94500
Photographers$46,680$22.44180
Physical Therapist Aides$39,660$19.0790
Physical Therapist Assistants$66,250$31.85410
Physical Therapists$99,720$47.941,860
Physician Assistants$131,170$63.061,030
Physicians, All Other$419,410$201.641,340
Physicistsnot publishednot published60
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$104,270not published60
Pipelayers$50,980$24.51110
Plant and System Operators, All Other$62,270$29.94110
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,720$21.98170
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,000$30.772,710
Podiatrists$200,850$96.5640
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$67,050$32.242,120
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,760not published60
Postal Service Clerks$62,130$29.87670
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010$28.371,510
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.60440
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$93,000$44.71180
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$59,950not published280
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$121,520$58.42100
Power Plant Operators$81,060$38.97190
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$53,280$25.62120
Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,350$22.7650
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,890$21.101,110
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$38,020$18.2860
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$48,230$23.19180
Printing Press Operators$47,430$22.80300
Private Detectives and Investigators$43,830$21.07210
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$71,140$34.20160
Procurement Clerks$53,070$25.52320
Producers and Directors$71,320$34.29400
Production Workers, All Other$46,470$22.34890
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,200$28.941,240
Project Management Specialists$101,830$48.962,620
Property Appraisers and Assessors$80,930$38.91230
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,930$29.29960
Protective Service Workers, All Other$49,940$24.01170
Psychiatric Aides$46,720$22.46110
Psychiatric Technicians$45,320$21.79620
Psychiatrists$300,180$144.3280
Psychologists, All Othernot publishednot published110
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,660not published110
Public Relations Managers$166,940$80.26not published
Public Relations Specialists$62,450$30.021,400
Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,250$27.52730
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$51,370$24.70not published
Purchasing Managers$135,970$65.37170
Radiation Therapists$101,980$49.03140
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$51,970$24.99130
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,080$38.501,050
Radiologists$555,750$267.19not published
Rail Car Repairers$60,090$28.8970
Real Estate Brokers$55,280$26.58not published
Real Estate Sales Agents$56,930$27.37740
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,440$20.413,440
Recreation Workers$37,450$18.011,260
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$67,670not published40
Recreational Therapists$57,560$27.6740
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$48,990$23.55120
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$43,360$20.85770
Registered Nurses$86,990$41.8216,540
Rehabilitation Counselors$51,150$24.59330
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,700$19.57410
Residential Advisors$43,780$21.05640
Respiratory Therapists$82,470$39.65520
Retail Salespersons$36,640$17.6118,450
Riggers$64,910$31.21330
Roofers$50,120$24.10610
Sailors and Marine Oilers$46,800$22.50240
Sales Engineers$95,180$45.76140
Sales Managers$158,660$76.28not published
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,900$30.722,120
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,960$30.753,320
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$101,850$48.97not published
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$37,560$18.06190
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,210$22.22730
School Bus Monitors$38,060$18.30160
School Psychologists$81,650$39.25120
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,880not published5,540
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,820$23.956,740
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$59,970$28.83690
Security Guards$39,100$18.801,930
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,080$30.81240
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,720$22.461,120
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$47,270$22.73320
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,190$27.50430
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,530$23.33160
Sewing Machine Operators$43,520$20.92700
Sheet Metal Workers$62,120$29.87830
Ship Engineers$77,160$37.1030
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,160$22.672,470
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders$39,850$19.16530
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$38,030$18.29160
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$38,060$18.301,190
Skincare Specialists$55,850$26.85260
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$38,740$18.6350
Social Science Research Assistants$50,650$24.35120
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$66,410not published110
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$73,920$35.5440
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250not published90
Social Workers, All Other$60,280$28.98470
Social and Community Service Managers$76,160$36.621,620
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,710$22.944,580
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,010not published80
Software Developers$123,120$59.192,790
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$86,050$41.37390
Soil and Plant Scientists$78,250$37.6230
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$61,210$29.4360
Sound Engineering Technicians$48,380$23.2640
Special Education Teachers, All Other$56,780not publishednot published
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$61,880not published1,320
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,440not published310
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$60,680not published40
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,710not published860
Speech-Language Pathologists$82,660$39.74640
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$62,910$30.24290
Statistical Assistants$48,050$23.1040
Statisticians$85,680$41.1980
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,220$17.8911,950
Stonemasons$60,980$29.32230
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$61,750$29.69200
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$64,760$31.13770
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,970$28.831,930
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,440$18.00not published
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or more140
Surgical Technologists$62,860$30.22470
Survey Researchers$47,330$22.7660
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$56,470$27.15220
Surveyors$83,200$40.00270
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$43,350$20.84100
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$63,290$30.43350
Tax Preparers$47,150$22.67250
Taxi Drivers$36,960$17.7750
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$84,330not published240
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,750not published8,700
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$47,210not published90
Technical Writersnot publishednot published310
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,720$29.67400
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,120$44.29680
Telemarketers$32,610$15.68not published
Tellers$42,890$20.622,410
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,350$23.25160
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,870$19.65100
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$55,160$26.52100
Tile and Stone Setters$70,720$34.0060
Tire Repairers and Changers$38,910$18.71490
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,900$23.5170
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$46,750$22.4860
Tool and Die Makers$79,910$38.4280
Tour and Travel Guides$44,940$21.61270
Training and Development Managers$117,170$56.33130
Training and Development Specialists$65,680$31.581,600
Transportation Inspectors$63,750$30.6590
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35160
Transportation Workers, All Other$50,800$24.4230
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,110$49.09370
Travel Agentsnot publishednot published120
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$46,430$22.32not published
Tutors$49,880$23.98340
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officialsnot publishednot published180
Urban and Regional Planners$79,120$38.04190
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$35,850$17.24400
Veterinarians$130,600$62.79600
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$45,510$21.88690
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,810$24.43910
Waiters and Waitresses$43,370$20.859,090
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,870$29.74710
Web Developersnot publishednot published170
Web and Digital Interface Designersnot publishednot published380
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$51,120$24.58240
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,220$29.921,690
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,410$23.2860
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$59,220$28.4750
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,370$21.33440
Writers and Authorsnot publishednot published200
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$74,490$35.81330

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Maine

By median pay, Maine is number 21 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $35,140 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $105,510. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $40,120 to $76,230. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $65,780, 28% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 640,610 jobs counted here are 0.4% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Maine are Office and Administrative Support (74,560 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (55,110 jobs, 9%), Sales and Related (52,230 jobs, 8%) and Transportation and Material Moving (48,550 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders (39.2 times the national share), Logging Equipment Operators (9.6 times the national share) and Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (4.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 649 occupations; for 20 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 150 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 64 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 50 pay less and 36 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Physicians, All Other ($419,410 here, $265,930 nationally), Bartenders ($48,920 here, $34,340 nationally) and Financial Specialists, All Other ($109,060 here, $81,100 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Chief Executives ($138,770 here, $213,990 nationally), Lawyers ($113,120 here, $159,670 nationally) and Management Analysts ($75,530 here, $101,860 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Maine

What is the median salary in Maine?

The median pay of all employees in Maine was $51,430 a year ($24.73 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Maine?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 18,630 jobs and a median pay of $38,580 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Maine?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Radiologists ($555,750), Physicians, All Other ($419,410) and Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($379,930). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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