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title: "Average Salary in Maine"
description: "Mean $65,780, median $51,430 in Maine (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/maine"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Maine

Mean annual wage $65,780, median $51,430 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $52,990 (rank 24 of 51 by that measure; rank 21 nominal).

| Percentile | Maine | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,140 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $40,120 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $51,430 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $76,230 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $105,510 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 97.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 78.9 |
| Goods | 97.2 |
| Utilities | 135.2 |
| Other services | 103.2 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $106,420 | 44,920 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $94,370 | 10,580 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $91,340 | 15,000 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $86,990 | 45,100 |
| Legal | $82,490 | 3,980 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $78,700 | 34,950 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,340 | 5,640 |
| Construction and Extraction | $60,320 | 32,350 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $59,990 | 28,360 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $57,910 | 40,910 |
| Community and Social Service | $56,160 | 15,220 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $53,150 | 7,760 |
| Protective Service | $51,730 | 12,240 |
| Production | $49,390 | 34,390 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $48,080 | 74,620 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $45,860 | 1,710 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,990 | 49,030 |
| Healthcare Support | $44,070 | 36,930 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $41,140 | 22,580 |
| Sales | $38,370 | 54,390 |
| Personal Care and Service | $37,590 | 14,810 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $37,040 | 55,140 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 18,450 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 17,250 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 16,540 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 14,770 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 14,240 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 11,950 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 11,260 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 9,980 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 9,180 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 9,090 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $419,410 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $239,870 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $160,260 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $145,720 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $140,930 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $138,770 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $135,380 median
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $133,610 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $131,170 median
- [Veterinarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinarian): $130,600 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Helpers--Electrician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-electrician): 3.81x the national share
- [Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse-social-worker): 3.40x the national share
- [Crossing Guard and Flagger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crossing-guard-and-flagger): 2.93x the national share
- [Highway Maintenance Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highway-maintenance-worker): 2.55x the national share
- [Social and Human Service Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-and-human-service-assistant): 2.54x the national share
- [Childcare Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/childcare-worker): 2.33x the national share
- [Financial Quantitative Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-quantitative-analyst): 2.29x the national share
- [Painter, Construction and Maintenance](https://nuecareer.com/careers/painter-construction-and-maintenance): 2.29x the national share
- [Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-power-line-installer-and-repairer): 2.15x the national share
- [Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanic): 2.05x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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