SOC 33-3011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bailiffs make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Portland-South Portland, ME is $62,800. The 10th percentile is $50,560 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$62,800

10th percentile
$50,560
25th percentile
$58,030
Median
$62,800
75th percentile
$62,800
90th percentile
$62,800
Mean
$60,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bailiffs, the published 10th percentile is $50,560 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. The difference is $12,240, which is 19.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,030 to the 75th at $62,800, covers $4,770.

The mean annual wage is $60,340, which sits below the median of $62,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 11% higher than the national median of $56,600 for Bailiffs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,654, which is 8.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Maine median of $62,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bailiffs at $61,654 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bailiffs. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $79,570 and employment of 550. That median is 26.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,495, against $61,654 here.
  • Glens Falls, NY is 162 miles away, with a median of $71,670 and employment of 30. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,549, against $61,654 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 187 miles away, with a median of $74,030 and employment of 190. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,353, against $61,654 here.

Employment share

Bailiffs accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-South Portland, ME (40 of 288,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME · Bailiffs by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bailiffs make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Portland-South Portland, ME is $62,800. The 10th percentile is $50,560 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Bailiffs?

The local median is 11% higher than the national median of $56,600.

What is Bailiffs pay in Portland-South Portland, ME after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,800 is $61,654. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Portland-South Portland, ME compare with nearby metros for Bailiffs?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 84 miles away, at $79,570. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.