How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $37,620 and the 90th percentile is $65,190. The difference is $27,570, which is 54.9% 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 $44,580 to the 75th at $59,340, covers $14,760.

The mean annual wage is $53,230, which sits above the median of $50,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,343, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the Maine median of $48,150.

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 $50,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $49,343 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 9th of 12 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).).

• Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 37 miles away, with a median of $47,030 and employment of 100. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,643, against $49,343 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $59,120 and employment of 790. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,606, against $49,343 here.
• Worcester, MA is 120 miles away, with a median of $54,780 and employment of 300. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,432, against $49,343 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-South Portland, ME (420 of 288,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.93 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.