How much do Electrical Engineers make in Bangor, ME?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $70,490 and the 90th percentile is $146,930. The difference is $76,440, which is 74.5% 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 $83,210 to the 75th at $126,170, covers $42,960.

The mean annual wage is $111,090, which sits above the median of $102,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bangor, ME median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,323, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% lower than the Maine median of $114,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bangor, ME is 96.508, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $106,323 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Bangor, ME ranks 3rd of 3 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 114 miles away, with a median of $127,370 and employment of 70. That median is 24.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,447, against $106,323 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 149 miles away, with a median of $113,760 and employment of 650. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,685, against $106,323 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Bangor, ME (90 of 72,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.