How much do Food Processing Workers, All Other make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Food Processing Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,170 and the 90th percentile is $46,480. The difference is $14,310, which is 40.3% 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 $32,170 to the 75th at $40,700, covers $8,530.

The mean annual wage is $37,610, which sits above the median of $35,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $39,680 for Food Processing Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,872, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% lower than the Maine median of $38,270.

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 $35,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Processing Workers, All Other at $34,872 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Processing Workers, All Other. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 3rd of 5 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 $44,310 and employment of 170. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,927, against $34,872 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 141 miles away, with a median of $34,770 and employment of 220. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,164, against $34,872 here.
• Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 148 miles away, with a median of $41,480 and employment of 50. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,090, against $34,872 here.