How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,710 and the 90th percentile is $280,750. The difference is $219,040, which is 178.5% 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 $68,960 to the 75th at $215,310, covers $146,350.

The mean annual wage is $146,420, which sits above the median of $122,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 14.3% higher than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,442, which is 12.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19% higher than the Maine median of $103,090.

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 $122,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $120,442 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 3rd of 11 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).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 83 miles away, with a median of $83,270 and employment of 100. That median is 32.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,812, against $120,442 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $164,450 and employment of 7,830. That median is 34% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $151,894, against $120,442 here.
• Worcester, MA is 120 miles away, with a median of $106,520 and employment of 1,690. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,899, against $120,442 here.