How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Bangor, ME?

Percentile spread

For Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $31,290 and the 90th percentile is $93,670. The difference is $62,380, which is 143.7% 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 $35,370 to the 75th at $56,440, covers $21,070.

The mean annual wage is $50,630, which sits above the median of $43,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bangor, ME median is 3.2% lower than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,991, which is 0.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the Maine median of $44,550.

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 $43,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $44,991 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 Light Truck Drivers. 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 $50,870 and employment of 390. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,697, against $44,991 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 149 miles away, with a median of $46,270 and employment of 1,070. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,426, against $44,991 here.

Employment share

Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.80% of wage-and-salary employment in Bangor, ME (580 of 72,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.