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

Percentile spread

For Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,450 and the 90th percentile is $135,140. The difference is $73,690, which is 95.2% 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 $61,450 to the 75th at $107,830, covers $46,380.

The mean annual wage is $89,280, which sits above the median of $77,440. 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 3.6% lower than the national median of $80,340 for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,027, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% lower than the Maine median of $81,660.

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 $77,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary at $76,027 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 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 10th 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).).

• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $82,930 and employment of 1,690. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,598, against $76,027 here.
• Worcester, MA is 120 miles away, with a median of $86,300 and employment of 260. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,176, against $76,027 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 141 miles away, with a median of $94,360 and employment of 280. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,716, against $76,027 here.

Employment share

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-South Portland, ME (30 of 288,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (41,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 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.