How much do Sales Managers make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $75,110 and the 90th percentile is $215,420. The difference is $140,310, which is 80.2% 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 $106,130 to the 75th at $174,990, covers $68,860.

The mean annual wage is $155,780, which sits below the median of $174,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 18% higher than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $171,798, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% higher than the Maine median of $158,660.

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 $174,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $171,798 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 2nd of 16 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 37 miles away, with a median of $125,230 and employment of 170. That median is 28.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,188, against $171,798 here.
• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 83 miles away, with a median of $161,410 and employment of 680. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,768, against $171,798 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $206,610 and employment of 11,540. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,836, against $171,798 here.