How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

Percentile spread

For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, the published 10th percentile is $45,810 and the 90th percentile is $162,010. The difference is $116,200, which is 112.7% 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 $69,990 to the 75th at $103,070, covers $33,080.

The mean annual wage is $98,800, which sits below the median of $103,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $104,920 for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,190, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the Maine median of $101,850.

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 $103,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $101,190 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 8th of 14 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 $89,190 and employment of 600. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,415, against $101,190 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 84 miles away, with a median of $122,550 and employment of 8,670. That median is 18.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,193, against $101,190 here.
• Worcester, MA is 120 miles away, with a median of $110,000 and employment of 930. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,293, against $101,190 here.