How much do Tire Repairers and Changers make in Bangor, ME?

Percentile spread

For Tire Repairers and Changers, the published 10th percentile is $36,110 and the 90th percentile is $46,650. The difference is $10,540, which is 27.5% 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 $36,830 to the 75th at $45,600, covers $8,770.

The mean annual wage is $40,600, which sits above the median of $38,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bangor, ME median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $37,710 for Tire Repairers and Changers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,758, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Maine median of $38,910.

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 $38,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tire Repairers and Changers at $39,758 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 Tire Repairers and Changers. 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 $39,770 and employment of 40. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,980, against $39,758 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 149 miles away, with a median of $41,600 and employment of 150. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,841, against $39,758 here.

Employment share

Tire Repairers and Changers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Bangor, ME (100 of 72,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.98 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.