Salary by Metro

May 2025 OEWS · ME

Wages in Maine

All-occupations median

$51,430

10th percentile
$35,140
25th percentile
$40,120
Median
$51,430
75th percentile
$76,230
90th percentile
$105,510
Mean
$65,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Maine is 97.050, with the United States at 100.

The highest published annual median in this list is Radiologists, at $555,750.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Maine with a published annual median.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
RadiologistsNot available$135,080$555,750$591,070
Physicians, All Other1,340$211,500$419,410$442,790
Obstetricians and Gynecologists100$168,550$379,930$490,820
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric90$162,230$337,850$447,130
General Internal Medicine Physicians270$185,760$316,880$539,420
Orthodontists60$171,120$301,250$323,460
Psychiatrists80$110,690$300,180$328,390
Nurse Anesthetists380$219,970$247,470$336,050
Pediatricians, General130$117,960$245,920$344,790
Family Medicine Physicians730$163,850$239,870$290,450
Dentists, General310$152,740$209,200$385,460
Podiatrists40$111,800$200,850$312,740
Public Relations ManagersNot available$77,970$166,940$195,860
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates100$55,760$161,470$165,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,450$99,030$160,260$218,290
Sales ManagersNot available$66,280$158,660$213,950
Optometrists180$102,600$154,110$241,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers40$96,630$147,930$354,100
Architectural and Engineering Managers820$111,490$145,720$208,140
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers110$79,300$143,690$158,750
Natural Sciences Managers430$81,950$141,360$220,730
Financial Risk SpecialistsNot available$64,410$141,020$149,990
Pharmacists1,380$101,360$140,930$166,810
Chief Executives1,580$73,680$138,770$401,950
Law Teachers, Postsecondary50$60,770$136,400$279,870
Purchasing Managers170$88,400$135,970$189,970
Marketing Managers1,320$92,710$135,380$232,310
Financial Managers3,120$81,700$133,610$231,620
Nurse Midwives50$110,900$133,270$144,730
Database Architects190$86,880$133,120$159,620

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Maine by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Home Health and Personal Care Aides18,630$35,130$38,580$46,860
Retail Salespersons18,450$31,300$36,640$49,500
Fast Food and Counter Workers17,250$30,740$34,710$42,640
Registered Nurses16,540$74,160$86,990$106,950
General and Operations Managers14,770$52,560$98,860$190,050
Cashiers14,240$30,770$34,930$38,890
Stockers and Order Fillers11,950$31,270$37,220$49,340
Office Clerks, General11,260$34,430$45,300$60,010
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers9,980$40,810$57,050$71,100
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners9,180$34,530$38,940$49,360
Waiters and Waitresses9,090$30,490$43,370$82,930
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary8,700$36,210$46,750$56,920
Nursing Assistants8,540$39,100$47,070$58,120
Customer Service Representatives7,560$35,930$47,160$63,490
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education7,490$46,570$62,390$92,100
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks7,390$40,000$50,510$69,990
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive6,740$39,530$49,820$63,470
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,410$34,800$45,970$57,620
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand6,120$32,550$42,640$55,230
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers6,000$47,130$67,530$98,050

Metropolitan areas

Portland-South Portland, ME$56,960Bangor, ME$47,960Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,540

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Maine?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Maine is $51,430. Employment is 640,610.