Salaries in Maine by job

Median annual wages in Maine for 53 occupations, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).

Across all occupations, the Maine median is 1% above the U.S. median.

Job	Median a year	vs U.S.
Family doctor / GP	$240,000	−2%
Dentist	$209,000	+22%
Airline pilot	$148,000	−36%
Pharmacist	$141,000	same
Marketing manager	$135,000	−19%
Veterinarian	$131,000	same
Software developer	$123,000	−9%
Actuary	$120,000	−8%
Electrical engineer	$115,000	−5%
Lawyer	$113,000	−29%
Mechanical engineer	$102,000	−2%
Project manager	$102,000	−1%
Physical therapist / physiotherapist	$100,000	−3%
General / operations manager	$99,000	−6%
Civil engineer	$98,000	−3%
Dental hygienist	$98,000	same
Data scientist	$91,000	−24%
Financial analyst	$88,000	−14%
Registered nurse	$87,000	−11%
Network / systems administrator	$84,000	−15%
Architect	$79,000	−21%
Accountant / auditor	$77,000	−7%
Management consultant / analyst	$76,000	−26%
Electrician	$75,000	+19%
HR specialist	$72,000	−6%
Police officer	$67,000	−12%
High school teacher	$65,000	−10%
Plumber	$64,000	same
Sales representative (B2B)	$64,000	−11%
Social worker	$63,000	+6%
Paramedic	$63,000	+4%
Paralegal	$62,000	−1%
Elementary school teacher	$62,000	−3%
Welder	$62,000	+16%
Carpenter	$62,000	+3%
IT support specialist	$61,000	−2%
Graphic designer	$60,000	−5%
Truck driver (heavy)	$57,000	−3%
Chef / head cook	$57,000	−9%
Real estate agent	$57,000	+8%
Auto mechanic	$52,000	+3%
Bookkeeper	$51,000	same
Administrative assistant	$50,000	+5%
Firefighter	$48,000	−19%
Customer service representative	$47,000	+5%
Nursing assistant	$47,000	+11%
Construction laborer	$46,000	−2%
Cook	$45,000	+21%
Hairdresser / stylist	$44,000	+23%
Warehouse worker	$43,000	+6%
Retail salesperson	$37,000	+3%
Childcare worker	$36,000	+4%
Cashier	$35,000	+6%

Annual wages, all industries, full- and part-time workers, before tax. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. The last column shows how the Maine median compares with the national median for the same occupation. Not published for Maine: psychologist, web developer.

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Sources

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: national estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: state estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.
Educational attainment for workers 25 years and older by detailed occupation (Table 5.3). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, 2023-2024.
PINC-03: Educational attainment by total money earnings, work experience and age. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2026 ASEC, 2025 earnings.

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