Average Salary in Maine
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Maine. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$63,760Rank #23 of 51
- Median annual wage$49,440Rank #21 of 51
- Median household income$76,442ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity97.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,732Rank #25 at national prices
- Total employment635,460Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $63,760 is $14,320 (29.0 %) above the median of $49,440, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Maine are about 3.0 % below the national average (RPP 97.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Maine buys what $65,732 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Maine is $76,442 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Maine
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $136,010 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $122,810 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $118,110 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $104,660 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $101,890 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $97,780 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $95,130 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $94,780 |
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