What jobs pay in Maine

$65,780avg. a year, all jobs
$31.63 an hour · 640,610 employed

Average and median pay for 79 jobs in Maine, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 79 jobs in Maine

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in Maine aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$40,11018,630
Retail Salespersons$40,05018,450
Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,88017,250
Registered Nurses$91,70016,540
General and Operations Managers$112,65014,770
Cashiers$35,09014,240
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,09011,950
Office Clerks, General$46,46011,260
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,9809,980
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,2509,180
Waiters and Waitresses$51,2609,090
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,7908,700
Nursing Assistants$47,5108,540
Customer Service Representatives$48,3007,560
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,9307,490
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,8007,390
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,2206,740
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,1406,410
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,0406,120
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,2206,000
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,9905,820
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$57,1505,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,8205,540
Carpenters$63,3005,170
Cooks, Restaurant$45,2405,130
Childcare Workers$37,2804,990
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,1804,960
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,0104,610
Social and Human Service Assistants$49,4704,580
Food Preparation Workers$37,4704,560
Medical Assistants$49,0004,480
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,0904,230
Construction Laborers$47,8003,960
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,0603,910
Accountants and Auditors$84,8803,860
Electricians$77,2503,780
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,6203,740
Receptionists and Information Clerks$42,7603,440
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$55,2003,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,2003,320
Bartenders$58,5203,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,1703,130
Financial Managers$151,4503,120
Light Truck Drivers$49,8203,120
Human Resources Specialists$75,1403,020
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,2902,970
Dishwashers$36,3702,940
Management Analysts$88,2902,910
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,7102,900
Computer User Support Specialists$63,9102,810
Software Developers$129,0402,790
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,8302,780
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,5702,710
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,8802,640
Project Management Specialists$104,2302,620
Computer Systems Analysts$99,0802,480
Firefighters$50,2302,480
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,8902,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$140,1502,450
Tellers$42,3602,410
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,2402,390
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,6502,370
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$67,7402,320
Lawyers$129,6002,280
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,3002,250
Insurance Sales Agents$71,3002,240
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,2302,210
Driver/Sales Workers$42,4402,160
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$69,8302,120
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,0102,120
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$60,2302,120
Pharmacy Technicians$45,8502,070
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$66,1802,000
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,3701,930
Security Guards$41,3901,930
Managers, All Other$130,0801,860
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$64,3301,860
Physical Therapists$97,9501,860
Billing and Posting Clerks$50,3801,850
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.