Salaries in Portland, ME
69K residents · Portland-South Portland, ME metro area
Portland, ME is part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Portland, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Maine is $51,430. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Portland and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Portland
Radiologists$578,230Physicians, All Other$442,790Obstetricians and Gynecologists$438,700Anesthesiologists$438,550Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$337,850Orthodontists$323,460General Internal Medicine Physicians$304,390Psychiatrists$300,180Nurse Anesthetists$256,620Pediatricians, General$245,920Family Medicine Physicians$237,200Dentists, General$221,190
Most common jobs in Portland
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,580
- Retail Salespersons$37,320
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,300
- General and Operations Managers$105,390
- Registered Nurses$88,470
- Cashiers$36,210
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,350
- Stockers and Order Fillers$38,930
- Customer Service Representatives$47,910
- Office Clerks, General$47,040
- Waiters and Waitresses$44,070
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,460