Median pay · Maine
$85,680A year, or $41 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $59,280 | $29 |
| 25th percentile | $68,060 | $33 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $85,680 | $41 |
| 75th percentile | $104,010 | $50 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $139,240 | $67 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $92,950 | $45 |
Wage survey · BLS May 2025
How we got this
- Median wage in MaineBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of the people in this job were paid more than this, half less.$85,680
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$41.19
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$5,417 a month at an effective rate of 24.1%.$65,000 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Maine sit at 97.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$88,284
- Against the national medianThe national median is $105,650.18.9% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 0.68 against the nation's 1.00.80
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
What lands in the bank
Tax year 2026 · InteractiveEstimated on the median salary of $85,680 in Maine, for a single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026. Explore other wage levels and filing statuses below.
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What $85,680 is worth in Maine
Prices in Maine sit at 97.1 against a national average of 100, so $85,680 earned here buys what $88,284 buys at national average prices.
- Rents. 78.9 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
- Against local households. The median household in Maine takes in $74,733, so this occupation's median is 1.15 times that, on one income.
- How common the job is here. 32% less concentrated in Maine than in the country as a whole.
Reading the numbers
What stands out for statisticians in Maine
Rents in Maine index at 78.9 (U.S. = 100) while prices overall index at 97.1, a gap of -18.1 pts. For a renter, housing moves the local cost of living more than anything else.
Even the lowest-paid 10% of statisticians in Maine make at least $59,280 a year.
Common questions
Statisticians pay in Maine, answered
How much do statisticians make in Maine?
The median wage for statisticians in Maine is $85,680 a year, or $41.19 an hour.
Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.
What is the average Statisticians salary in Maine?
BLS’s mean (average) wage for statisticians in Maine is $92,950 a year. The median is $85,680.
The mean sits higher when a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up. For a typical paycheck, the median is the better middle.
What is the hourly pay for statisticians in Maine?
The median hourly wage is $41.19. At a full-time year that lines up with about $85,680 a year.
BLS May 2025; hourly and annual figures come from the same survey.
What is the starting salary for statisticians in Maine?
BLS does not publish starting pay. The closest figure it does publish is the low end of the range: in Maine, the lowest-paid 10% of statisticians earn under $59,280 a year and a quarter earn under $68,060 ($28.50 and $32.72 an hour).
New hires often start somewhere in that band, but the May 2025 survey does not record experience, so read it as a floor to compare an offer against rather than a typical first salary.
What is the salary range for statisticians in Maine?
The overall salary range for statisticians in Maine spans from $59,280 for the bottom 10% to $139,240 for top earners.
The middle 50% earn between $68,060 and $104,010 a year, with the overall median at $85,680.
What is the take-home pay for statisticians in Maine?
On the median wage of $85,680, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction keeps an estimated $65,000 a year, or roughly $5,417 a month.
That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 24.1%.
Maine takes $4,106 of it in state income tax.
How much does statisticians make a month in Maine?
On the median annual salary of $85,680, estimated take-home pay is roughly $5,417 a month after federal, state, and FICA taxes.
For workers paid on a standard biweekly schedule (26 pay periods per year), each paycheck is approximately $2,500 net.
Do statisticians earn more in Maine than in the rest of the country?
No. The median in Maine is 18.9% below the national median of $105,650.
Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Maine sit at 97.1 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.
Is $85,680 a good salary in Maine?
It is 1.15 times the median household income of $74,733. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.
Prices in Maine run at 97.1 against a national average of 100, with rents at 78.9, so $85,680 here buys about what $88,284 buys at national average prices.
What do the highest-paid statisticians earn in Maine?
The top tenth earn $139,240 a year or more. The 10th-percentile wage is $59,280.
Experience, specialty, employer and the part of Maine someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.
How many statisticians are there in Maine?
The survey counted 80 of these jobs in Maine for May 2025.
That makes the occupation 32% less concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.