Portland, ME Careers and Salaries

605 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Portland, ME for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$37,320	8,510	View salary detail
Baristas	$35,300	8,040	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,300	8,040	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$105,390	7,160	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$88,470	6,970	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$88,470	6,970	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$88,470	6,970	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$88,470	6,970	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$88,470	6,970	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,210	5,610	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$44,070	5,070	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,930	4,950	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$47,040	4,310	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,460	3,820	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$47,910	3,480	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,900	3,440	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$48,180	3,380	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,670	3,180	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$52,000	2,930	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$76,770	2,830	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$46,560	2,730	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,610	2,670	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,550	2,610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$70,240	2,600	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,580	2,550	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,350	2,520	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$45,350	2,520	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$36,620	2,460	View salary detail
Nannies	$36,620	2,460	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,470	2,420	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$86,530	2,230	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$86,530	2,230	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$86,530	2,230	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$86,530	2,230	View salary detail
Carpenters	$64,300	2,230	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$86,530	2,230	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,440	2,170	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,200	2,020	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$37,260	1,900	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$48,540	1,880	View salary detail
Electricians	$71,660	1,870	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$49,110	1,830	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,790	1,780	View salary detail
Bartenders	$54,170	1,780	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$49,880	1,770	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$64,500	1,740	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$64,500	1,740	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,770	1,730	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$138,590	1,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$82,740	1,550	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.