Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Portland, ME

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$66,750	1,090	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$66,480	80	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$66,480	60	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$66,420	1,060	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,390	1,520	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$66,260	140	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$66,100	590	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$66,070	540	View salary detail
Paramedics	$65,960	110	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$65,950	1,080	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$65,950	40	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$65,910	200	View salary detail
Clergy	$65,790	90	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$65,370	760	View salary detail
Machinists	$65,200	1,100	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$65,070	90	View salary detail
Riggers	$64,910	280	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$64,760	590	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,700	60	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$64,670	170	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,610	290	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$64,610	30	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,550	290	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$64,500	1,740	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$64,500	820	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$64,500	1,740	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$64,500	820	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$64,370	140	View salary detail
Chemists	$64,320	60	View salary detail
Carpenters	$64,300	2,230	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$64,280	700	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$64,240	70	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$64,210	140	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$64,090	920	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$64,020	60	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,810	230	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$63,730	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,730	310	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$63,700	670	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$63,680	—	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$63,580	300	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$63,360	240	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$63,280	280	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$63,120	1,550	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$63,090	180	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$63,090	180	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$63,090	180	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$63,090	180	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,070	170	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$62,800	40	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.