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
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,880	40	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$58,700	420	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$58,620	260	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,580	240	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,420	110	View salary detail
Curators	$58,190	50	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,140	50	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$57,860	30	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$57,840	30	View salary detail
Physicists	$57,780	50	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$57,620	460	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,380	780	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$57,200	140	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$57,060	440	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$56,930	490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$56,670	200	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$56,670	60	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$56,560	50	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$56,380	40	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,920	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$55,550	2,610	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$55,320	30	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$54,950	50	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$54,930	370	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$54,850	670	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,610	2,670	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$54,510	—	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$54,410	90	View salary detail
Bartenders	$54,170	1,780	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$53,670	70	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$53,000	160	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$52,970	30	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$52,780	60	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$52,780	60	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,760	270	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$52,710	30	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,580	2,550	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$52,000	160	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$52,000	2,930	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$51,970	40	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$51,910	420	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$51,770	180	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$51,620	150	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$51,600	510	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$51,420	380	View salary detail
Roofers	$51,190	140	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,190	210	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,890	490	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$50,880	320	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$50,860	130	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.