Highest Paying Jobs in Maine

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Occupation Median

$555,750

Radiologists

Mean of Top 25 Medians

$227,673

each occupation weighted once

Medians ≥ $100K

occupations

Occupations

100

with wage data

This ranking is drawn from the BLS OEWS May 2025 release for Maine. The top occupation's state median is +32% above the national median of $420,860 for the same role. The equal-weighted mean of the top ten published occupation medians is $334,451. It is not a worker mean or median.

The "Difference" column subtracts or compares each state median with the corresponding national median for the same SOC code. In this list, 40 of 100 occupation medians are above the corresponding national median in Maine. These values do not identify why the state and national estimates differ.

This ranking orders published occupation medians; it does not identify career stages, individual earning potential, or the odds of obtaining a job. The employment column contains estimated jobs in covered establishments. Occupation profiles separately show BLS projection and typical-entry education assignments where available. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. Employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses are outside the estimate, so review those separately for any specific offer. Open a linked profile to compare percentile boundaries, BLS education assignments, local-area estimates, and projected openings without treating one measure as a personal forecast.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Estimated Jobs
1	Radiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$555,750	$420,860	+32% above	N/A
2	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$419,410	$265,930	+58% above	1,340
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$379,930	$292,910	+30% above	100
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$337,850	$300,080	+13% above	90
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$316,880	$256,560	+24% above	270
6	Orthodontists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$301,250	$289,140	+4% above	60
7	Psychiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$300,180	$281,870	+6% above	80
8	Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$247,470	$236,590	+5% above	380
9	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$245,920	$210,040	+17% above	130
10	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$239,870	$244,180	2% below	730
11	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$209,200	$170,950	+22% above	310
12	Podiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$200,850	$160,300	+25% above	40
13	Public Relations Managers Management Occupations	$166,940	$146,910	+14% above	N/A
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations	$161,470	$153,990	+5% above	100
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$160,260	$175,140	8% below	1,450
16	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$158,660	$148,270	+7% above	N/A
17	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$154,110	$136,570	+13% above	180
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$147,930	$232,140	36% below	40
19	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$145,720	$171,270	15% below	820
20	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Construction and Extraction Occupations	$143,690	$109,910	+31% above	110
21	Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations	$141,360	$167,220	15% below	430
22	Financial Risk Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$141,020	$117,330	+20% above	N/A
23	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$140,930	$140,910	same as	1,380
24	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$138,770	$213,990	35% below	1,580
25	Law Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$136,400	$128,500	+6% above	50
26	Purchasing Managers Management Occupations	$135,970	$148,080	8% below	170
27	Marketing Managers Management Occupations	$135,380	$166,790	19% below	1,320
28	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$133,610	$166,570	20% below	3,120
29	Nurse Midwives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$133,270	$134,040	1% below	50
30	Database Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$133,120	$139,500	5% below	190
31	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$131,170	$135,880	3% below	1,030
32	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$130,600	$130,100	same as	600
33	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$130,260	$132,300	2% below	1,650
34	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$129,720	$149,280	13% below	700
35	Compensation and Benefits Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Management Occupations	$129,690	$149,230	13% below	50
36	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$127,490	$130,220	2% below	N/A
37	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$125,960	$123,920	+2% above	70
38	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$124,810	$126,060	1% below	800
39	Nuclear Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$123,780	$133,970	8% below	420
40	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$123,120	$135,980	9% below	2,790
41	Power Distributors and Dispatchers Production Occupations	$121,520	$106,730	+14% above	100
42	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$120,430	$122,930	2% below	590
43	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$120,320	$123,860	3% below	2,450
44	Actuaries Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$119,620	$130,000	8% below	80
45	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$117,560	$123,220	5% below	100
46	Training and Development Managers Management Occupations	$117,170	$133,000	12% below	130
47	Fundraising Managers Management Occupations	$116,470	$125,470	7% below	220
48	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$115,920	$141,900	18% below	1,860
49	Electrical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$114,620	$120,630	5% below	1,150
50	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$113,120	$159,670	29% below	2,280
51	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$112,010	$115,210	3% below	160
52	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$110,070	$114,990	4% below	1,460
53	Financial Specialists, All Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$109,060	$81,100	+34% above	1,250
54	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$108,570	$134,050	19% below	570
55	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$107,990	$116,580	7% below	900
56	Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$107,300	$79,200	+35% above	250
57	Air Traffic Controllers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$107,270	$148,080	28% below	70
58	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$107,060	$78,350	+37% above	810
59	Advertising and Promotions Managers Management Occupations	$106,280	$133,660	20% below	N/A
60	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$105,380	$114,130	8% below	N/A
61	Biological Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$104,570	$98,920	+6% above	340
62	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$104,270	$100,310	+4% above	60
63	Atmospheric and Space Scientists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$103,710	$99,070	+5% above	50
64	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$103,090	$107,310	4% below	730
65	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$103,060	$85,020	+21% above	50
66	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$102,890	$105,870	3% below	1,710
67	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,760	$80,260	+28% above	60
68	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$102,430	$104,110	2% below	890
69	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$102,110	$107,230	5% below	370
70	Audiologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$102,060	$95,780	+7% above	60
71	Radiation Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$101,980	$105,310	3% below	140
72	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations	$101,850	$104,920	3% below	N/A
73	Project Management Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$101,830	$102,320	same as	2,620
74	Computer Programmers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$101,780	$100,390	+1% above	450
75	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$101,730	$129,180	21% below	400
76	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$101,030	$102,440	1% below	1,030
77	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,430	$112,230	11% below	260
78	Art Directors Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$100,300	$114,850	13% below	N/A
79	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$99,730	$96,980	+3% above	120
80	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$99,720	$102,760	3% below	1,860
81	History Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$99,610	$83,820	+19% above	80
82	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$99,500	$101,370	2% below	70
83	Operations Research Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,460	$88,940	+12% above	220
84	General and Operations Managers Management Occupations	$98,860	$105,770	7% below	14,770
85	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$98,310	$106,660	8% below	670
86	Civil Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$97,820	$100,840	3% below	1,240
87	Dental Hygienists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,680	$98,100	same as	1,060
88	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$97,640	$90,150	+8% above	600
89	Materials Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$97,110	$112,860	14% below	100
90	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$96,970	$79,350	+22% above	70
91	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$96,760	$98,070	1% below	60
92	Labor Relations Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$96,680	$95,420	+1% above	210
93	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$95,820	$105,850	9% below	2,480
94	Insurance Underwriters Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$95,510	$81,370	+17% above	520
95	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$95,320	$103,170	8% below	130
96	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$95,230	$96,590	1% below	380
97	Sales Engineers Sales and Related Occupations	$95,180	$124,900	24% below	140
98	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$94,140	$95,480	1% below	210
99	Gas Plant Operators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). Production Occupations	$93,990	$87,820	+7% above	30
100	Environmental Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$93,930	$107,110	12% below	220

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.9% under 100 workers against 2.3% at 100 or more (May 2025 state estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Maine. The "Difference" column shows how Maine pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

Compiled by WageDex · August 10, 2026

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