Biological Scientists, All Other in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,560
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$28,010
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,849
Maine costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maine — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$104,570
Kept after tax
$76,560
Worth in national money
$78,849
State rank
9
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maine pays biological scientists, all other a middle wage of $104,570, ranking 9 of 50 states and sitting about 5.71% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maine. It ranks 42 out of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $104,570, take-home of $76,560 is worth roughly $78,849 in national money. The average comes to $104,630, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine's median for biological scientists, all other is $104,570, about 5.71% above the national figure and 9 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Maine, biological scientists, all other ranks 42 of 484 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for biological scientists, all other, whose median is $104,570, the adjusted figure of $78,849 differs little from $76,560 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $104,630 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Biological Scientists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $70,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $104,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $142,650 |
| This salary | $104,570 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maine | $76,560 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,395 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,941 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $96,276 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,206 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of biological scientists, all other in Maine earn under $104,570 and half over. The published range runs $70,680 at the tenth percentile to $142,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $76,560, worked from $104,570. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 42 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $78,849, the adjusted value of that $104,570 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 42 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for biological scientists, all other in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $70,680 to $142,650; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Maine take-home of $76,560, on $104,570 for work ranking 42 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 42 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $78,849 — the adjusted value of that $104,570 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 42 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $70,680 at the tenth percentile, $142,650 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Maine is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $78,849 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maine's own levy, $76,560 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($70,680 to $142,650) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maine rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Maine's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $78,849 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $76,560 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maine income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.