Biological Technicians in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,778
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$12,382
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,206
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
$60,160
Kept after tax
$47,778
Worth in national money
$49,206
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for biological technicians. The middle earner takes $60,160, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 4.61% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Biological technicians ranks 237 among 484 occupations Maine publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $60,160, take-home of $47,778 is worth roughly $49,206 in national money. The average lands at $59,680, below the middle of the range.
- Maine ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for biological technicians, at $60,160 — about 4.61% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 237 of 484 in Maine places biological technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for biological technicians, whose median is $60,160, the adjusted figure of $49,206 differs little from $47,778 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $59,680 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Biological Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,510 |
| This salary | $60,160 |
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 | $47,778 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,519 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,781 |
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 | $56,749 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,363 |
| 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 technicians in Maine earn under $60,160 and half over. The published range runs $46,450 at the tenth percentile to $79,510 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $47,778 take-home in Maine comes from $60,160. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 237 of 484.
- Two cautions on $49,206, the adjusted value of that $60,160 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maine. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 237 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for biological technicians in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,450 to $79,510; 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.
- Retained pay of $47,778, from $60,160, assumes a single Maine filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 237 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 51 for it.
- This $49,206 adjusted figure, worked from $60,160, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 237 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 237 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,450 at the tenth percentile, $79,510 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Maine sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $49,206 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maine then takes its own share, leaving $47,778.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,450 to $79,510) 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 $49,206 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 $47,778 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.