Cashiers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,131
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$5,799
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,002
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
$34,930
Kept after tax
$29,131
Worth in national money
$30,002
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for cashiers. The middle earner takes $34,930, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.23% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Maine, this one sits low: 479 of 484 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $34,930 the take-home is $29,131, which is worth about $30,002 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $35,090, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maine ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for cashiers, at $34,930 — about 6.23% 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.
- Cashiers occupies position 479 of 484 in Maine's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for cashiers on its $34,930 median: $29,131 retained after tax becomes $30,002 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $35,090 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cashiers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $38,890 |
| This salary | $34,930 |
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 | $29,131 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,246 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,124 |
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 | $33,542 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,359 |
| 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 cashiers in Maine earn under $34,930 and half over. The published range runs $30,770 at the tenth percentile to $38,890 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 $29,131, worked from $34,930. 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 479 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,002 uses one figure for the whole of Maine. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 479.
- Figures are distribution medians for cashiers in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,770 to $38,890; 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 $29,131, on $34,930 for work ranking 479 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 479 of 484 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,002, worked from $34,930, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maine address, on work sitting at 479 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,770 at the tenth percentile, $38,890 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $30,002.
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 $29,131.
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 ($30,770 to $38,890) 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 $30,002 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 $29,131 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.