Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,837
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$14,853
21.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,446
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
$68,690
Kept after tax
$53,837
Worth in national money
$55,446
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maine's middle earner gets $68,690, putting the state 13 of 51 — about 9.15% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 166 among 484 occupations Maine publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $68,690, take-home of $53,837 is worth roughly $55,446 in national money. The average comes to $68,900, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, Maine sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $68,690, ranking 13 of 51 and running about 9.15% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 166 of 484 in Maine places clinical laboratory technologists and 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, whose median is $68,690, the adjusted figure of $55,446 differs little from $53,837 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $68,900 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $68,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,320 |
| This salary | $68,690 |
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 | $53,837 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $57,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,368 |
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 | $64,290 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,346 |
| 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Maine earn under $68,690 and half over. The published range runs $46,280 at the tenth percentile to $94,320 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $53,837, from $68,690, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 166 of 484 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $55,446, the adjusted value of that $68,690 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 166 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,280 to $94,320; 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.
- Take-home for Maine is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $53,837 from $68,690. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 166 of 484 locally.
- This $55,446 adjusted figure, worked from $68,690, 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 166 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 166 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $46,280 and the top tenth $94,320, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $55,446 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 $53,837.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,280 to $94,320) 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 $55,446 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 $53,837 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.