Computer Occupations, All Other in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$78,722
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$29,268
27.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$81,076
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
$107,990
Kept after tax
$78,722
Worth in national money
$81,076
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 18 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $107,990. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Maine this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 38 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $107,990, take-home of $78,722 is worth roughly $81,076 in national money. The average comes to $113,360, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 18 of 51 for computer occupations, all other at $107,990. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Maine publishes a median for, computer occupations, all other sits 38 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for computer occupations, all other, whose median is $107,990, the adjusted figure of $81,076 differs little from $78,722 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $113,360 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,490 |
| This salary | $107,990 |
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 | $78,722 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,801 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,191 |
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 | $99,349 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,551 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $107,990 as a midpoint for Maine, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $65,340 and the ninetieth is $172,490 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $78,722 take-home in Maine comes from $107,990. 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 38 of 484.
- Two cautions on $81,076, the adjusted value of that $107,990 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 38 of 484 locally.
- The Maine median of $107,990 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $65,340 to $172,490. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $78,722, from $107,990, 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 38 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- This $81,076 adjusted figure, worked from $107,990, 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 38 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 38 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $113,360, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $65,340 and the top tenth $172,490 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $81,076.
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 $78,722.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Maine is $113,360. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($65,340) and the ninetieth ($172,490) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $81,076 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 $78,722 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.