Customer Service Representatives in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,210
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$8,950
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,352
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
$47,160
Kept after tax
$38,210
Worth in national money
$39,352
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,160, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.34% above the national middle.
- Within Maine this is lower-paid work. Of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 364. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $47,160, take-home of $38,210 is worth roughly $39,352 in national money. The average comes to $48,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for customer service representatives, at $47,160 — about 5.34% 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.
- Against every occupation Maine reports, customer service representatives ranks 364 of 484, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for customer service representatives, whose median is $47,160, the adjusted figure of $39,352 differs little from $38,210 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $48,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Customer Service Representatives
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,490 |
| This salary | $47,160 |
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 | $38,210 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,073 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,886 |
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 | $44,841 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,281 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maine earn less than $47,160. The published range is $35,930 up to $63,490, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $38,210, worked from $47,160. 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 364 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,352 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 364.
- Reported values are medians; for customer service representatives in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,930 to $63,490. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maine take-home of $38,210, on $47,160 for work ranking 364 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 364 of 484 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,352, worked from $47,160, 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 364 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,930 and the top tenth $63,490, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $39,352.
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 $38,210.
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 ($35,930 to $63,490) 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 $39,352 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 $38,210 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.