Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,976
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$23,594
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,039
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
$92,570
Kept after tax
$68,976
Worth in national money
$71,039
State rank
41
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $92,570, ranking 41 of 48 states — about 10.14% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maine. It ranks 78 out of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $92,570 the take-home is $68,976, which is worth about $71,039 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $90,930, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maine ranks 41 of 48 for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay, with a median of $92,570 — about 10.14% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Maine, electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay ranks 78 of 484 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay on its $92,570 median: $68,976 retained after tax becomes $71,039 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $90,930 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,720 |
| This salary | $92,570 |
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 | $68,976 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,953 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,064 |
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 | $85,496 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,995 |
| 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 electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Maine earn under $92,570 and half over. The published range runs $80,880 at the tenth percentile to $102,720 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $68,976 take-home in Maine comes from $92,570. 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 78 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $71,039 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 78.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,880 to $102,720; 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 $68,976, from $92,570, 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 78 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $71,039, worked from $92,570, 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 78 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $80,880 at the tenth percentile, $102,720 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Maine is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $71,039 in national terms.
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 $68,976.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,880 to $102,720) 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 $71,039 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 $68,976 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.