First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,716
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$17,074
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,442
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
$74,790
Kept after tax
$57,716
Worth in national money
$59,442
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Maine. The middle earner gets $74,790. That is 38 of 50 states, and about 20.04% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 147.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $74,790, tax leaves $57,716, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $59,442 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $74,600.
- For first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers, Maine sits in the lower band at $74,790, ranking 38 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 20.04%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers sits at 147 of 484 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Maine sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers — median $74,790 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $57,716 retained, $59,442 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $74,600 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,910 |
| This salary | $74,790 |
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 | $57,716 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,445 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,789 |
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 | $69,490 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,234 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in Maine earn under $74,790 and half over. The published range runs $50,120 at the tenth percentile to $98,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $57,716, from $74,790, 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 147 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $59,442 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 147.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,120 to $98,910; 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 $57,716 from $74,790. 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 147 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $59,442, worked from $74,790, 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 147 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,120 and the top tenth $98,910, 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 $59,442 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 $57,716.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,120 to $98,910) 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 $59,442 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 $57,716 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.