First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,576
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$11,234
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,909
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
$55,810
Kept after tax
$44,576
Worth in national money
$45,909
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maine's middle earner gets $55,810, putting the state 11 of 51 — about 13.67% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 279.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $55,810, take-home of $44,576 is worth roughly $45,909 in national money. The average comes to $56,100, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, Maine sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $55,810, ranking 11 of 51 and running about 13.67% 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.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers sits at 279 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.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, whose median is $55,810, the adjusted figure of $45,909 differs little from $44,576 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $56,100 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,190 |
| This salary | $55,810 |
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 | $44,576 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,023 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,481 |
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 | $52,764 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,001 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $55,810 as a midpoint for Maine, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,790 and the ninetieth is $73,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $44,576, worked from $55,810. 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 279 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $45,909, the adjusted value of that $55,810 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 279 of 484 in the state.
- The Maine median of $55,810 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,790 to $73,190. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Maine take-home of $44,576, on $55,810 for work ranking 279 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 279 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $45,909 — the adjusted value of that $55,810 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 279 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,790 and the top tenth $73,190, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $45,909 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maine's own levy, $44,576 remains.
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 ($41,790 to $73,190) 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 $45,909 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 $44,576 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.