First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,726
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$12,364
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,153
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
$60,090
Kept after tax
$47,726
Worth in national money
$49,153
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Maine pays this job a middle wage of $60,090, 43 of 51 states and about 4.45% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 239 among 484 occupations Maine publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $60,090, take-home of $47,726 is worth roughly $49,153 in national money. The average comes to $63,650, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine's $60,090 median for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling places it 43 of 51 states, about 4.45% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 239 of 484 in Maine places first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling, whose median is $60,090, the adjusted figure of $49,153 differs little from $47,726 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $63,650 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $88,120 |
| This salary | $60,090 |
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 | $47,726 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,462 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,776 |
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 | $56,685 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,357 |
| 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 $60,090. The published range is $43,220 up to $88,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $47,726, from $60,090, 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 239 of 484 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,153, the adjusted value of that $60,090 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 239 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,220 to $88,120. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Maine is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,726 from $60,090. 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 239 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $49,153 — the adjusted value of that $60,090 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 239 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $63,650, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $43,220 and the top tenth $88,120 — 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 $49,153.
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, $47,726 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.
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 $63,650. 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 ($43,220) and the ninetieth ($88,120) 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 $49,153 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 $47,726 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.