Food Processing Workers, All Other in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,621
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$6,649
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,566
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
$38,270
Kept after tax
$31,621
Worth in national money
$32,566
State rank
27
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 27 of 46 states for food processing workers, all other, with a middle wage of $38,270. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against 484 occupations Maine publishes, food processing workers, all other lands at 448. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $38,270, take-home of $31,621 is worth roughly $32,566 in national money. The average comes to $38,620, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 27 of 46 for food processing workers, all other at $38,270. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Maine, this work ranks 448 of 484 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for food processing workers, all other, whose median is $38,270, the adjusted figure of $32,566 differs little from $31,621 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $38,620 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Food Processing Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,520 |
| This salary | $38,270 |
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 | $31,621 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,930 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,321 |
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 | $36,641 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,598 |
| 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 food processing workers, all other in Maine earn under $38,270 and half over. The published range runs $32,170 at the tenth percentile to $45,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $31,621, from $38,270, 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 448 of 484 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $32,566, the adjusted value of that $38,270 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maine. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 448 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for food processing workers, all other in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,170 to $45,520; 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 $31,621 from $38,270. 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 448 of 484 locally.
- This $32,566 adjusted figure, worked from $38,270, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 448 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 448 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,170 at the tenth percentile, $45,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $32,566.
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, $31,621 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,170 to $45,520) 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 $32,566 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 $31,621 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.