History Teachers, Postsecondary in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,426
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$26,184
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,621
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
$99,610
Kept after tax
$73,426
Worth in national money
$75,621
State rank
8
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $99,610, which ranks 8 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 18.84% above the national middle.
- Within Maine this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 59 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $99,610, take-home of $73,426 is worth roughly $75,621 in national money. The average comes to $100,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 8 of 45 states publishing a median for history teachers, postsecondary, at $99,610 — about 18.84% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Maine publishes a median for, history teachers, postsecondary sits 59 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for history teachers, postsecondary, whose median is $99,610, the adjusted figure of $75,621 differs little from $73,426 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $100,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: History Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $59,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $131,750 |
| This salary | $99,610 |
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 | $73,426 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,906 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,578 |
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 | $91,821 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,706 |
| 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 history teachers, postsecondary in Maine earn under $99,610 and half over. The published range runs $59,480 at the tenth percentile to $131,750 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $73,426, from $99,610, 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 59 of 484 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $75,621, the adjusted value of that $99,610 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 59 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for history teachers, postsecondary in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $59,480 to $131,750; 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 $73,426 from $99,610. 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 59 of 484 locally.
- This $75,621 adjusted figure, worked from $99,610, 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 59 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 59 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $59,480 and the top tenth $131,750 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $75,621 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 $73,426.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($59,480) and the ninetieth ($131,750) 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 $75,621 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 $73,426 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.