Medical Equipment Preparers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,989
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$8,871
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,125
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
$46,860
Kept after tax
$37,989
Worth in national money
$39,125
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 26 of 51 states for medical equipment preparers, with a middle wage of $46,860. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Maine this is lower-paid work. Of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, medical equipment preparers ranks 372. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $46,860, take-home of $37,989 is worth roughly $39,125 in national money. The average comes to $47,140, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 26 of 51 for medical equipment preparers at $46,860. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Maine reports, medical equipment preparers ranks 372 of 484, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for medical equipment preparers, whose median is $46,860, the adjusted figure of $39,125 differs little from $37,989 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,140 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Medical Equipment Preparers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,780 |
| This salary | $46,860 |
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 | $37,989 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,832 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,865 |
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 | $44,566 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,256 |
| 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 $46,860. The published range is $38,010 up to $59,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,989 take-home in Maine comes from $46,860. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 372 of 484.
- Two cautions on $39,125, the adjusted value of that $46,860 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 372 of 484 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for medical equipment preparers in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,010 to $59,780. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,989, from $46,860, assumes a single Maine filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 372 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 51 for it.
- This $39,125 adjusted figure, worked from $46,860, 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 372 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 372 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,010 and the top tenth $59,780, 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 $39,125 in national terms.
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 $37,989.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,010 to $59,780) 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 $39,125 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 $37,989 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.