Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,066
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$17,274
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,802
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
$75,340
Kept after tax
$58,066
Worth in national money
$59,802
State rank
1
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maine pays this job a middle wage of $75,340, ranking 1 of 45 states and sitting about 50.95% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 146.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $75,340 the take-home is $58,066, which is worth about $59,802 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $73,480, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maine's median for miscellaneous construction and related workers is $75,340, about 50.95% above the national figure and 1 of 45 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, miscellaneous construction and related workers sits at 146 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.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for miscellaneous construction and related workers on its $75,340 median: $58,066 retained after tax becomes $59,802 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $73,480 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,130 |
| This salary | $75,340 |
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 | $58,066 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,832 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,827 |
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 | $69,988 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,286 |
| 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 $75,340. The published range is $44,720 up to $79,130, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $58,066, from $75,340, 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 146 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $59,802 uses one figure for the whole of Maine. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 146.
- Reported values are medians; for miscellaneous construction and related workers in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $44,720 to $79,130. 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 $58,066 from $75,340. 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 146 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $59,802, worked from $75,340, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maine address, on work sitting at 146 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,720 at the bottom tenth to $79,130 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $59,802 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 $58,066.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,720 to $79,130) 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 $59,802 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 $58,066 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.