Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,491
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$20,399
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,389
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
$83,890
Kept after tax
$63,491
Worth in national money
$65,389
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $83,890, ranking 41 of 51 states — about 15.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maine. It ranks 98 out of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $83,890 the take-home is $63,491, which is worth about $65,389 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $89,940, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maine ranks 41 of 51 for network and computer systems administrators, with a median of $83,890 — about 15.37% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Maine, network and computer systems administrators ranks 98 of 484 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for network and computer systems administrators on its $83,890 median: $63,491 retained after tax becomes $65,389 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $89,940 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,430 |
| This salary | $83,890 |
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 | $63,491 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,847 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,430 |
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 | $77,698 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,119 |
| 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 network and computer systems administrators in Maine earn under $83,890 and half over. The published range runs $61,530 at the tenth percentile to $121,430 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $63,491, worked from $83,890. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 98 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,389 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 98.
- Figures are distribution medians for network and computer systems administrators in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,530 to $121,430; 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.
- The Maine take-home of $63,491, on $83,890 for work ranking 98 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 98 of 484 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,389, worked from $83,890, 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 98 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $89,940, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $61,530 at the tenth percentile, $121,430 at the ninetieth.
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 $65,389 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maine adds its own income tax on top — which is why $63,491 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $89,940. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,530 to $121,430) 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 $65,389 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 $63,491 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.