Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,916
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$9,204
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,080
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
$48,120
Kept after tax
$38,916
Worth in national money
$40,080
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maine pays ophthalmic medical technicians a middle wage of $48,120, ranking 16 of 51 states and sitting about 5.6% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Ophthalmic medical technicians ranks 342 among 484 occupations Maine publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $48,120, take-home of $38,916 is worth roughly $40,080 in national money. The average comes to $49,180, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine's median for ophthalmic medical technicians is $48,120, about 5.6% above the national figure and 16 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 342 of 484 in Maine places ophthalmic medical technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for ophthalmic medical technicians, whose median is $48,120, the adjusted figure of $40,080 differs little from $38,916 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $49,180 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,230 |
| This salary | $48,120 |
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 | $38,916 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,844 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,952 |
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 | $45,720 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,361 |
| 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 ophthalmic medical technicians in Maine earn under $48,120 and half over. The published range runs $39,370 at the tenth percentile to $61,230 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 $38,916, worked from $48,120. 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 342 of 484.
- Two cautions on $40,080, the adjusted value of that $48,120 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 342 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for ophthalmic medical technicians in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,370 to $61,230; 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 $38,916, on $48,120 for work ranking 342 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 342 of 484 in the state.
- This $40,080 adjusted figure, worked from $48,120, 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 342 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 342 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,370 and the top tenth $61,230, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $40,080 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 $38,916.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,370 to $61,230) 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 $40,080 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 $38,916 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.