Phlebotomists in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,091
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$8,549
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,200
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
$45,640
Kept after tax
$37,091
Worth in national money
$38,200
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 24 of 51 states for phlebotomists, with a middle wage of $45,640. 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, phlebotomists ranks 391. 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 $45,640, take-home of $37,091 is worth roughly $38,200 in national money. The average lands at $44,590, below the middle of the range.
- Maine ranks 24 of 51 for phlebotomists at $45,640. 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, phlebotomists ranks 391 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 phlebotomists, whose median is $45,640, the adjusted figure of $38,200 differs little from $37,091 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $44,590 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,740 |
| This salary | $45,640 |
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 | $37,091 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,852 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,781 |
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 | $43,449 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,154 |
| 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 $45,640. The published range is $37,810 up to $50,740, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,091 take-home in Maine comes from $45,640. 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 391 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,200 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 391.
- Reported values are medians; for phlebotomists in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,810 to $50,740. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,091, from $45,640, 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 391 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,200, worked from $45,640, 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 391 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,810 at the bottom tenth to $50,740 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $38,200.
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 $37,091 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,810 to $50,740) 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 $38,200 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 $37,091 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.