Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,997
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$9,233
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,163
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
$48,230
Kept after tax
$38,997
Worth in national money
$40,163
State rank
8
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for print binding and finishing workers. The middle earner takes $48,230, which ranks 8 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 14.05% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 339.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $48,230, take-home of $38,997 is worth roughly $40,163 in national money. The average lands at $47,900, below the middle of the range.
- Maine ranks 8 of 50 states publishing a median for print binding and finishing workers, at $48,230 — about 14.05% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, print binding and finishing workers sits at 339 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.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for print binding and finishing workers, whose median is $48,230, the adjusted figure of $40,163 differs little from $38,997 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,900 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,620 |
| This salary | $48,230 |
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 | $38,997 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,933 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,960 |
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 | $45,821 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,370 |
| 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 print binding and finishing workers in Maine earn under $48,230 and half over. The published range runs $37,530 at the tenth percentile to $58,620 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 $38,997, worked from $48,230. 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 339 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,163 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 339.
- Figures are distribution medians for print binding and finishing workers in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,530 to $58,620; 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 $38,997, on $48,230 for work ranking 339 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 339 of 484 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,163, worked from $48,230, 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 339 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,530 at the bottom tenth to $58,620 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 $40,163 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 $38,997 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,530 to $58,620) 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 $40,163 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 $38,997 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.