Psychiatric Technicians in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,856
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$8,464
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,957
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
$45,320
Kept after tax
$36,856
Worth in national money
$37,957
State rank
22
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 22 of 49 states for psychiatric technicians, with a middle wage of $45,320. 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, psychiatric technicians ranks 397. 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 $45,320, take-home of $36,856 is worth roughly $37,957 in national money. The average comes to $46,180, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 22 of 49 for psychiatric technicians at $45,320. 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, psychiatric technicians ranks 397 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 psychiatric technicians, whose median is $45,320, the adjusted figure of $37,957 differs little from $36,856 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $46,180 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Psychiatric Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,740 |
| This salary | $45,320 |
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 | $36,856 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,595 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,759 |
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 | $43,156 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,127 |
| 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 psychiatric technicians in Maine earn under $45,320 and half over. The published range runs $39,320 at the tenth percentile to $51,740 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $36,856, from $45,320, 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 397 of 484 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,957, the adjusted value of that $45,320 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 397 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for psychiatric technicians in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,320 to $51,740; 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.
- Take-home for Maine is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,856 from $45,320. 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 397 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $37,957 — the adjusted value of that $45,320 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 397 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,320 and the top tenth $51,740, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $37,957.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maine's own levy, $36,856 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,320 to $51,740) 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 $37,957 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 $36,856 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.