Public Relations Specialists in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,463
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$12,987
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,942
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
$62,450
Kept after tax
$49,463
Worth in national money
$50,942
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Maine pays public relations specialists a middle wage of $62,450, 41 of 51 states and about 16.45% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 208.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $62,450, take-home of $49,463 is worth roughly $50,942 in national money. The average comes to $67,260, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine's $62,450 median for public relations specialists places it 41 of 51 states, about 16.45% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, public relations specialists sits at 208 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 public relations specialists, whose median is $62,450, the adjusted figure of $50,942 differs little from $49,463 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $67,260 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Public Relations Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,770 |
| This salary | $62,450 |
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 | $49,463 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,359 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,939 |
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 | $58,847 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,554 |
| 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 $62,450. The published range is $38,890 up to $100,770, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maine's $49,463, worked from $62,450. 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 208 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maine, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,942, the adjusted value of that $62,450 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 208 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for public relations specialists in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,890 to $100,770. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maine take-home of $49,463, on $62,450 for work ranking 208 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 208 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $50,942 — the adjusted value of that $62,450 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 208 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $67,260 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $38,890 at the bottom tenth to $100,770 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Maine is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $50,942 in national terms.
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, $49,463 remains.
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.
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 $67,260. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,890) and the ninetieth ($100,770) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $50,942 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 $49,463 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.