Radiation Therapists in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,924
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$27,056
26.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,164
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
$101,980
Kept after tax
$74,924
Worth in national money
$77,164
State rank
19
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maine is 19 of 46 states for radiation therapists, with a middle wage of $101,980. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Maine this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, radiation therapists ranks 50 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $101,980, take-home of $74,924 is worth roughly $77,164 in national money. The average comes to $111,460, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maine ranks 19 of 46 for radiation therapists at $101,980. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Maine publishes a median for, radiation therapists sits 50 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for radiation therapists, whose median is $101,980, the adjusted figure of $77,164 differs little from $74,924 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $111,460 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $85,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $142,420 |
| This salary | $101,980 |
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 | $74,924 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,573 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,752 |
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 | $93,950 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,945 |
| 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 radiation therapists in Maine earn under $101,980 and half over. The published range runs $85,060 at the tenth percentile to $142,420 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $74,924 take-home in Maine comes from $101,980. 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 50 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,164 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 50.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiation therapists in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $85,060 to $142,420; 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.
- Retained pay of $74,924, from $101,980, 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 50 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 46 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,164, worked from $101,980, 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 50 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $111,460, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $85,060 and the top tenth $142,420, so most people doing this work in Maine sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $77,164 in national terms.
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 $74,924 of this wage survives to your account.
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 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $111,460. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($85,060 to $142,420) 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 $77,164 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 $74,924 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.