Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,663
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$13,417
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,178
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
$64,080
Kept after tax
$50,663
Worth in national money
$52,178
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maine's middle earner gets $64,080, putting the state 9 of 51 — about 6.68% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in Maine, this sits in the middle: 190 of 484 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- No great distortion either way. Maine costs about what the country costs, so from $64,080, take-home of $50,663 is worth roughly $52,178 in national money. The average comes to $64,620, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For security and fire alarm systems installers, Maine sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $64,080, ranking 9 of 51 and running about 6.68% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Security and fire alarm systems installers ranks 190 of 484 occupations in Maine by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Price parity in Maine is near the national base, so for security and fire alarm systems installers, whose median is $64,080, the adjusted figure of $52,178 differs little from $50,663 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $64,620 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,340 |
| This salary | $64,080 |
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 | $50,663 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,668 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,051 |
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 | $60,340 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,690 |
| 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 $64,080. The published range is $48,310 up to $79,340, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $50,663 take-home in Maine comes from $64,080. 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 190 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,178 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 190.
- Reported values are medians; for security and fire alarm systems installers in Maine the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,310 to $79,340. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $50,663, from $64,080, 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 190 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,178, worked from $64,080, 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 190 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $48,310 at the tenth percentile, $79,340 at the ninetieth.
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 $52,178 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maine then takes its own share, leaving $50,663.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,310 to $79,340) 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 $52,178 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 $50,663 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.