Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,163
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$13,597
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,693
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
$64,760
Kept after tax
$51,163
Worth in national money
$52,693
State rank
1
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maine is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $64,760, which ranks 1 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 26.16% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 182.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $64,760 the take-home is $51,163, which is worth about $52,693 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $62,410, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maine ranks 1 of 47 states publishing a median for structural metal fabricators and fitters, at $64,760 — about 26.16% 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, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 182 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.
- Maine's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for structural metal fabricators and fitters on its $64,760 median: $51,163 retained after tax becomes $52,693 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $62,410 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,790 |
| This salary | $64,760 |
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 | $51,163 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,215 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,098 |
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 | $60,963 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,746 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $64,760 as a midpoint for Maine, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,350 and the ninetieth is $75,790 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $51,163, from $64,760, 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 182 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,693 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 182.
- The Maine median of $64,760 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,350 to $75,790. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Maine is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,163 from $64,760. 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 182 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,693, worked from $64,760, 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 182 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 $62,410, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $49,350 at the tenth percentile, $75,790 at the ninetieth.
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 $52,693.
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, $51,163 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $62,410. 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 ($49,350 to $75,790) 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 $52,693 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 $51,163 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.