Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Maine
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,896
after federal, FICA and Maine tax
Tax takes
$9,914
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,119
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
$50,810
Kept after tax
$40,896
Worth in national money
$42,119
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maine pays this job a middle wage of $50,810, ranking 9 of 51 states and sitting about 7.24% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Maine reports figures for, this is number 301.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $50,810, tax leaves $40,896, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $42,119 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $51,720, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maine's median for veterinary technologists and technicians is $50,810, about 7.24% above the national figure and 9 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Maine's occupational distribution, veterinary technologists and technicians sits at 301 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.
- Because Maine sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for veterinary technologists and technicians — median $50,810 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $40,896 retained, $42,119 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $51,720 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,690 |
| This salary | $50,810 |
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 | $40,896 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,006 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,137 |
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 | $48,184 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,585 |
| 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 veterinary technologists and technicians in Maine earn under $50,810 and half over. The published range runs $47,340 at the tenth percentile to $57,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maine the take-home figure of $40,896, from $50,810, 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 301 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 $42,119, the adjusted value of that $50,810 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 301 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinary technologists and technicians in Maine, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,340 to $57,690; 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 $40,896 from $50,810. 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 301 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maine, so $42,119 — the adjusted value of that $50,810 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 301 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,340 and the top tenth $57,690, 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 $42,119.
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, $40,896 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,340 to $57,690) 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 $42,119 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 $40,896 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.