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Maine engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Maine, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$107,004

Maine

Top earners

$150,706

Higher end

vs national

-11% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Maine earn a blended median of $107,004 per year, -11% vs national, with top earners near $150,706. That blends 10 engineering occupations across 8,490 published jobs in Maine. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Maine

Published wage data for each discipline in Maine. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Maine

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Top-paying

Portland

$111,584

-7% vs national

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Lewiston

$102,034

-15% vs national

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Bangor

$99,269

-18% vs national

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More cities in Maine

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What affects engineering pay in Maine

  • ▹Local market. Maine pay runs -11% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Portland, Bangor, Lewiston, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Maine; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Maine — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Maine?
Engineers in Maine earn a blended median of $107,004 per year — 11% below the national average — across 10 engineering occupations and 8,490 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Maine?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Maine, at $140,430 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Maine a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Maine runs 11% below the national average, across 8,490 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Maine pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Portland ($111,584), Lewiston ($102,034), and Bangor ($99,269), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 10 engineering occupations in Maine, weighted by local employment (8,490 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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