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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in Portland, ME

The median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $60,100 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,880 a month.

10th percentile
$56,220
25th percentile
$56,220
Median percentile
$60,100
75th percentile
$74,090
90th percentile
$82,810

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,564 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,100
Federal income tax−$5,032
Social Security + Medicare−$4,598
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,907
Monthly take-home$3,880
Every two weeks$1,791

Does it go far here?

$59,004Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

All adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors salaries · Take-home pay in Maine