Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Bangor, ME

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bangor, ME earns $49,000 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,197 a month.

10th percentile: $39,510
25th percentile: $44,770
Median percentile: $49,000
75th percentile: $58,010
90th percentile: $66,500

Based on 780 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

$38,367 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,000
Federal income tax	−$3,700
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,749
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,185
Monthly take-home	$3,197
Every two weeks	$1,476

Does it go far here?

$50,773Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$93,940
General and Operations Managers	$91,110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,250
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,200
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,170
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,640

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