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

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $54,610 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,542 a month.

10th percentile
$43,520
25th percentile
$48,070
Median percentile
$54,610
75th percentile
$62,070
90th percentile
$71,990

Based on 2,670 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

$42,509 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,610
Federal income tax−$4,373
Social Security + Medicare−$4,178
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,550
Monthly take-home$3,542
Every two weeks$1,635

Does it go far here?

$53,614Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
42%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 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Maine