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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in Portland, ME

The median construction and building inspectors in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $77,330 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,850 a month.

10th percentile
$52,000
25th percentile
$66,250
Median percentile
$77,330
75th percentile
$86,120
90th percentile
$106,810

Based on 310 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

$58,205 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,330
Federal income tax−$8,183
Social Security + Medicare−$5,916
Maine income tax (approx.)−$5,026
Monthly take-home$4,850
Every two weeks$2,239

Does it go far here?

$75,919Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
31%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 construction and building inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in Maine