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Dental Assistants salary in Bangor, ME

The median dental assistants in Bangor, ME earns $49,160 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,207 a month.

10th percentile
$45,970
25th percentile
$47,600
Median percentile
$49,160
75th percentile
$58,970
90th percentile
$60,490

Based on 190 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

$38,485 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,160
Federal income tax−$3,719
Social Security + Medicare−$3,761
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,195
Monthly take-home$3,207
Every two weeks$1,480

Does it go far here?

$50,939Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

JobMedian 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,170

All dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine