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Dental Assistants salary in Maine

The median dental assistants in Maine earns $60,070 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,878 a month.

10th percentile
$47,290
25th percentile
$49,250
Median percentile
$60,070
75th percentile
$61,510
90th percentile
$62,660

Based on 1,550 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

$46,542 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,070
Federal income tax−$5,028
Social Security + Medicare−$4,595
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,905
Monthly take-home$3,878
Every two weeks$1,790

Does it go far here?

$61,896Median pay in Maine is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maine

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$419,410
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Pharmacists$140,930
Chief Executives$138,770
Marketing Managers$135,380
Financial Managers$133,610

All dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine