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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Portland, ME

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $39,170 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,592 a month.

10th percentile
$32,150
25th percentile
$34,960
Median percentile
$39,170
75th percentile
$52,510
90th percentile
$62,890

Based on 740 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

$31,107 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,170
Federal income tax−$2,520
Social Security + Medicare−$2,997
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,546
Monthly take-home$2,592
Every two weeks$1,196

Does it go far here?

$38,455Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
57%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 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine