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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Portland, ME

The median education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $113,160 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,757 a month.

10th percentile
$80,110
25th percentile
$99,570
Median percentile
$113,160
75th percentile
$126,720
90th percentile
$131,110

Based on 590 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

$81,083 take-home a year
Gross pay$113,160
Federal income tax−$16,065
Social Security + Medicare−$8,657
Maine income tax (approx.)−$7,355
Monthly take-home$6,757
Every two weeks$3,119

Does it go far here?

$111,096Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
22%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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maine