Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Bangor, ME

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Bangor, ME earns $51,670 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,362 a month.

10th percentile: $45,080
25th percentile: $46,510
Median percentile: $51,670
75th percentile: $64,330
90th percentile: $78,810

Based on 250 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

$40,338 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,670
Federal income tax	−$4,020
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,953
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,359
Monthly take-home	$3,362
Every two weeks	$1,551

Does it go far here?

$53,540Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Job	Median 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

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