Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Bangor, ME

The median elementary school teachers, except special education in Bangor, ME earns $60,080 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,879 a month.

10th percentile: $46,380
25th percentile: $47,480
Median percentile: $60,080
75th percentile: $76,740
90th percentile: $83,490

Based on 940 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

$46,549 take-home a year

Gross pay	$60,080
Federal income tax	−$5,030
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,596
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,905
Monthly take-home	$3,879
Every two weeks	$1,790

Does it go far here?

$62,254Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

27%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
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
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,640

All elementary school teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Maine