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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Portland, ME

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $66,750 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,287 a month.

10th percentile
$50,610
25th percentile
$56,990
Median percentile
$66,750
75th percentile
$77,990
90th percentile
$90,100

Based on 1,090 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

$51,450 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,750
Federal income tax−$5,855
Social Security + Medicare−$5,106
Maine income tax (approx.)−$4,339
Monthly take-home$4,287
Every two weeks$1,979

Does it go far here?

$65,532Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
35%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 executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine