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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Portland, ME

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $59,900 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,868 a month.

10th percentile
$43,780
25th percentile
$50,030
Median percentile
$59,900
75th percentile
$64,500
90th percentile
$72,800

Based on 3,440 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

$46,416 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,900
Federal income tax−$5,008
Social Security + Medicare−$4,582
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,894
Monthly take-home$3,868
Every two weeks$1,785

Does it go far here?

$58,807Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
38%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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine