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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Portland, ME

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $60,860 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,927 a month.

10th percentile
$34,750
25th percentile
$49,050
Median percentile
$60,860
75th percentile
$72,910
90th percentile
$79,730

Based on 1,020 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

$47,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,860
Federal income tax−$5,123
Social Security + Medicare−$4,656
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,956
Monthly take-home$3,927
Every two weeks$1,813

Does it go far here?

$59,750Median 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine