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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Bangor, ME

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Bangor, ME earns $48,670 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,177 a month.

10th percentile
$34,460
25th percentile
$38,330
Median percentile
$48,670
75th percentile
$56,880
90th percentile
$59,580

Based on 90 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

$38,123 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,670
Federal income tax−$3,660
Social Security + Medicare−$3,723
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,164
Monthly take-home$3,177
Every two weeks$1,466

Does it go far here?

$50,431Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

JobMedian 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

All legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine