Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary in Bangor, ME

The median mental health and substance abuse social workers in Bangor, ME earns $60,700 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,917 a month.

10th percentile: $45,490
25th percentile: $47,160
Median percentile: $60,700
75th percentile: $75,110
90th percentile: $94,130

Based on 260 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

$47,007 take-home a year

Gross pay	$60,700
Federal income tax	−$5,104
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,644
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,946
Monthly take-home	$3,917
Every two weeks	$1,808

Does it go far here?

$62,896Median 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
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 mental health and substance abuse social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine