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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Portland, ME

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $82,390 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,120 a month.

10th percentile
$62,360
25th percentile
$67,290
Median percentile
$82,390
75th percentile
$101,440
90th percentile
$122,030

Based on 210 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

$61,436 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,390
Federal income tax−$9,296
Social Security + Medicare−$6,303
Maine income tax (approx.)−$5,355
Monthly take-home$5,120
Every two weeks$2,363

Does it go far here?

$80,887Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
29%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 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maine