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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Portland, ME

The median packers and packagers, hand in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $34,360 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,296 a month.

10th percentile
$30,470
25th percentile
$30,470
Median percentile
$34,360
75th percentile
$44,160
90th percentile
$46,020

Based on 650 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

$27,555 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,360
Federal income tax−$1,943
Social Security + Medicare−$2,629
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,233
Monthly take-home$2,296
Every two weeks$1,060

Does it go far here?

$33,733Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
65%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 packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Maine