Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Bangor, ME

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Bangor, ME earns $58,280 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,768 a month.

10th percentile: $47,590
25th percentile: $49,410
Median percentile: $58,280
75th percentile: $64,560
90th percentile: $77,370

Based on 120 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

$45,220 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,280
Federal income tax	−$4,814
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,458
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,788
Monthly take-home	$3,768
Every two weeks	$1,739

Does it go far here?

$60,389Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

28%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine