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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Portland, ME

The median social and human service assistants in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $49,110 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,204 a month.

10th percentile
$43,580
25th percentile
$45,590
Median percentile
$49,110
75th percentile
$55,830
90th percentile
$62,920

Based on 1,830 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

$38,448 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,110
Federal income tax−$3,713
Social Security + Medicare−$3,757
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,192
Monthly take-home$3,204
Every two weeks$1,479

Does it go far here?

$48,214Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
46%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maine