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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Maine

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Maine earns $46,750 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,059 a month.

10th percentile
$36,210
25th percentile
$38,630
Median percentile
$46,750
75th percentile
$49,990
90th percentile
$56,920

Based on 8,700 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

$36,705 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,750
Federal income tax−$3,430
Social Security + Medicare−$3,576
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,039
Monthly take-home$3,059
Every two weeks$1,412

Does it go far here?

$48,171Median pay in Maine is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maine

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$419,410
Family Medicine Physicians$239,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Pharmacists$140,930
Chief Executives$138,770
Marketing Managers$135,380
Financial Managers$133,610

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maine