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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Portland, ME

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $63,070 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,063 a month.

10th percentile
$51,830
25th percentile
$55,170
Median percentile
$63,070
75th percentile
$77,020
90th percentile
$95,000

Based on 170 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

$48,757 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,070
Federal income tax−$5,388
Social Security + Medicare−$4,825
Maine income tax (approx.)−$4,100
Monthly take-home$4,063
Every two weeks$1,875

Does it go far here?

$61,920Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
37%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 telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine