The highest paying job in Maine is Nurse Anesthetists, with a median salary of $229,900 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in ME based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | $229,900 | $238,440 | 450 |
| 2 | Pediatricians, General | $224,200 | $209,480 | 140 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $220,590 | $221,190 | 630 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $208,860 | $224,080 | 450 |
| 5 | Podiatrists | $161,800 | $179,700 | 50 |
| 6 | Airline Pilot | $158,190 | $232,070 | 40 |
| 7 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $156,770 | $135,770 | 80 |
| 8 | Database Architects | $154,790 | $134,200 | 250 |
| 9 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $149,700 | $124,950 | N/A |
| 10 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $143,090 | $147,790 | 40 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $140,430 | $149,960 | 780 |
| 12 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $138,520 | $112,900 | 130 |
| 13 | Pharmacist | $136,970 | $136,010 | 1,330 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $135,900 | $152,370 | 430 |
| 15 | Commercial Pilots | $134,990 | $162,810 | 110 |
| 16 | Financial Manager | $134,410 | $168,440 | 3,040 |
| 17 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $134,140 | $140,640 | N/A |
| 18 | Aerospace Engineers | $133,660 | $137,110 | 130 |
| 19 | Optometrists | $133,470 | $158,880 | 170 |
| 20 | Actuaries | $132,970 | $125,440 | 90 |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,930 | $146,830 | 1,530 |
| 22 | Nurse Midwives | $132,920 | $137,760 | 50 |
| 23 | Physician Assistants | $131,250 | $131,360 | 930 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | $130,880 | $135,360 | 220 |
| 25 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,910 | $157,650 | 30 |
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The top-paying careers in Maine are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Nurse Anesthetists, pays $161,874 more than the state average of $68,025 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $128,910, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Maine's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.