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SOC 43-4011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Brokerage Clerks — Maine

Maine · 1 metro areas compared

$72,840 /year
$35.02per hour
80jobs in area
+10.8%vs US median

The median wage for Brokerage Clerks in Maine is $72,840 per year, 10.8% above the national median of $65,750.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $65,75010TH$54,98025TH$60,580MEDIAN$72,84075TH$82,33090TH$101,760

How pay has moved

$76,078$56,6532019202020212022202320242025$72,840
$61,230 in 2019 to $72,840 in 2025, +19% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to decline

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
-9.5%
Openings per year
4,100
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Maine.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Brokerage Clerks in Maine is $72,840 per year, 10.8% above the national median of $65,750. Half of workers earn between $60,580 and $82,330. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $54,980 and the ninetieth at $101,760.

The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.1 of every thousand jobs. Maine ranks number 9th out of 40 states by median pay for this occupation. Within the state, Portland records the highest median at $78,210. Of the 634 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 209th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Maine · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$54,980−16.4%
25th$60,580−7.9%
Median (50th)$72,840+10.8%
75th$82,330+25.2%
90th$101,760+54.8%
Mean$73,720+12.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Highest-paying metro areas in Maine

Median annual wage for Brokerage Clerks, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Portland$78,21060

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Maine run 2.9% below the national average, so the median of $72,840 goes as far as $75,015 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 14.1% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$72,840as reported by BLS

Local price level

97.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$75,015US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $72,840 a year, 10.8% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $54,980 to $101,760 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • It ranks 9th of 40 states for this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Portland, at $78,210.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Brokerage Clerks in Maine?

The median annual wage is $72,840, or $35.02 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $65,750, so pay in Maine is 10.8% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Maine earns more than $101,760 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $54,980 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Portland, at $78,210 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Maine. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.