SOC 17-3029 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other — Portland
Portland-South Portland, ME
The median wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Portland, ME is $108,850 per year, well above the national median of $78,350.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +1.5%
- Openings per year
- 5,700
- Typical entry-level education
- Associate's degree
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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Portland, ME is $108,850 per year, well above the national median of $78,350. The gap of 38.9% is among the widest recorded for this occupation. Pay ranges from under $82,750 at the tenth percentile to more than $130,480 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $94,890 to $120,430.
Employment stands at 750, or 2.6 jobs per thousand held locally. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 59th of 501 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $82,750 | +5.6% |
| 25th | $94,890 | +21.1% |
| Median (50th) | $108,850 | +38.9% |
| 75th | $120,430 | +53.7% |
| 90th | $130,480 | +66.5% |
| Mean | $106,570 | +36.0% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Portland sit close to the national average, so $108,850 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$108,850as reported by BLSLocal price level
101.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$106,820US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $108,850 a year, 38.9% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $82,750 to $130,480 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 750 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Portland, ME?
The median annual wage is $108,850, or $52.33 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 $78,350, so pay in Portland, ME is 38.9% 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 Portland, ME earns more than $130,480 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $82,750 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.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 750 jobs in this occupation in Portland, ME. 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.
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