High paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bangor, ME. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Bangor, ME run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Bangor, ME salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Bangor, ME · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$389,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$207,050 – $532,050110
2Family Medicine Physicians$250,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$133,770 – $281,61080
3Nurse Anesthetists$239,000
Master's degree
$219,970 – $274,36080
4Dentists, General$204,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,920 – $367,33050
5Chief Executives$176,370
Bachelor's degree
$76,090 – $429,250190
6Pharmacists$145,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,080 – $167,530200
7Computer and Information Systems Managers$136,680
Bachelor's degree
$92,890 – $186,500120
8Industrial Production Managers$132,220
Bachelor's degree
$76,000 – $174,90040
9Architectural and Engineering Managers$131,490
Bachelor's degree
$108,150 – $201,81050
10Nurse Practitioners$131,460
Master's degree
$106,310 – $169,860220
11Physician Assistants$130,380
Master's degree
$105,780 – $160,990110
12Financial Managers$130,010
Bachelor's degree
$81,160 – $226,220300
13Veterinarians$127,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,050 – $166,86050
14Marketing Managers$126,570
Bachelor's degree
$79,840 – $186,44070
15Human Resources Managers$126,560
Bachelor's degree
$80,830 – $190,39080
16Managers, All Other$125,240
Bachelor's degree
$86,960 – $206,800130
17Medical and Health Services Managers$118,450
Bachelor's degree
$74,040 – $249,750330
18Lawyers$116,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,810 – $202,010210
19Construction Managers$113,230
Bachelor's degree
$64,920 – $162,670170
20Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$107,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,260 – $175,95080
21Mechanical Engineers$105,450
Bachelor's degree
$63,320 – $131,74040
22Software Developers$104,140
Bachelor's degree
$78,490 – $163,150110
23Natural Sciences Managers$103,230
Bachelor's degree
$65,770 – $204,45050
24Electrical Engineers$102,610
Bachelor's degree
$70,490 – $146,93090
25Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,640
Master's degree
$79,790 – $127,130180
26Computer Programmers$98,260
Bachelor's degree
$62,250 – $124,44040
27Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$98,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,080 – $117,890120
28Personal Financial Advisors$97,900
Bachelor's degree
$53,090 – $203,88080
29Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,000 – $130,85040
30Computer Network Architects$96,860
Bachelor's degree
$66,540 – $136,99070
31Facilities Managers$95,590
Bachelor's degree
$58,850 – $142,63090
32Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,230
Associate's degree
$76,560 – $97,72050
33Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$94,940
Bachelor's degree
$48,920 – $154,69090
34Physical Therapists$94,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,670 – $116,930220
35Registered Nurses$93,940
Bachelor's degree
$75,580 – $102,6602,190
36Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$92,460
Associate's degree
$77,330 – $103,85040
37Sales Managers$91,910
Bachelor's degree
$61,550 – $200,880180
38General and Operations Managers$91,110
Bachelor's degree
$47,990 – $175,1101,430
39First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$89,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,860 – $157,27040
40Administrative Services Managers$89,330
Bachelor's degree
$59,860 – $175,310140
41Detectives and Criminal Investigators$88,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,290 – $144,89060
42Dental Hygienists$88,450
Associate's degree
$82,950 – $102,440130
43Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,190
Bachelor's degree
$62,820 – $108,02050
44Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,930
Master's degree
$66,910 – $179,060140
45Project Management Specialists$85,410
Bachelor's degree
$51,590 – $123,480180
46Civil Engineers$85,300
Bachelor's degree
$64,240 – $124,160150
47Management Analysts$84,120
Bachelor's degree
$58,220 – $123,860110
48First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$83,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730 – $130,33080
49Urban and Regional Planners$83,300
Master's degree
$68,470 – $101,38040
50Computer Systems Analysts$83,240
Bachelor's degree
$63,890 – $132,200110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBangor, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$389,240	$207,050 – $532,050	110
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$250,350	$133,770 – $281,610	80
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$239,000	$219,970 – $274,360	80
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$204,780	$89,920 – $367,330	50
5	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$176,370	$76,090 – $429,250	190
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$145,210	$104,080 – $167,530	200
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,680	$92,890 – $186,500	120
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,220	$76,000 – $174,900	40
9	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,490	$108,150 – $201,810	50
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$131,460	$106,310 – $169,860	220
11	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,380	$105,780 – $160,990	110
12	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,010	$81,160 – $226,220	300
13	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,730	$80,050 – $166,860	50
14	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,570	$79,840 – $186,440	70
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,560	$80,830 – $190,390	80
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,240	$86,960 – $206,800	130
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,450	$74,040 – $249,750	330
18	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$116,240	$71,810 – $202,010	210
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,230	$64,920 – $162,670	170
20	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$107,240	$53,260 – $175,950	80
21	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,450	$63,320 – $131,740	40
22	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$104,140	$78,490 – $163,150	110
23	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,230	$65,770 – $204,450	50
24	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,610	$70,490 – $146,930	90
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,640	$79,790 – $127,130	180
26	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$98,260	$62,250 – $124,440	40
27	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,230	$59,080 – $117,890	120
28	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$97,900	$53,090 – $203,880	80
29	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,200	$72,000 – $130,850	40
30	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$96,860	$66,540 – $136,990	70
31	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,590	$58,850 – $142,630	90
32	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$95,230	$76,560 – $97,720	50
33	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$94,940	$48,920 – $154,690	90
34	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,510	$76,670 – $116,930	220
35	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$93,940	$75,580 – $102,660	2,190
36	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$92,460	$77,330 – $103,850	40
37	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,910	$61,550 – $200,880	180
38	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,110	$47,990 – $175,110	1,430
39	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,830	$74,860 – $157,270	40
40	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$89,330	$59,860 – $175,310	140
41	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,710	$63,290 – $144,890	60
42	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,450	$82,950 – $102,440	130
43	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,190	$62,820 – $108,020	50
44	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,930	$66,910 – $179,060	140
45	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,410	$51,590 – $123,480	180
46	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$85,300	$64,240 – $124,160	150
47	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,120	$58,220 – $123,860	110
48	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,660	$48,730 – $130,330	80
49	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$83,300	$68,470 – $101,380	40
50	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,240	$63,890 – $132,200	110

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