High paying management jobs in Maine

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Maine. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,260
Bachelor's degree
$99,030 – $218,2901,450
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$145,720
Bachelor's degree
$111,490 – $208,140820
3Natural Sciences Managers$141,360
Bachelor's degree
$81,950 – $220,730430
4Chief Executives$138,770
Bachelor's degree
$73,680 – $401,9501,580
5Marketing Managers$135,380
Bachelor's degree
$92,710 – $232,3101,320
6Financial Managers$133,610
Bachelor's degree
$81,700 – $231,6203,120
7Human Resources Managers$129,720
Bachelor's degree
$74,150 – $207,160700
8Industrial Production Managers$124,810
Bachelor's degree
$83,540 – $188,710800
9Medical and Health Services Managers$120,320
Bachelor's degree
$70,000 – $246,0802,450
10Fundraising Managers$116,470
Bachelor's degree
$80,340 – $171,280220
11Managers, All Other$115,920
Bachelor's degree
$87,360 – $184,0001,860
12Construction Managers$110,070
Bachelor's degree
$66,640 – $172,7901,460
13Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,890
Master's degree
$79,850 – $128,7501,710
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,010 – $169,370370
15General and Operations Managers$98,860
Bachelor's degree
$52,560 – $190,05014,770
16Facilities Managers$98,310
Bachelor's degree
$64,440 – $144,040670
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$88,180
Master's degree
$63,360 – $178,200860
18Education Administrators, All Other$84,440
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $134,650220
19Social and Community Service Managers$76,160
Bachelor's degree
$51,840 – $100,4101,620
20Food Service Managers$70,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $89,4701,210
21Lodging Managers$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,640 – $105,380740
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,550 – $102,430960
23Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$60,090
Bachelor's degree
$42,870 – $77,000240

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,260	$99,030 – $218,290	1,450
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,720	$111,490 – $208,140	820
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,360	$81,950 – $220,730	430
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$138,770	$73,680 – $401,950	1,580
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,380	$92,710 – $232,310	1,320
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,610	$81,700 – $231,620	3,120
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,720	$74,150 – $207,160	700
8	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,810	$83,540 – $188,710	800
9	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,320	$70,000 – $246,080	2,450
10	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,470	$80,340 – $171,280	220
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$115,920	$87,360 – $184,000	1,860
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,070	$66,640 – $172,790	1,460
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,890	$79,850 – $128,750	1,710
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,110	$65,010 – $169,370	370
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,860	$52,560 – $190,050	14,770
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,310	$64,440 – $144,040	670
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$88,180	$63,360 – $178,200	860
18	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,440	$44,990 – $134,650	220
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,160	$51,840 – $100,410	1,620
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,510	$46,290 – $89,470	1,210
21	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$38,640 – $105,380	740
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,930	$45,550 – $102,430	960
23	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$60,090	$42,870 – $77,000	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Maine. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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