High paying social service jobs in Maine

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Healthcare Social Workers$71,610
Master's degree
$55,770 – $85,640790
2Child, Family, and School Social Workers$63,290
Bachelor's degree
$50,110 – $84,0902,000
3Social Workers, All Other$60,280
Bachelor's degree
$48,310 – $99,050470
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,970
Master's degree
$43,310 – $89,2201,930
5Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,630
Master's degree
$45,300 – $82,4601,780
6Health Education Specialists$58,300
Bachelor's degree
$45,290 – $82,490490
7Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$57,050
Master's degree
$45,870 – $96,3701,860
8Rehabilitation Counselors$51,150
Master's degree
$38,550 – $74,410330
9Community Health Workers$48,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,770 – $61,360360
10Social and Human Service Assistants$47,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,770 – $60,0504,580

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	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$71,610	$55,770 – $85,640	790
2	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$63,290	$50,110 – $84,090	2,000
3	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,280	$48,310 – $99,050	470
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,970	$43,310 – $89,220	1,930
5	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$58,630	$45,300 – $82,460	1,780
6	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,300	$45,290 – $82,490	490
7	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$57,050	$45,870 – $96,370	1,860
8	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$51,150	$38,550 – $74,410	330
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,670	$41,770 – $61,360	360
10	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,710	$39,770 – $60,050	4,580

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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