High paying transportation jobs in Maine

Every transportation 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 transportation 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

1Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$72,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,640 – $104,240360
2Crane and Tower Operators$65,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,310 – $90,730360
3First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,220 – $88,1202,370
4Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$57,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,180 – $63,360470
5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,810 – $71,1009,980
6Bus Drivers, School$48,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,050 – $58,5901,670
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,730
No formal educational credential
$40,440 – $64,4902,900
8Sailors and Marine Oilers$46,800
No formal educational credential
$39,550 – $60,840240
9Light Truck Drivers$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,310 – $93,6703,120
10Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$43,360
No formal educational credential
$34,590 – $61,950770
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,640
No formal educational credential
$32,550 – $55,2306,120
12Driver/Sales Workers$39,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $59,0402,160
13Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,310
No formal educational credential
$35,680 – $66,920200
14Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$38,060
No formal educational credential
$31,960 – $49,4001,190
15Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,440
No formal educational credential
$30,910 – $50,0901,150
16Stockers and Order Fillers$37,220
No formal educational credential
$31,270 – $49,34011,950
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,330
No formal educational credential
$30,470 – $45,8601,460
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,690
No formal educational credential
$30,470 – $42,050310
19Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,310
No formal educational credential
$30,470 – $40,790680
20Machine Feeders and Offbearers$32,310
No formal educational credential
$32,310 – $46,280210

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	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,770	$47,640 – $104,240	360
2	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,690	$45,310 – $90,730	360
3	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$43,220 – $88,120	2,370
4	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,870	$45,180 – $63,360	470
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,050	$40,810 – $71,100	9,980
6	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,640	$39,050 – $58,590	1,670
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,730	$40,440 – $64,490	2,900
8	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$46,800	$39,550 – $60,840	240
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$31,310 – $93,670	3,120
10	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$43,360	$34,590 – $61,950	770
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$42,640	$32,550 – $55,230	6,120
12	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,900	$30,470 – $59,040	2,160
13	Conveyor Operators and TendersNo formal educational credential	$38,310	$35,680 – $66,920	200
14	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$38,060	$31,960 – $49,400	1,190
15	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$37,440	$30,910 – $50,090	1,150
16	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,220	$31,270 – $49,340	11,950
17	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,330	$30,470 – $45,860	1,460
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$33,690	$30,470 – $42,050	310
19	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$32,310	$30,470 – $40,790	680
20	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$32,310	$32,310 – $46,280	210

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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