Bangor, ME

Across all occupations in the Bangor, ME metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,960 a year ($23.06 an hour) and the mean $60,860, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Maine's $51,430. BLS counts 72,270 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Bangor, ME vs Maine and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Bangor, ME area, Maine and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Bangor, ME	Hourly	$16.18	$18.24	$23.06	$32.59	$47.26	$29.26	72,270
Bangor, ME	Annual	$33,660	$37,930	$47,960	$67,780	$98,300	$60,860	72,270
Maine	Hourly	$16.89	$19.29	$24.73	$36.65	$50.72	$31.63	640,610
Maine	Annual	$35,140	$40,120	$51,430	$76,230	$105,510	$65,780	640,610
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

304 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Maine. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Bangor, ME

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Radiologists	$550,480	$264.66	**
2	Physicians, All Other	$389,240	$187.14	110
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$250,350	$120.36	80
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$239,000	$114.91	80
5	Dentists, General	$204,780	$98.45	50
6	Chief Executives	$176,370	$84.79	190
7	Pharmacists	$145,210	$69.81	200
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Maine	$136,680	$65.71	120
9	Industrial Production Managers	$132,220	$63.57	40
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,490	$63.22	50
11	Nurse Practitioners	$131,460	$63.20	220
12	Physician Assistants	$130,380	$62.68	110
13	Financial Managers in Maine	$130,010	$62.51	300
14	Veterinarians	$127,730	$61.41	50
15	Marketing Managers	$126,570	$60.85	70
16	Human Resources Managers	$126,560	$60.85	80
17	Managers, All Other in Maine	$125,240	$60.21	130
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,450	$56.95	330
19	Lawyers in Maine	$116,240	$55.89	210
20	Construction Managers	$113,230	$54.44	170

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Bangor, ME

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maine	2,550	35.28	1.42	$34,140
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maine	2,290	31.66	1.14	$37,900
3	Retail Salespersons in Maine	2,210	30.54	1.22	$35,560
4	Registered Nurses in Maine	2,190	30.30	1.39	$93,940
5	Cashiers in Maine	1,990	27.50	1.38	$32,200
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maine	1,440	19.92	1.50	$56,250
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Maine	1,440	19.93	1.09	$37,040
8	General and Operations Managers in Maine	1,430	19.81	0.88	$91,110
9	Office Clerks, General in Maine	1,390	19.28	1.22	$45,310
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maine	1,370	19.02	1.34	$37,080
11	Nursing Assistants in Maine	1,110	15.36	1.65	$46,970
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Maine	1,030	14.22	1.56	$45,120
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Maine	940	12.97	1.45	$60,080
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Maine	900	12.49	0.85	$45,610
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maine	870	12.06	1.10	$48,170
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maine	780	10.84	1.23	$49,000
17	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Maine	760	10.50	1.46	$52,200
18	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maine	720	10.01	0.53	$41,600
19	Customer Service Representatives in Maine	710	9.88	0.59	$42,530
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maine	680	9.41	1.02	$64,620

Most concentrated occupations in Bangor, ME

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Logging Equipment Operators	13.73	130	1.86	$44,060
2	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	4.25	260	3.63	$60,700
3	Helpers--Electricians	3.99	120	1.63	$44,510
4	Psychiatric Technicians	3.59	260	3.62	$44,060
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.24	270	3.68	$59,360
6	Social and Human Service Assistants	3.22	660	9.07	$46,590
7	Highway Maintenance Workers	3.13	230	3.12	$47,050
8	Rehabilitation Counselors	3.10	140	1.89	$38,550
9	Residential Advisors	2.80	110	1.53	$43,150
10	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	2.47	140	1.88	$40,980

Occupation groups in Bangor, ME

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$98,580	$115,430	4,340	60.08	0.84
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,410	$106,200	6,140	84.96	1.34
Architecture and Engineering	$81,710	$88,370	810	11.16	0.66
Legal	$77,540	$98,990	390	5.43	0.65
Computer and Mathematical	$74,790	$82,100	1,060	14.63	0.43
Business and Financial Operations	$70,890	$78,320	2,890	40.01	0.59
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$68,750	$75,220	570	7.90	0.83
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$57,550	$59,790	3,260	45.17	1.15
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,680	$65,190	4,890	67.66	1.16
Construction and Extraction	$52,000	$57,110	3,390	46.91	1.14
Community and Social Service	$51,670	$56,680	2,280	31.55	1.84
Protective Service	$50,560	$55,490	1,680	23.21	0.96
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,100	$58,370	850	11.70	0.89
Office and Administrative Support	$46,890	$49,580	8,560	118.42	1.04
Production	$45,770	$49,810	2,350	32.58	0.59
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$44,060	$48,160	230	3.14	1.12
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,860	$46,910	6,190	85.59	0.97
Healthcare Support	$43,100	$43,870	4,780	66.17	1.30
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,440	$40,220	2,600	35.95	1.23
Sales and Related	$36,360	$45,470	6,680	92.50	1.07
Personal Care and Service	$35,920	$39,590	1,660	23.00	1.10
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$35,590	$40,890	6,670	92.27	1.05

Every occupation in Maine, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 304 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Bangor, ME estimates (area 12620).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Bangor, ME area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.