Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 276 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Financial Specialists, All Other	$366,660	$176.28	180
2	Physicians, All Other	$363,850	$174.93	60
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$257,230	$123.67	60
4	Marketing Managers	$146,550	$70.46	40
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,780	$68.64	70
6	Pharmacists	$138,920	$66.79	140
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,650	$64.74	40
8	Human Resources Managers	$133,650	$64.25	40
9	Software Developers	$130,600	$62.79	60
10	Industrial Production Managers	$130,520	$62.75	70
11	Veterinarians	$129,440	$62.23	50
12	Nurse Practitioners	$127,800	$61.44	150
13	Physician Assistants	$126,970	$61.05	70
14	Financial Managers	$126,920	$61.02	220
15	Managers, All Other	$122,930	$59.10	150
16	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$118,580	$57.01	50
17	Management Analysts	$110,990	$53.36	Not published
18	Chief Executives	$109,990	$52.88	180
19	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$106,330	$51.12	140
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,750	$50.36	170
21	Lawyers	$100,590	$48.36	90
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,170	Not published	290
23	Industrial Engineers	$98,120	$47.17	40
24	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$95,790	$46.05	160
25	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$95,730	$46.02	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.