Bartenders Salary in Portland, ME

Bartenders pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,710 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Portland earn between $34,910 and $76,850.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bartenders salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $60,600, a single filer in Portland takes home about $48,459 a year, or $4,038 a month and $1,864 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

Is Portland a good place for bartenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Portland area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.9), so the average $60,600 buys what about $59,495 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Maine cities

Portland ranks 1st of 3 Maine metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Bartenders salaries in Maine

Highest-paying cities for bartenders

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,360).

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Related jobs in Portland

• Waiters and Waitresses$51,780 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,780 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,520 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$61,950 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$52,490 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$46,670 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,710 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$43,830 a year

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