Childcare Workers Salary in Portland, ME

Childcare Workers pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,000 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Portland earn between $36,050 and $37,750.

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

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $37,800, a single filer in Portland takes home about $31,578 a year, or $2,631 a month and $1,215 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 childcare workers? 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 $37,800 buys what about $37,110 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 14.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Maine cities

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

All Childcare Workers salaries in Maine

Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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