Civil Engineers Salary in Portland, ME

Civil Engineers pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $134,770 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Portland earn between $82,100 and $124,800.

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

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $103,600, a single filer in Portland takes home about $76,326 a year, or $6,361 a month and $2,936 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 civil engineers? 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 $103,600 buys what about $101,710 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other Maine cities

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

All Civil Engineers salaries in Maine

Highest-paying cities for civil engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,910).

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