SOC 13-2041 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro

Credit Analysts Salary in Portland, ME

The average salary for credit analysts in Portland, Maine is $101,910 a year ($48.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $85,360: half of the 80 people in this job in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($102,930).

$101,910average per year

$48.99 / hourMedian $85,360Take-home ≈ $75,258

  • $63K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $127K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Credit Analysts pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,960 or more. The middle half of credit analysts in Portland earn between $67,980 and $126,650.

  • $63K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $127K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$101,910$8,492$49.00
Median$85,360$7,113$41.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,980$5,665$32.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$126,650$10,554$60.89

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

Credit Analysts salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $101,910, a single filer in Portland takes home about $75,258 a year, or $6,272 a month and $2,895 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.

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Is Portland a good place for credit analysts? 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 $101,910 buys what about $100,051 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for credit analysts

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($153,870).

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Credit Analysts salary in Portland: questions

How much do credit analysts make an hour in Portland?

$48.99 an hour on average, and $41.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level credit analysts salary in Portland?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the credit analysts take-home pay in Portland?

About $75,258 a year ($6,272 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $101,910. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

Do credit analysts earn more in Portland than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($102,930).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2041; area Portland-South Portland, ME (38860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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