SOC 43-4199 · Bangor, ME metro

Information and Record Clerks, All Other Salary in Bangor, ME

The average salary for other information and record clerks in Bangor, Maine is $45,120 a year ($21.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,330: half of the 40 people in this job in the Bangor, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

$45,120average per year

$21.69 / hourMedian $40,330Take-home ≈ $37,035

  • $31K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Maine metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay range in Bangor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,940 or more. The middle half of other information and record clerks in Bangor earn between $39,580 and $49,110.

  • $31K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,120$3,760$21.69
Median$40,330$3,361$19.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,580$3,298$19.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,110$4,092$23.61

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

Information and Record Clerks, All Other pay in Bangor vs. Maine and the U.S.

Other information and record clerks in Bangor earn 12% less than the U.S. average ($51,490). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $49,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bangor$45,120$40,330$30,870$64,94040
United States$51,490$49,500$33,870$71,420134,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary after taxes in Bangor

On the average salary of $45,120, a single filer in Bangor takes home about $37,035 a year, or $3,086 a month and $1,424 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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.

Maine paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

Is Bangor a good place for other information and record clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bangor area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $45,120 buys what about $46,753 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bangor ($47,960). A typical home costs $280,733, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $45,120 is worth in another city

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in other Maine cities

Bangor ranks 1st of 2 Maine metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Information and Record Clerks, All Other salaries in Maine

Highest-paying cities for other information and record clerks

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($73,280).

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Bangor, ME.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other salary in Bangor: questions

How much do other information and record clerks make an hour in Bangor?

$21.69 an hour on average, and $19.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other information and record clerks salary in Bangor?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other information and record clerks take-home pay in Bangor?

About $37,035 a year ($3,086 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,120. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

Do other information and record clerks earn more in Bangor than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,490).

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 43-4199; area Bangor, ME (12620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.