Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Portland, ME

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $135,140 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Portland earn between $61,450 and $107,830.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Portland vs. Maine and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Portland earn about the same as the Maine average ($89,640) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $89,280, a single filer in Portland takes home about $67,276 a year, or $5,606 a month and $2,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 psychology teachers, postsecondary? 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 $89,280 buys what about $87,651 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Maine cities

Portland ranks 2nd of 2 Maine metro areas for this job; Bangor pays the most ($90,890).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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