Recreation Workers Salary in Portland, ME

Recreation Workers pay range in Portland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,040 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Portland earn between $33,500 and $47,940.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Portland

On the average salary of $41,540, a single filer in Portland takes home about $34,366 a year, or $2,864 a month and $1,322 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 recreation 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 $41,540 buys what about $40,782 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($56,960). A typical home costs $542,063, or 13.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Maine cities

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

All Recreation Workers salaries in Maine

Highest-paying cities for recreation workers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,070).

Recreation Workers salary by city

Related jobs in Portland

• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$57,880 a year
• Residential Advisors$48,960 a year
• Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$43,510 a year
• Childcare Workers$37,800 a year
• Skincare Specialists$67,560 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$64,370 a year
• Manicurists and Pedicurists$59,490 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$56,640 a year

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