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Registered Nurses Salary in Maine

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Maine is $86,990 ($41.82 per hour) -10.8% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$86,990
Mean annual wage
$91,700
Median hourly wage
$41.82
Employment in ME
16,540

16,540 employed · 25.8 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Maine

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Maine (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$74,160$35.65
25th percentile$79,890$38.41
Median (50th)$86,990$41.82
75th percentile$101,460$48.78
90th percentile$106,950$51.42

What this salary is worth in Maine

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$89,634

Maine prices are 97.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
15.7%

Median gross rent in Maine: $1,139/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,175/mo

Est. affordable home price
$317,334

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Maine is $296,600 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.