How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Maine?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $59,990 for Real Estate Agents in Maine as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $30,290 and the 75th-percentile is $107,670.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Maine?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.0 for Maine), the real-wage equivalent is $61,237 — what the $59,990 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $30,920 to $109,908.

Why is the BEA RPP for Maine different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Maine's overall index of 98.0 reflects rents 80.4, services 148.2, and goods 98.3.

Where does Maine rank for Real Estate Agent pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Maine ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

How wide is the wage spread in Maine?

P10 to P90 spans $30,160 to $109,630. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Maine Real Estate Agent Salary: BLS $60K Median, Real $61K (2026)

TL;DR

Median Real Estate Agent salary in Maine: $59,990 nominal, $61,237 real (BEA RPP basis).
Mid-band cost of living: real and nominal wage are within a few percent of each other.
Bottom quartile $30,290, top quartile $107,670. The P90 ($109,630) is roughly 3.6× the P10 ($30,160).
Real Estate Agent ranking: #12 on the BLS table, #11 once cost of living is in.

Wage breakdown — Maine

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$30,160	$30,787
P25 (lower quartile)	$30,290	$30,920
P50 (median)	$59,990	$61,237
P75 (upper quartile)	$107,670	$109,908
P90 (top tier)	$109,630	$111,908
Mean	$70,410	$71,873
Employment	770 Real Estate Agents in Maine

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Maine index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	98.0
Goods	98.3
Services	148.2
Rents	80.4

Maine's overall RPP (98.0) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Maine (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)	$59,990	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$5,061	8.4% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$2,816	5.8–7.15% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$4,589	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$47,524	79.2% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$48,511	÷ (98.0 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Maine state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.7% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $47,524 (79.2% of gross). After the 98.0 RPP, real take-home is $48,511.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Maine sits at #12 on nominal pay and #11 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Maine climbs 1 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Maine?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $59,990 for Real Estate Agents in Maine as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $30,290 and the 75th-percentile is $107,670.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Maine?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 98.0 for Maine), the real-wage equivalent is $61,237 — what the $59,990 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $30,920 to $109,908.
Why is the BEA RPP for Maine different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Maine's overall index of 98.0 reflects rents 80.4, services 148.2, and goods 98.3.
Where does Maine rank for Real Estate Agent pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Maine ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
How wide is the wage spread in Maine?: P10 to P90 spans $30,160 to $109,630. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-08.

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