How much do teachers get paid in ?

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Teachers made between $50,400 and $62,300 per year in 2024, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Maine pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while elementary teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Maine, the median wage across all occupations was $49,400 in 2024 — about 2% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.

$50.4K

median annual wage for preschool teachers in Maine (2024)

$61K

median annual wage for middle school teachers in Maine (2024)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Maine in 2024, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $50,400 annually. Elementary school teachers made the most at around $62,300 per year. In other words, elementary school teachers earned about 24% more than preschool teachers.

Elementary teachers earn $62,300 annually, more than any other ME teachers

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (ME, 2024)

Do Maine teachers make more or less than the US average?

Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2024, Maine teachers earned less than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among preschool teachers, who earned 5% less than the national median. Elementary teachers — typically the highest-paid group — earned about the same as their counterparts nationwide.

Maine teachers earn less than the national average at every level

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (ME, 2024)

How much do special education teachers make in Maine? What about technical education teachers?

Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the same or less than general education teachers at all levels except preschool in Maine. In 2024, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 4% lower to 13% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the middle school level, where they earned $68,900 per year compared to $61,000 for other middle school teachers, a 13% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Maine, their median wages were $62,000 at the high school level in 2024, 0% lower than those of general education teachers at the same level.

In Maine, teachers of students with disabilities out-earned other teachers only at the Middle school level.

Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (ME, 2024)

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