Post Doc Salary in Maine

How much does a Post Doc make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Post Doc in Maine is $62,310 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Post Doc's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,878
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,941 to $68,889
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,232

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Post Doc Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,889	$5,741	$1,325	$33
Average	$62,310	$5,193	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$54,941	$4,578	$1,057	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Post Doc Salaries

A Post Doc's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Post Doc Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Post Doc's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,594
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,799
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,360
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,242
Expert (over 8 years): $67,448

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Post Doc	$61,594
Intermediate Level Post Doc	$61,799
Senior Level Post Doc	$64,360
Specialist Level Post Doc	$67,242
Expert Level Post Doc	$67,448

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How Do Post Doc Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Post Docs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,759.
California: $70,491.
Massachusetts: $69,551.

District of Columbia $70,759 California $70,491 Massachusetts $69,551 Washington $69,296 New Jersey $69,270 Alaska $69,181 Connecticut $68,299 New York $67,941

Hawaii $66,797 Rhode Island $66,260 Maryland $65,896 Minnesota $65,397 Colorado $65,206 Illinois $65,142 Oregon $64,899 Delaware $64,720

New Hampshire $64,607 Virginia $64,356 Pennsylvania $63,621 Nevada $63,250 North Dakota $63,129 Michigan $62,937 Wisconsin $62,866 Vermont $62,726

Texas $62,336 Maine $62,310 Arizona $62,272 Ohio $62,227 Georgia $61,639 Indiana $61,345 Wyoming $61,288 Utah $61,198

Iowa $61,160 Kansas $60,853 Louisiana $60,764 North Carolina $60,732 Missouri $60,719 Florida $60,470 Montana $60,336 Nebraska $60,208

Kentucky $60,138 South Carolina $59,882 Tennessee $59,722 Idaho $59,658 New Mexico $59,192 Oklahoma $59,090 Alabama $58,712 South Dakota $58,080

Arkansas $57,735 West Virginia $57,549 Mississippi $56,993

Top Paying Cities for Post Docs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Freedom: $61,324
Harmony: $61,297
Hartland: $61,377

Freedom, ME $61,324 Harmony, ME $61,297 Hartland, ME $61,377 Hinckley, ME $61,435 Jackman, ME $61,138 Kingfield, ME $61,486 Liberty, ME $61,436 Madison, ME $61,568

Monroe, ME $61,235 Morrill, ME $61,341 Newport, ME $61,243 New Portland, ME $61,581 New Sharon, ME $61,507 New Vineyard, ME $61,544 Norridgewock, ME $61,546 North Anson, ME $61,582

North Vassalboro, ME $61,693 Oakland, ME $61,566 Oquossoc, ME $61,360 Palmyra, ME $61,282 Phillips, ME $61,385 Pittsfield, ME $61,382 Plymouth, ME $61,251 Rangeley, ME $61,400

Portland, ME $64,330 Falmouth, ME $64,184 South Portland, ME $64,330 Cape Elizabeth, ME $64,202 Peaks Island, ME $64,264 Cumberland Foreside, ME $64,121 Auburn, ME $62,969 Andover, ME $61,383

Bethel, ME $61,486 Bryant Pond, ME $61,715 Buckfield, ME $61,990 Canton, ME $61,602 Durham, ME $63,367 Danville, ME $63,159 Dixfield, ME $61,474 Dryden, ME $61,545

East Andover, ME $61,401 East Dixfield, ME $61,574 East Livermore, ME $61,937 East Poland, ME $63,044 Stoneham, ME $61,743 East Wilton, ME $61,689 Greene, ME $62,486 Hanover, ME $61,434

Hebron, ME $62,429 Jay, ME $61,586 Lewiston, ME $62,935 Lisbon, ME $63,134 Lisbon Falls, ME $63,037 Livermore, ME $61,836 Livermore Falls, ME $61,795 Greenwood, ME $61,797

Mechanic Falls, ME $62,856 Mexico, ME $61,534 Minot, ME $62,622 Monmouth, ME $62,287 New Gloucester, ME $63,409 Newry, ME $61,319 North Jay, ME $61,556 Leeds, ME $62,137

North Monmouth, ME $62,196 North Turner, ME $62,093 North Waterford, ME $62,029 Norway, ME $62,228 Oxford, ME $62,562 Paris, ME $62,351 Poland, ME $63,054 Roxbury, ME $61,340

Rumford, ME $61,498 Sabattus, ME $62,659 South Paris, ME $62,266 Turner, ME $62,268 Wayne, ME $61,985 Weld, ME $61,386 West Bethel, ME $61,437 Bowdoin, ME $62,651

West Minot, ME $62,532 West Paris, ME $62,018 Peru, ME $61,626 West Poland, ME $63,006 Sumner, ME $61,820 Wilton, ME $61,547 Augusta, ME $61,719 Coopers Mills, ME $61,803

Dresden, ME $62,311 East Winthrop, ME $61,911 Farmingdale, ME $62,082 Gardiner, ME $62,194 Randolph, ME $62,082 Hallowell, ME $62,004 Jefferson, ME $61,591 Kents Hill, ME $61,717

Litchfield, ME $62,378 Manchester, ME $61,839 Mount Vernon, ME $61,569 Whitefield, ME $61,838 Palermo, ME $61,489 Sebasco Estates, ME $63,306 Readfield, ME $61,822 Saint Albans, ME $61,330

South Bristol, ME $62,357 Squirrel Island, ME $62,564 Trevett, ME $62,608 Waldoboro, ME $61,579 Walpole, ME $62,257 Washington, ME $61,425 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $62,675 Southport, ME $62,814

Wiscasset, ME $62,497 Woolwich, ME $62,645 Ellsworth, ME $61,175 Addison, ME $61,100 Gouldsboro, ME $61,154 Bar Harbor, ME $61,270 Beals, ME $61,168 Bernard, ME $61,291

Birch Harbor, ME $61,213 Blue Hill, ME $61,240 Brooklin, ME $61,241 Brooksville, ME $61,240 Calais, ME $61,078 Cherryfield, ME $61,008 Columbia Falls, ME $61,005 Corea, ME $61,158

Cranberry Isles, ME $61,171 Cutler, ME $61,009 Deer Isle, ME $61,298 Dennysville, ME $60,952 East Blue Hill, ME $61,243 East Machias, ME $61,009 Eastport, ME $61,190 Franklin, ME $61,161

Frenchboro, ME $61,137 Grand Lake Stream, ME $60,915 Hancock, ME $61,252 Harborside, ME $61,229 Harrington, ME $61,141 Hulls Cove, ME $61,271 Isle Au Haut, ME $61,137 Islesford, ME $61,264

Jonesboro, ME $61,059 Jonesport, ME $61,115 Little Deer Isle, ME $61,290 Lubec, ME $61,039 Bass Harbor, ME $61,292 Machias, ME $61,071 Machiasport, ME $61,100 Meddybemps, ME $60,914

Milbridge, ME $61,165 Mount Desert, ME $61,224 Northeast Harbor, ME $61,264 Sullivan, ME $61,170 Pembroke, ME $61,009 Perry, ME $61,064 Princeton, ME $60,911 Prospect Harbor, ME $61,220

Robbinston, ME $60,996 Salsbury Cove, ME $61,278 Sargentville, ME $61,258 Seal Cove, ME $61,227 Seal Harbor, ME $61,247 Sedgwick, ME $61,251 Sorrento, ME $61,227 Southwest Harbor, ME $61,280

Steuben, ME $61,131 Stonington, ME $61,303 Sunset, ME $61,092 Surry, ME $61,239 Swans Island, ME $61,184 Wesley, ME $60,835 Whiting, ME $60,992 Winter Harbor, ME $61,167

Baileyville, ME $60,974 Houlton, ME $60,846 Ashland, ME $60,758 Benedicta, ME $60,624 Blaine, ME $60,831 Bridgewater, ME $60,687 Caribou, ME $60,956 Clayton Lake, ME $60,846

Crouseville, ME $60,885 Eagle Lake, ME $60,827 Easton, ME $60,894 Estcourt Station, ME $60,871 Fort Fairfield, ME $60,926 Fort Kent, ME $60,952 Fort Kent Mills, ME $60,901 Frenchville, ME $60,970

Grand Isle, ME $60,886 Island Falls, ME $60,630 Limestone, ME $60,908 Madawaska, ME $61,071 Mapleton, ME $60,812 Richmond, ME $62,413 South China, ME $61,551 South Gardiner, ME $62,270

Vienna, ME $61,457 Windsor, ME $61,516 Winthrop, ME $62,086 Bangor, ME $61,218 Abbot, ME $61,229 Aurora, ME $60,896 Bradford, ME $61,190 Bradley, ME $61,191

Brewer, ME $61,214 Brookton, ME $60,690 Brownville, ME $61,014 Brownville Junction, ME $61,390 Bucksport, ME $61,210 Burlington, ME $60,991 Greenbush, ME $61,132 Carmel, ME $61,220

Castine, ME $61,347 Charleston, ME $61,201 Danforth, ME $60,791 Dover Foxcroft, ME $61,236 Corinth, ME $61,212 Eddington, ME $61,198 Holden, ME $61,203 East Millinocket, ME $60,947

East Orland, ME $61,204 Etna, ME $61,233 Exeter, ME $61,223 Frankfort, ME $61,221 Greenville, ME $60,868 Greenville Junction, ME $61,067 Guilford, ME $61,212 Hampden, ME $61,218

Howland, ME $61,073 Hudson, ME $61,207 Kenduskeag, ME $61,214 Kingman, ME $60,727 Lagrange, ME $61,144 Lambert Lake, ME $60,798 Lee, ME $60,977 Levant, ME $61,217

Lincoln, ME $60,973 Mattawamkeag, ME $60,774 Medway, ME $60,790 Milford, ME $61,182 Millinocket, ME $60,699 Milo, ME $61,129 Monson, ME $61,222 Olamon, ME $61,149

Old Town, ME $61,191 Orono, ME $61,208 Orient, ME $60,732 Orland, ME $61,204 Orrington, ME $61,211 Passadumkeag, ME $61,114 Penobscot, ME $61,206 Rockwood, ME $60,962

Sangerville, ME $61,265 Sebec, ME $61,167 Shirley Mills, ME $61,184 Springfield, ME $60,818 Stetson, ME $61,227 Stillwater, ME $61,210 Topsfield, ME $60,742 Vanceboro, ME $60,794

Waite, ME $60,825 West Enfield, ME $61,099 Winn, ME $60,856 Winterport, ME $61,218 Wytopitlock, ME $60,641 Bath, ME $63,079 Alna, ME $62,075 Boothbay, ME $62,496

Boothbay Harbor, ME $62,638 Bristol, ME $62,119 Chamberlain, ME $62,225 Damariscotta, ME $62,080 East Boothbay, ME $62,542 Friendship, ME $61,720 Georgetown, ME $62,999 Isle Of Springs, ME $62,498

Bremen, ME $61,947 Newcastle, ME $62,105 New Harbor, ME $62,323 Nobleboro, ME $61,859 Edgecomb, ME $62,316 Pemaquid, ME $62,263 Phippsburg, ME $63,253 Cushing, ME $61,518

Round Pond, ME $62,107 Sandy Point, ME $61,216 Searsmont, ME $61,362 Searsport, ME $61,227 Shawmut, ME $61,625 Skowhegan, ME $61,490 Smithfield, ME $61,523 Solon, ME $61,490

Stockton Springs, ME $61,216 Stratton, ME $61,439 Strong, ME $61,492 Temple, ME $61,468 West Forks, ME $61,113 Thorndike, ME $61,280 Troy, ME $61,262 Unity, ME $61,338

Vassalboro, ME $61,527 West Farmington, ME $61,706 Berwick, ME $65,399 Cape Neddick, ME $65,897 Eliot, ME $66,770 Kittery, ME $66,964 Kittery Point, ME $66,460 North Berwick, ME $64,894

Ogunquit, ME $65,484 South Berwick, ME $66,057 York, ME $66,434 York Beach, ME $66,116 York Harbor, ME $66,452 Acton, ME $63,042 Alfred, ME $63,936 Bailey Island, ME $63,674

Bar Mills, ME $63,833 Biddeford, ME $63,855 Biddeford Pool, ME $63,855 Bowdoinham, ME $62,607 Bridgton, ME $62,500 Brownfield, ME $62,445 Brunswick, ME $63,346 Bustins Island, ME $63,794

Cape Porpoise, ME $64,141 Casco, ME $63,244 Center Lovell, ME $62,039 Chebeague Island, ME $63,934 Cliff Island, ME $64,073 Cornish, ME $63,165 Cumberland Center, ME $64,000 Denmark, ME $62,436

East Baldwin, ME $63,326 Lebanon, ME $64,380 East Parsonsfield, ME $62,832 Sebago, ME $63,164 East Waterboro, ME $63,646 Freeport, ME $63,677 Fryeburg, ME $62,123 Gorham, ME $63,944

Gray, ME $63,555 Harrison, ME $62,158 Hiram, ME $62,969 Hollis Center, ME $63,725 Kennebunk, ME $64,189 Kennebunkport, ME $63,946 Parsonsfield, ME $62,830 Limerick, ME $63,412

Limington, ME $63,396 Long Island, ME $64,182 Lovell, ME $61,950 Moody, ME $64,977 Naples, ME $62,981 Newfield, ME $63,309 North Bridgton, ME $62,532 North Waterboro, ME $63,534

Windham, ME $63,880 Ocean Park, ME $63,904 Old Orchard Beach, ME $63,947 Orrs Island, ME $63,620 Porter, ME $62,619 Pownal, ME $63,578 Scarborough, ME $64,163 Raymond, ME $63,444

Saco, ME $63,908 Sanford, ME $64,233 Sebago Lake, ME $63,395 Shapleigh, ME $63,638 South Casco, ME $63,481 South Freeport, ME $63,646 Harpswell, ME $63,608 South Windham, ME $63,999

Springvale, ME $63,860 Standish, ME $63,660 Steep Falls, ME $63,523 Topsham, ME $63,129 Waterboro, ME $63,764 Waterford, ME $62,090 Wells, ME $64,851 West Baldwin, ME $63,214

Westbrook, ME $64,180 Buxton, ME $63,837 West Kennebunk, ME $64,156 West Newfield, ME $62,998 Yarmouth, ME $63,941 North Yarmouth, ME $63,807 Mars Hill, ME $60,891 Monticello, ME $60,768

New Limerick, ME $60,808 New Sweden, ME $60,890 Oakfield, ME $60,745 Oxbow, ME $60,497 Patten, ME $60,536 Perham, ME $60,848 Portage, ME $60,816 Presque Isle, ME $60,971

Saint Agatha, ME $60,941 Saint David, ME $60,928 Saint Francis, ME $60,846 Sheridan, ME $60,775 Sherman, ME $60,684 Stacyville, ME $60,609 Sinclair, ME $60,827 Smyrna Mills, ME $60,646

Wallagrass, ME $60,895 Stockholm, ME $60,836 Van Buren, ME $60,912 Washburn, ME $60,888 Westfield, ME $60,804 Rockland, ME $61,484 Camden, ME $61,478 Glen Cove, ME $61,458

Hope, ME $61,455 Islesboro, ME $61,298 Lincolnville, ME $61,348 Lincolnville Center, ME $61,350 Matinicus, ME $61,246 Monhegan, ME $61,900 North Haven, ME $61,289 Owls Head, ME $61,372

Port Clyde, ME $61,716 Rockport, ME $61,464 South Thomaston, ME $61,373 Spruce Head, ME $61,409 Tenants Harbor, ME $61,587 Thomaston, ME $61,417 Union, ME $61,452 Vinalhaven, ME $61,289

Warren, ME $61,388 West Rockport, ME $61,471 Waterville, ME $61,606 Albion, ME $61,508 Anson, ME $61,551 Athens, ME $61,379 Belfast, ME $61,349 Belgrade, ME $61,489

Belgrade Lakes, ME $61,426 Bingham, ME $61,374 Brooks, ME $61,248 Burnham, ME $61,308 Cambridge, ME $61,295 Canaan, ME $61,397 Caratunk, ME $61,257 China Village, ME $61,677

Clinton, ME $61,417 Corinna, ME $61,248 Detroit, ME $61,268 Dexter, ME $61,329 Dixmont, ME $61,239 East Newport, ME $61,246 East Vassalboro, ME $61,563 Eustis, ME $61,191

Fairfield, ME $61,521 Farmington, ME $61,571 Garland, ME $61,216 Farmington Falls, ME $61,671

Post Doc Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Post Doc roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Post Doc positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Post Doc as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Post Doc

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$68,542	$33.0	10%

Post Doc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Post Doc's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$54,941

Average $62,310/year

$68,889

$4,578

Average $5,193/month

$5,741

$1,057

Average $1,198/week

$1,325

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,889	$5,741	$1,325	$33
Average	$62,310	$5,193	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$54,941	$4,578	$1,057	$26

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