Mill Operator Salary in Maine

How much does a Mill Operator make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mill Operator in Maine is $59,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,617
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,173 to $65,783
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,526

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Mill Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,783	$5,482	$1,265	$32
Average	$59,376	$4,948	$1,142	$29
25th Percentile	$53,173	$4,431	$1,023	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Mill Operator Salaries

A Mill Operator'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 Do Mill Operator 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 Mill Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,427.
California: $67,171.
Massachusetts: $66,276.

District of Columbia $67,427 California $67,171 Massachusetts $66,276 Washington $66,032 New Jersey $66,008 Alaska $65,923 Connecticut $65,082 New York $64,741

Hawaii $63,651 Rhode Island $63,139 Maryland $62,792 Minnesota $62,317 Colorado $62,135 Illinois $62,074 Oregon $61,842 Delaware $61,672

New Hampshire $61,565 Virginia $61,325 Pennsylvania $60,624 Nevada $60,271 North Dakota $60,155 Michigan $59,973 Wisconsin $59,906 Vermont $59,772

Texas $59,400 Maine $59,376 Arizona $59,339 Ohio $59,297 Georgia $58,737 Indiana $58,456 Wyoming $58,402 Utah $58,316

Iowa $58,280 Kansas $57,987 Louisiana $57,902 North Carolina $57,872 Missouri $57,860 Florida $57,622 Montana $57,494 Nebraska $57,372

Kentucky $57,305 South Carolina $57,062 Tennessee $56,910 Idaho $56,849 New Mexico $56,404 Oklahoma $56,307 Alabama $55,947 South Dakota $55,344

Arkansas $55,016 West Virginia $54,839 Mississippi $54,309

Top Paying Cities for Mill Operators

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: $58,436
Harmony: $58,410
Hartland: $58,486

Freedom, ME $58,436 Harmony, ME $58,410 Hartland, ME $58,486 Hinckley, ME $58,542 Jackman, ME $58,258 Kingfield, ME $58,590 Liberty, ME $58,543 Madison, ME $58,668

Monroe, ME $58,351 Morrill, ME $58,452 Newport, ME $58,359 New Portland, ME $58,681 New Sharon, ME $58,610 New Vineyard, ME $58,646 Norridgewock, ME $58,647 North Anson, ME $58,682

North Vassalboro, ME $58,787 Oakland, ME $58,666 Oquossoc, ME $58,470 Palmyra, ME $58,396 Phillips, ME $58,494 Pittsfield, ME $58,491 Plymouth, ME $58,366 Rangeley, ME $58,508

Portland, ME $61,300 Falmouth, ME $61,161 South Portland, ME $61,300 Cape Elizabeth, ME $61,179 Peaks Island, ME $61,238 Cumberland Foreside, ME $61,101 Auburn, ME $60,003 Andover, ME $58,492

Bethel, ME $58,590 Bryant Pond, ME $58,808 Buckfield, ME $59,071 Canton, ME $58,701 Durham, ME $60,383 Danville, ME $60,184 Dixfield, ME $58,579 Dryden, ME $58,646

East Andover, ME $58,509 East Dixfield, ME $58,674 East Livermore, ME $59,020 East Poland, ME $60,074 Stoneham, ME $58,835 East Wilton, ME $58,783 Greene, ME $59,543 Hanover, ME $58,540

Hebron, ME $59,489 Jay, ME $58,686 Lewiston, ME $59,971 Lisbon, ME $60,161 Lisbon Falls, ME $60,068 Livermore, ME $58,923 Livermore Falls, ME $58,885 Greenwood, ME $58,886

Mechanic Falls, ME $59,895 Mexico, ME $58,636 Minot, ME $59,673 Monmouth, ME $59,354 New Gloucester, ME $60,423 Newry, ME $58,431 North Jay, ME $58,657 Leeds, ME $59,210

North Monmouth, ME $59,267 North Turner, ME $59,169 North Waterford, ME $59,108 Norway, ME $59,297 Oxford, ME $59,615 Paris, ME $59,415 Poland, ME $60,084 Roxbury, ME $58,452

Rumford, ME $58,602 Sabattus, ME $59,708 South Paris, ME $59,333 Turner, ME $59,335 Wayne, ME $59,065 Weld, ME $58,495 West Bethel, ME $58,543 Bowdoin, ME $59,701

West Minot, ME $59,587 West Paris, ME $59,097 Peru, ME $58,724 West Poland, ME $60,039 Sumner, ME $58,909 Wilton, ME $58,649 Augusta, ME $58,813 Coopers Mills, ME $58,892

Dresden, ME $59,377 East Winthrop, ME $58,995 Farmingdale, ME $59,158 Gardiner, ME $59,265 Randolph, ME $59,158 Hallowell, ME $59,084 Jefferson, ME $58,690 Kents Hill, ME $58,811

Litchfield, ME $59,440 Manchester, ME $58,927 Mount Vernon, ME $58,669 Whitefield, ME $58,926 Palermo, ME $58,593 Sebasco Estates, ME $60,325 Readfield, ME $58,910 Saint Albans, ME $58,441

South Bristol, ME $59,420 Squirrel Island, ME $59,617 Trevett, ME $59,659 Waldoboro, ME $58,679 Walpole, ME $59,325 Washington, ME $58,532 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $59,723 Southport, ME $59,856

Wiscasset, ME $59,554 Woolwich, ME $59,695 Ellsworth, ME $58,294 Addison, ME $58,223 Gouldsboro, ME $58,274 Bar Harbor, ME $58,385 Beals, ME $58,288 Bernard, ME $58,405

Birch Harbor, ME $58,330 Blue Hill, ME $58,356 Brooklin, ME $58,357 Brooksville, ME $58,356 Calais, ME $58,201 Cherryfield, ME $58,135 Columbia Falls, ME $58,132 Corea, ME $58,277

Cranberry Isles, ME $58,290 Cutler, ME $58,136 Deer Isle, ME $58,411 Dennysville, ME $58,081 East Blue Hill, ME $58,358 East Machias, ME $58,136 Eastport, ME $58,308 Franklin, ME $58,281

Frenchboro, ME $58,258 Grand Lake Stream, ME $58,046 Hancock, ME $58,367 Harborside, ME $58,346 Harrington, ME $58,261 Hulls Cove, ME $58,386 Isle Au Haut, ME $58,258 Islesford, ME $58,379

Jonesboro, ME $58,184 Jonesport, ME $58,237 Little Deer Isle, ME $58,403 Lubec, ME $58,165 Bass Harbor, ME $58,406 Machias, ME $58,195 Machiasport, ME $58,223 Meddybemps, ME $58,045

Milbridge, ME $58,285 Mount Desert, ME $58,341 Northeast Harbor, ME $58,379 Sullivan, ME $58,289 Pembroke, ME $58,135 Perry, ME $58,188 Princeton, ME $58,042 Prospect Harbor, ME $58,336

Robbinston, ME $58,123 Salsbury Cove, ME $58,392 Sargentville, ME $58,373 Seal Cove, ME $58,343 Seal Harbor, ME $58,363 Sedgwick, ME $58,366 Sorrento, ME $58,343 Southwest Harbor, ME $58,394

Steuben, ME $58,252 Stonington, ME $58,416 Sunset, ME $58,215 Surry, ME $58,355 Swans Island, ME $58,303 Wesley, ME $57,970 Whiting, ME $58,120 Winter Harbor, ME $58,286

Baileyville, ME $58,102 Houlton, ME $57,981 Ashland, ME $57,897 Benedicta, ME $57,769 Blaine, ME $57,966 Bridgewater, ME $57,829 Caribou, ME $58,086 Clayton Lake, ME $57,980

Crouseville, ME $58,018 Eagle Lake, ME $57,962 Easton, ME $58,026 Estcourt Station, ME $58,004 Fort Fairfield, ME $58,056 Fort Kent, ME $58,082 Fort Kent Mills, ME $58,033 Frenchville, ME $58,098

Grand Isle, ME $58,019 Island Falls, ME $57,775 Limestone, ME $58,040 Madawaska, ME $58,195 Mapleton, ME $57,948 Richmond, ME $59,473 South China, ME $58,652 South Gardiner, ME $59,337

Vienna, ME $58,563 Windsor, ME $58,619 Winthrop, ME $59,162 Bangor, ME $58,335 Abbot, ME $58,345 Aurora, ME $58,028 Bradford, ME $58,308 Bradley, ME $58,310

Brewer, ME $58,332 Brookton, ME $57,832 Brownville, ME $58,140 Brownville Junction, ME $58,499 Bucksport, ME $58,327 Burlington, ME $58,119 Greenbush, ME $58,253 Carmel, ME $58,336

Castine, ME $58,458 Charleston, ME $58,319 Danforth, ME $57,928 Dover Foxcroft, ME $58,352 Corinth, ME $58,329 Eddington, ME $58,316 Holden, ME $58,321 East Millinocket, ME $58,077

East Orland, ME $58,321 Etna, ME $58,349 Exeter, ME $58,339 Frankfort, ME $58,338 Greenville, ME $58,001 Greenville Junction, ME $58,191 Guilford, ME $58,329 Hampden, ME $58,335

Howland, ME $58,196 Hudson, ME $58,325 Kenduskeag, ME $58,331 Kingman, ME $57,867 Lagrange, ME $58,265 Lambert Lake, ME $57,935 Lee, ME $58,106 Levant, ME $58,334

Lincoln, ME $58,101 Mattawamkeag, ME $57,912 Medway, ME $57,927 Milford, ME $58,300 Millinocket, ME $57,840 Milo, ME $58,250 Monson, ME $58,339 Olamon, ME $58,269

Old Town, ME $58,310 Orono, ME $58,325 Orient, ME $57,872 Orland, ME $58,322 Orrington, ME $58,328 Passadumkeag, ME $58,236 Penobscot, ME $58,323 Rockwood, ME $58,091

Sangerville, ME $58,380 Sebec, ME $58,286 Shirley Mills, ME $58,303 Springfield, ME $57,953 Stetson, ME $58,343 Stillwater, ME $58,327 Topsfield, ME $57,881 Vanceboro, ME $57,931

Waite, ME $57,961 West Enfield, ME $58,222 Winn, ME $57,990 Winterport, ME $58,335 Wytopitlock, ME $57,785 Bath, ME $60,109 Alna, ME $59,151 Boothbay, ME $59,553

Boothbay Harbor, ME $59,688 Bristol, ME $59,193 Chamberlain, ME $59,294 Damariscotta, ME $59,156 East Boothbay, ME $59,596 Friendship, ME $58,813 Georgetown, ME $60,032 Isle Of Springs, ME $59,555

Bremen, ME $59,029 Newcastle, ME $59,180 New Harbor, ME $59,388 Nobleboro, ME $58,945 Edgecomb, ME $59,381 Pemaquid, ME $59,330 Phippsburg, ME $60,274 Cushing, ME $58,621

Round Pond, ME $59,182 Sandy Point, ME $58,333 Searsmont, ME $58,472 Searsport, ME $58,343 Shawmut, ME $58,723 Skowhegan, ME $58,594 Smithfield, ME $58,625 Solon, ME $58,594

Stockton Springs, ME $58,333 Stratton, ME $58,545 Strong, ME $58,596 Temple, ME $58,573 West Forks, ME $58,235 Thorndike, ME $58,394 Troy, ME $58,377 Unity, ME $58,450

Vassalboro, ME $58,629 West Farmington, ME $58,800 Berwick, ME $62,319 Cape Neddick, ME $62,794 Eliot, ME $63,625 Kittery, ME $63,810 Kittery Point, ME $63,330 North Berwick, ME $61,838

Ogunquit, ME $62,400 South Berwick, ME $62,946 York, ME $63,306 York Beach, ME $63,002 York Harbor, ME $63,322 Acton, ME $60,073 Alfred, ME $60,925 Bailey Island, ME $60,676

Bar Mills, ME $60,827 Biddeford, ME $60,847 Biddeford Pool, ME $60,848 Bowdoinham, ME $59,659 Bridgton, ME $59,557 Brownfield, ME $59,504 Brunswick, ME $60,363 Bustins Island, ME $60,789

Cape Porpoise, ME $61,120 Casco, ME $60,265 Center Lovell, ME $59,117 Chebeague Island, ME $60,923 Cliff Island, ME $61,056 Cornish, ME $60,190 Cumberland Center, ME $60,986 Denmark, ME $59,495

East Baldwin, ME $60,344 Lebanon, ME $61,348 East Parsonsfield, ME $59,873 Sebago, ME $60,190 East Waterboro, ME $60,648 Freeport, ME $60,679 Fryeburg, ME $59,197 Gorham, ME $60,933

Gray, ME $60,562 Harrison, ME $59,230 Hiram, ME $60,003 Hollis Center, ME $60,724 Kennebunk, ME $61,166 Kennebunkport, ME $60,934 Parsonsfield, ME $59,871 Limerick, ME $60,426

Limington, ME $60,410 Long Island, ME $61,159 Lovell, ME $59,032 Moody, ME $61,917 Naples, ME $60,015 Newfield, ME $60,327 North Bridgton, ME $59,587 North Waterboro, ME $60,542

Windham, ME $60,872 Ocean Park, ME $60,895 Old Orchard Beach, ME $60,936 Orrs Island, ME $60,624 Porter, ME $59,669 Pownal, ME $60,584 Scarborough, ME $61,141 Raymond, ME $60,456

Saco, ME $60,898 Sanford, ME $61,208 Sebago Lake, ME $60,409 Shapleigh, ME $60,641 South Casco, ME $60,491 South Freeport, ME $60,648 Harpswell, ME $60,612 South Windham, ME $60,985

Springvale, ME $60,852 Standish, ME $60,662 Steep Falls, ME $60,532 Topsham, ME $60,156 Waterboro, ME $60,761 Waterford, ME $59,166 Wells, ME $61,797 West Baldwin, ME $60,236

Westbrook, ME $61,157 Buxton, ME $60,831 West Kennebunk, ME $61,134 West Newfield, ME $60,031 Yarmouth, ME $60,929 North Yarmouth, ME $60,802 Mars Hill, ME $58,023 Monticello, ME $57,906

New Limerick, ME $57,944 New Sweden, ME $58,022 Oakfield, ME $57,884 Oxbow, ME $57,648 Patten, ME $57,685 Perham, ME $57,982 Portage, ME $57,952 Presque Isle, ME $58,100

Saint Agatha, ME $58,071 Saint David, ME $58,059 Saint Francis, ME $57,981 Sheridan, ME $57,913 Sherman, ME $57,826 Stacyville, ME $57,754 Sinclair, ME $57,962 Smyrna Mills, ME $57,790

Wallagrass, ME $58,027 Stockholm, ME $57,971 Van Buren, ME $58,043 Washburn, ME $58,020 Westfield, ME $57,941 Rockland, ME $58,589 Camden, ME $58,583 Glen Cove, ME $58,564

Hope, ME $58,561 Islesboro, ME $58,411 Lincolnville, ME $58,459 Lincolnville Center, ME $58,461 Matinicus, ME $58,362 Monhegan, ME $58,985 North Haven, ME $58,402 Owls Head, ME $58,481

Port Clyde, ME $58,809 Rockport, ME $58,569 South Thomaston, ME $58,483 Spruce Head, ME $58,517 Tenants Harbor, ME $58,687 Thomaston, ME $58,525 Union, ME $58,558 Vinalhaven, ME $58,402

Warren, ME $58,497 West Rockport, ME $58,576 Waterville, ME $58,705 Albion, ME $58,612 Anson, ME $58,652 Athens, ME $58,489 Belfast, ME $58,459 Belgrade, ME $58,593

Belgrade Lakes, ME $58,533 Bingham, ME $58,483 Brooks, ME $58,363 Burnham, ME $58,421 Cambridge, ME $58,408 Canaan, ME $58,505 Caratunk, ME $58,372 China Village, ME $58,772

Clinton, ME $58,525 Corinna, ME $58,363 Detroit, ME $58,383 Dexter, ME $58,441 Dixmont, ME $58,355 East Newport, ME $58,361 East Vassalboro, ME $58,664 Eustis, ME $58,309

Fairfield, ME $58,624 Farmington, ME $58,671 Garland, ME $58,333 Farmington Falls, ME $58,766

Mill Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Mill Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 125% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average. In contrast, Mill Operator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Mill Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Mill Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$95,002	$46.0	60%
Energy & Utilities	$77,189	$37.0	30%
Biotechnology	$71,251	$34.0	20%
Chemicals	$65,314	$31.0	10%
Healthcare	$62,345	$30.0	5%

Mill Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mill Operator'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

$53,173

Average $59,376/year

$65,783

$4,431

Average $4,948/month

$5,482

$1,023

Average $1,142/week

$1,265

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,783	$5,482	$1,265	$32
Average	$59,376	$4,948	$1,142	$29
25th Percentile	$53,173	$4,431	$1,023	$26

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