QMA Salary in Maine

How much does a QMA make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a QMA in Maine is $39,960 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,929
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,272 to $44,131
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,914

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QMA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,131	$3,678	$849	$21
Average	$39,960	$3,330	$768	$19
25th Percentile	$36,272	$3,023	$698	$17

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Key Factors That Influence QMA Salaries

A QMA'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 QMA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a QMA'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): $38,350
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,070
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,715
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $39,803
Expert (over 8 years): $39,950

Levels	Salary
Entry Level QMA	$38,350
Intermediate Level QMA	$39,070
Senior Level QMA	$39,715
Specialist Level QMA	$39,803
Expert Level QMA	$39,950

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How Do QMA 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 QMAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,378.
California: $45,206.
Massachusetts: $44,603.

District of Columbia $45,378 California $45,206 Massachusetts $44,603 Washington $44,439 New Jersey $44,423 Alaska $44,366 Connecticut $43,800 New York $43,571

Hawaii $42,837 Rhode Island $42,493 Maryland $42,259 Minnesota $41,939 Colorado $41,816 Illinois $41,776 Oregon $41,620 Delaware $41,505

New Hampshire $41,433 Virginia $41,271 Pennsylvania $40,800 Nevada $40,562 North Dakota $40,484 Michigan $40,362 Wisconsin $40,316 Vermont $40,226

Texas $39,976 Maine $39,960 Arizona $39,935 Ohio $39,907 Georgia $39,530 Indiana $39,341 Wyoming $39,304 Utah $39,247

Iowa $39,222 Kansas $39,025 Louisiana $38,968 North Carolina $38,948 Missouri $38,939 Florida $38,780 Montana $38,693 Nebraska $38,611

Kentucky $38,566 South Carolina $38,402 Tennessee $38,300 Idaho $38,259 New Mexico $37,960 Oklahoma $37,894 Alabama $37,652 South Dakota $37,247

Arkansas $37,025 West Virginia $36,907 Mississippi $36,550

Top Paying Cities for QMAs

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: $39,327
Harmony: $39,310
Hartland: $39,361

Freedom, ME $39,327 Harmony, ME $39,310 Hartland, ME $39,361 Hinckley, ME $39,398 Jackman, ME $39,208 Kingfield, ME $39,431 Liberty, ME $39,399 Madison, ME $39,484

Monroe, ME $39,270 Morrill, ME $39,338 Newport, ME $39,275 New Portland, ME $39,492 New Sharon, ME $39,444 New Vineyard, ME $39,468 Norridgewock, ME $39,469 North Anson, ME $39,493

North Vassalboro, ME $39,564 Oakland, ME $39,482 Oquossoc, ME $39,350 Palmyra, ME $39,300 Phillips, ME $39,366 Pittsfield, ME $39,364 Plymouth, ME $39,280 Rangeley, ME $39,376

Portland, ME $41,255 Falmouth, ME $41,162 South Portland, ME $41,255 Cape Elizabeth, ME $41,173 Peaks Island, ME $41,213 Cumberland Foreside, ME $41,121 Auburn, ME $40,382 Andover, ME $39,365

Bethel, ME $39,431 Bryant Pond, ME $39,578 Buckfield, ME $39,755 Canton, ME $39,505 Durham, ME $40,637 Danville, ME $40,504 Dixfield, ME $39,423 Dryden, ME $39,469

East Andover, ME $39,377 East Dixfield, ME $39,487 East Livermore, ME $39,721 East Poland, ME $40,430 Stoneham, ME $39,596 East Wilton, ME $39,561 Greene, ME $40,073 Hanover, ME $39,398

Hebron, ME $40,036 Jay, ME $39,496 Lewiston, ME $40,360 Lisbon, ME $40,488 Lisbon Falls, ME $40,426 Livermore, ME $39,655 Livermore Falls, ME $39,630 Greenwood, ME $39,630

Mechanic Falls, ME $40,309 Mexico, ME $39,462 Minot, ME $40,159 Monmouth, ME $39,945 New Gloucester, ME $40,664 Newry, ME $39,324 North Jay, ME $39,476 Leeds, ME $39,848

North Monmouth, ME $39,887 North Turner, ME $39,821 North Waterford, ME $39,780 Norway, ME $39,907 Oxford, ME $40,121 Paris, ME $39,986 Poland, ME $40,437 Roxbury, ME $39,338

Rumford, ME $39,439 Sabattus, ME $40,184 South Paris, ME $39,931 Turner, ME $39,932 Wayne, ME $39,751 Weld, ME $39,367 West Bethel, ME $39,400 Bowdoin, ME $40,178

West Minot, ME $40,102 West Paris, ME $39,772 Peru, ME $39,521 West Poland, ME $40,406 Sumner, ME $39,646 Wilton, ME $39,471 Augusta, ME $39,581 Coopers Mills, ME $39,634

Dresden, ME $39,960 East Winthrop, ME $39,704 Farmingdale, ME $39,813 Gardiner, ME $39,885 Randolph, ME $39,813 Hallowell, ME $39,763 Jefferson, ME $39,498 Kents Hill, ME $39,580

Litchfield, ME $40,003 Manchester, ME $39,657 Mount Vernon, ME $39,484 Whitefield, ME $39,657 Palermo, ME $39,433 Sebasco Estates, ME $40,598 Readfield, ME $39,646 Saint Albans, ME $39,331

South Bristol, ME $39,989 Squirrel Island, ME $40,122 Trevett, ME $40,150 Waldoboro, ME $39,491 Walpole, ME $39,925 Washington, ME $39,392 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $40,193 Southport, ME $40,283

Wiscasset, ME $40,080 Woolwich, ME $40,175 Ellsworth, ME $39,232 Addison, ME $39,184 Gouldsboro, ME $39,218 Bar Harbor, ME $39,293 Beals, ME $39,227 Bernard, ME $39,306

Birch Harbor, ME $39,256 Blue Hill, ME $39,273 Brooklin, ME $39,274 Brooksville, ME $39,273 Calais, ME $39,169 Cherryfield, ME $39,125 Columbia Falls, ME $39,123 Corea, ME $39,221

Cranberry Isles, ME $39,229 Cutler, ME $39,125 Deer Isle, ME $39,310 Dennysville, ME $39,089 East Blue Hill, ME $39,275 East Machias, ME $39,125 Eastport, ME $39,241 Franklin, ME $39,223

Frenchboro, ME $39,207 Grand Lake Stream, ME $39,065 Hancock, ME $39,281 Harborside, ME $39,266 Harrington, ME $39,210 Hulls Cove, ME $39,293 Isle Au Haut, ME $39,207 Islesford, ME $39,289

Jonesboro, ME $39,157 Jonesport, ME $39,193 Little Deer Isle, ME $39,305 Lubec, ME $39,145 Bass Harbor, ME $39,307 Machias, ME $39,165 Machiasport, ME $39,184 Meddybemps, ME $39,064

Milbridge, ME $39,225 Mount Desert, ME $39,263 Northeast Harbor, ME $39,289 Sullivan, ME $39,228 Pembroke, ME $39,125 Perry, ME $39,161 Princeton, ME $39,062 Prospect Harbor, ME $39,260

Robbinston, ME $39,117 Salsbury Cove, ME $39,298 Sargentville, ME $39,285 Seal Cove, ME $39,265 Seal Harbor, ME $39,278 Sedgwick, ME $39,280 Sorrento, ME $39,265 Southwest Harbor, ME $39,299

Steuben, ME $39,204 Stonington, ME $39,314 Sunset, ME $39,178 Surry, ME $39,273 Swans Island, ME $39,238 Wesley, ME $39,014 Whiting, ME $39,114 Winter Harbor, ME $39,226

Baileyville, ME $39,102 Houlton, ME $39,021 Ashland, ME $38,964 Benedicta, ME $38,878 Blaine, ME $39,011 Bridgewater, ME $38,919 Caribou, ME $39,091 Clayton Lake, ME $39,021

Crouseville, ME $39,046 Eagle Lake, ME $39,008 Easton, ME $39,052 Estcourt Station, ME $39,037 Fort Fairfield, ME $39,072 Fort Kent, ME $39,089 Fort Kent Mills, ME $39,056 Frenchville, ME $39,100

Grand Isle, ME $39,046 Island Falls, ME $38,882 Limestone, ME $39,061 Madawaska, ME $39,165 Mapleton, ME $38,999 Richmond, ME $40,025 South China, ME $39,473 South Gardiner, ME $39,934

Vienna, ME $39,413 Windsor, ME $39,450 Winthrop, ME $39,816 Bangor, ME $39,259 Abbot, ME $39,266 Aurora, ME $39,052 Bradford, ME $39,241 Bradley, ME $39,242

Brewer, ME $39,257 Brookton, ME $38,921 Brownville, ME $39,128 Brownville Junction, ME $39,370 Bucksport, ME $39,254 Burlington, ME $39,114 Greenbush, ME $39,204 Carmel, ME $39,260

Castine, ME $39,342 Charleston, ME $39,248 Danforth, ME $38,985 Dover Foxcroft, ME $39,271 Corinth, ME $39,255 Eddington, ME $39,246 Holden, ME $39,250 East Millinocket, ME $39,086

East Orland, ME $39,250 Etna, ME $39,269 Exeter, ME $39,262 Frankfort, ME $39,261 Greenville, ME $39,035 Greenville Junction, ME $39,163 Guilford, ME $39,255 Hampden, ME $39,259

Howland, ME $39,166 Hudson, ME $39,252 Kenduskeag, ME $39,257 Kingman, ME $38,944 Lagrange, ME $39,212 Lambert Lake, ME $38,990 Lee, ME $39,105 Levant, ME $39,259

Lincoln, ME $39,102 Mattawamkeag, ME $38,975 Medway, ME $38,985 Milford, ME $39,236 Millinocket, ME $38,926 Milo, ME $39,202 Monson, ME $39,262 Olamon, ME $39,215

Old Town, ME $39,242 Orono, ME $39,253 Orient, ME $38,948 Orland, ME $39,250 Orrington, ME $39,255 Passadumkeag, ME $39,193 Penobscot, ME $39,251 Rockwood, ME $39,095

Sangerville, ME $39,289 Sebec, ME $39,227 Shirley Mills, ME $39,238 Springfield, ME $39,002 Stetson, ME $39,265 Stillwater, ME $39,254 Topsfield, ME $38,954 Vanceboro, ME $38,987

Waite, ME $39,007 West Enfield, ME $39,183 Winn, ME $39,027 Winterport, ME $39,259 Wytopitlock, ME $38,889 Bath, ME $40,453 Alna, ME $39,809 Boothbay, ME $40,079

Boothbay Harbor, ME $40,170 Bristol, ME $39,837 Chamberlain, ME $39,905 Damariscotta, ME $39,812 East Boothbay, ME $40,108 Friendship, ME $39,581 Georgetown, ME $40,402 Isle Of Springs, ME $40,080

Bremen, ME $39,727 Newcastle, ME $39,828 New Harbor, ME $39,968 Nobleboro, ME $39,670 Edgecomb, ME $39,964 Pemaquid, ME $39,929 Phippsburg, ME $40,564 Cushing, ME $39,452

Round Pond, ME $39,830 Sandy Point, ME $39,258 Searsmont, ME $39,352 Searsport, ME $39,265 Shawmut, ME $39,520 Skowhegan, ME $39,434 Smithfield, ME $39,455 Solon, ME $39,434

Stockton Springs, ME $39,258 Stratton, ME $39,401 Strong, ME $39,435 Temple, ME $39,420 West Forks, ME $39,192 Thorndike, ME $39,299 Troy, ME $39,287 Unity, ME $39,337

Vassalboro, ME $39,457 West Farmington, ME $39,572 Berwick, ME $41,940 Cape Neddick, ME $42,260 Eliot, ME $42,820 Kittery, ME $42,944 Kittery Point, ME $42,621 North Berwick, ME $41,617

Ogunquit, ME $41,995 South Berwick, ME $42,363 York, ME $42,605 York Beach, ME $42,401 York Harbor, ME $42,616 Acton, ME $40,429 Alfred, ME $41,002 Bailey Island, ME $40,834

Bar Mills, ME $40,937 Biddeford, ME $40,950 Biddeford Pool, ME $40,950 Bowdoinham, ME $40,150 Bridgton, ME $40,082 Brownfield, ME $40,046 Brunswick, ME $40,624 Bustins Island, ME $40,911

Cape Porpoise, ME $41,134 Casco, ME $40,558 Center Lovell, ME $39,786 Chebeague Island, ME $41,001 Cliff Island, ME $41,090 Cornish, ME $40,508 Cumberland Center, ME $41,044 Denmark, ME $40,040

East Baldwin, ME $40,611 Lebanon, ME $41,287 East Parsonsfield, ME $40,294 Sebago, ME $40,507 East Waterboro, ME $40,816 Freeport, ME $40,837 Fryeburg, ME $39,839 Gorham, ME $41,007

Gray, ME $40,758 Harrison, ME $39,862 Hiram, ME $40,382 Hollis Center, ME $40,867 Kennebunk, ME $41,164 Kennebunkport, ME $41,009 Parsonsfield, ME $40,293 Limerick, ME $40,666

Limington, ME $40,656 Long Island, ME $41,160 Lovell, ME $39,729 Moody, ME $41,670 Naples, ME $40,390 Newfield, ME $40,600 North Bridgton, ME $40,102 North Waterboro, ME $40,745

Windham, ME $40,966 Ocean Park, ME $40,982 Old Orchard Beach, ME $41,010 Orrs Island, ME $40,800 Porter, ME $40,157 Pownal, ME $40,773 Scarborough, ME $41,148 Raymond, ME $40,687

Saco, ME $40,985 Sanford, ME $41,193 Sebago Lake, ME $40,655 Shapleigh, ME $40,811 South Casco, ME $40,710 South Freeport, ME $40,816 Harpswell, ME $40,792 South Windham, ME $41,043

Springvale, ME $40,953 Standish, ME $40,825 Steep Falls, ME $40,738 Topsham, ME $40,485 Waterboro, ME $40,892 Waterford, ME $39,818 Wells, ME $41,589 West Baldwin, ME $40,539

Westbrook, ME $41,159 Buxton, ME $40,939 West Kennebunk, ME $41,143 West Newfield, ME $40,401 Yarmouth, ME $41,005 North Yarmouth, ME $40,920 Mars Hill, ME $39,050 Monticello, ME $38,971

New Limerick, ME $38,996 New Sweden, ME $39,049 Oakfield, ME $38,956 Oxbow, ME $38,797 Patten, ME $38,822 Perham, ME $39,022 Portage, ME $39,001 Presque Isle, ME $39,101

Saint Agatha, ME $39,082 Saint David, ME $39,073 Saint Francis, ME $39,021 Sheridan, ME $38,975 Sherman, ME $38,917 Stacyville, ME $38,868 Sinclair, ME $39,009 Smyrna Mills, ME $38,892

Wallagrass, ME $39,052 Stockholm, ME $39,014 Van Buren, ME $39,063 Washburn, ME $39,048 Westfield, ME $38,994 Rockland, ME $39,430 Camden, ME $39,426 Glen Cove, ME $39,413

Hope, ME $39,412 Islesboro, ME $39,310 Lincolnville, ME $39,343 Lincolnville Center, ME $39,344 Matinicus, ME $39,277 Monhegan, ME $39,697 North Haven, ME $39,305 Owls Head, ME $39,358

Port Clyde, ME $39,578 Rockport, ME $39,417 South Thomaston, ME $39,359 Spruce Head, ME $39,382 Tenants Harbor, ME $39,496 Thomaston, ME $39,387 Union, ME $39,409 Vinalhaven, ME $39,305

Warren, ME $39,368 West Rockport, ME $39,421 Waterville, ME $39,508 Albion, ME $39,446 Anson, ME $39,473 Athens, ME $39,363 Belfast, ME $39,343 Belgrade, ME $39,433

Belgrade Lakes, ME $39,393 Bingham, ME $39,359 Brooks, ME $39,278 Burnham, ME $39,317 Cambridge, ME $39,309 Canaan, ME $39,374 Caratunk, ME $39,284 China Village, ME $39,553

Clinton, ME $39,387 Corinna, ME $39,278 Detroit, ME $39,291 Dexter, ME $39,330 Dixmont, ME $39,273 East Newport, ME $39,277 East Vassalboro, ME $39,481 Eustis, ME $39,242

Fairfield, ME $39,454 Farmington, ME $39,486 Garland, ME $39,258 Farmington Falls, ME $39,550

QMA Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For QMA 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, QMA positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view QMA as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a QMA

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,956	$21.0	10%

QMA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a QMA'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

$36,272

Average $39,960/year

$44,131

$3,023

Average $3,330/month

$3,678

$698

Average $768/week

$849

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,131	$3,678	$849	$21
Average	$39,960	$3,330	$768	$19
25th Percentile	$36,272	$3,023	$698	$17

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