Software Designer Salary in Maine

How much does a Software Designer make in Maine?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Designer in Maine is $143,605 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $161,904
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $132,756 to $153,183
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $122,879

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Software Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,183	$12,765	$2,946	$74
Average	$143,605	$11,967	$2,762	$69
25th Percentile	$132,756	$11,063	$2,553	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Software Designer Salaries

A Software Designer'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 Software Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Designer'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): $92,712
Early Career (1-2 years): $126,227
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $142,900
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $173,378
Expert (over 8 years): $217,632

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Software ... Level Software Designer	$92,712
Software ... Level Software Designer	$126,227
Software ... Level Software Designer	$142,900
Software ... Level Software Designer	$173,378
Software ... Level Software Designer	$217,632

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How Do Software Designer 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 Software Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,076.
California: $162,458.
Massachusetts: $160,292.

District of Columbia $163,076 California $162,458 Massachusetts $160,292 Washington $159,703 New Jersey $159,644 Alaska $159,438 Connecticut $157,406 New York $156,581

Hawaii $153,944 Rhode Island $152,707 Maryland $151,868 Minnesota $150,719 Colorado $150,277 Illinois $150,130 Oregon $149,570 Delaware $149,158

New Hampshire $148,898 Virginia $148,318 Pennsylvania $146,624 Nevada $145,770 North Dakota $145,490 Michigan $145,048 Wisconsin $144,886 Vermont $144,562

Texas $143,664 Maine $143,605 Arizona $143,516 Ohio $143,413 Georgia $142,058 Indiana $141,381 Wyoming $141,248 Utah $141,042

Iowa $140,954 Kansas $140,247 Louisiana $140,040 North Carolina $139,967 Missouri $139,937 Florida $139,363 Montana $139,054 Nebraska $138,759

Kentucky $138,597 South Carolina $138,008 Tennessee $137,640 Idaho $137,492 New Mexico $136,417 Oklahoma $136,182 Alabama $135,313 South Dakota $133,854

Arkansas $133,059 West Virginia $132,632 Mississippi $131,351

Top Paying Cities for Software Designers

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: $139,613
Harmony: $139,613
Hartland: $139,613

Freedom, ME $139,613 Harmony, ME $139,613 Hartland, ME $139,613 Hinckley, ME $139,613 Jackman, ME $139,613 Kingfield, ME $139,613 Liberty, ME $139,613 Madison, ME $139,613

Monroe, ME $140,202 Morrill, ME $139,613 Newport, ME $139,908 New Portland, ME $139,613 New Sharon, ME $139,613 New Vineyard, ME $139,613 Norridgewock, ME $139,613 North Anson, ME $139,613

North Vassalboro, ME $139,613 Oakland, ME $139,613 Oquossoc, ME $143,192 Palmyra, ME $139,613 Phillips, ME $143,192 Pittsfield, ME $139,613 Plymouth, ME $140,011 Rangeley, ME $143,192

Portland, ME $148,259 Falmouth, ME $148,259 South Portland, ME $148,259 Cape Elizabeth, ME $148,259 Peaks Island, ME $148,259 Cumberland Foreside, ME $148,259 Auburn, ME $146,786 Andover, ME $146,786

Bethel, ME $146,786 Bryant Pond, ME $146,786 Buckfield, ME $146,786 Canton, ME $146,786 Durham, ME $147,375 Danville, ME $146,786 Dixfield, ME $146,786 Dryden, ME $146,786

East Andover, ME $146,786 East Dixfield, ME $146,786 East Livermore, ME $146,786 East Poland, ME $146,786 Stoneham, ME $146,786 East Wilton, ME $143,192 Greene, ME $146,786 Hanover, ME $146,786

Hebron, ME $146,786 Jay, ME $146,786 Lewiston, ME $146,786 Lisbon, ME $146,786 Lisbon Falls, ME $146,786 Livermore, ME $146,786 Livermore Falls, ME $146,786 Greenwood, ME $146,786

Mechanic Falls, ME $146,786 Mexico, ME $146,786 Minot, ME $146,786 Monmouth, ME $146,786 New Gloucester, ME $147,184 Newry, ME $146,786 North Jay, ME $146,786 Leeds, ME $146,786

North Monmouth, ME $146,786 North Turner, ME $146,786 North Waterford, ME $146,786 Norway, ME $146,786 Oxford, ME $146,786 Paris, ME $146,786 Poland, ME $146,786 Roxbury, ME $146,786

Rumford, ME $146,786 Sabattus, ME $146,786 South Paris, ME $146,786 Turner, ME $146,786 Wayne, ME $146,786 Weld, ME $146,786 West Bethel, ME $146,786 Bowdoin, ME $146,786

West Minot, ME $146,786 West Paris, ME $146,786 Peru, ME $146,786 West Poland, ME $146,786 Sumner, ME $146,786 Wilton, ME $146,786 Augusta, ME $143,192 Coopers Mills, ME $143,192

Dresden, ME $146,786 East Winthrop, ME $146,786 Farmingdale, ME $146,786 Gardiner, ME $146,786 Randolph, ME $146,786 Hallowell, ME $146,786 Jefferson, ME $143,192 Kents Hill, ME $146,786

Litchfield, ME $146,786 Manchester, ME $146,786 Mount Vernon, ME $143,192 Whitefield, ME $146,786 Palermo, ME $139,613 Sebasco Estates, ME $147,081 Readfield, ME $146,786 Saint Albans, ME $139,613

South Bristol, ME $146,786 Squirrel Island, ME $146,786 Trevett, ME $146,786 Waldoboro, ME $146,786 Walpole, ME $146,786 Washington, ME $139,613 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $146,786 Southport, ME $146,786

Wiscasset, ME $146,786 Woolwich, ME $146,786 Ellsworth, ME $139,716 Addison, ME $139,613 Gouldsboro, ME $139,613 Bar Harbor, ME $139,613 Beals, ME $139,613 Bernard, ME $139,613

Birch Harbor, ME $139,613 Blue Hill, ME $139,613 Brooklin, ME $139,613 Brooksville, ME $139,613 Calais, ME $139,613 Cherryfield, ME $139,613 Columbia Falls, ME $139,613 Corea, ME $139,613

Cranberry Isles, ME $139,613 Cutler, ME $139,613 Deer Isle, ME $139,613 Dennysville, ME $139,613 East Blue Hill, ME $139,613 East Machias, ME $139,613 Eastport, ME $139,613 Franklin, ME $139,613

Frenchboro, ME $139,613 Grand Lake Stream, ME $139,613 Hancock, ME $139,613 Harborside, ME $139,613 Harrington, ME $139,613 Hulls Cove, ME $139,613 Isle Au Haut, ME $139,613 Islesford, ME $139,613

Jonesboro, ME $139,613 Jonesport, ME $139,613 Little Deer Isle, ME $139,613 Lubec, ME $139,613 Bass Harbor, ME $139,613 Machias, ME $139,613 Machiasport, ME $139,613 Meddybemps, ME $139,613

Milbridge, ME $139,613 Mount Desert, ME $139,613 Northeast Harbor, ME $139,613 Sullivan, ME $139,613 Pembroke, ME $139,613 Perry, ME $139,613 Princeton, ME $139,613 Prospect Harbor, ME $139,613

Robbinston, ME $139,613 Salsbury Cove, ME $139,613 Sargentville, ME $139,613 Seal Cove, ME $139,613 Seal Harbor, ME $139,613 Sedgwick, ME $139,613 Sorrento, ME $139,613 Southwest Harbor, ME $139,613

Steuben, ME $139,613 Stonington, ME $139,613 Sunset, ME $139,613 Surry, ME $139,613 Swans Island, ME $139,613 Wesley, ME $139,613 Whiting, ME $139,613 Winter Harbor, ME $139,613

Baileyville, ME $139,613 Houlton, ME $139,613 Ashland, ME $139,613 Benedicta, ME $139,613 Blaine, ME $139,613 Bridgewater, ME $139,613 Caribou, ME $139,613 Clayton Lake, ME $139,613

Crouseville, ME $139,613 Eagle Lake, ME $139,613 Easton, ME $139,613 Estcourt Station, ME $139,613 Fort Fairfield, ME $139,613 Fort Kent, ME $139,613 Fort Kent Mills, ME $139,613 Frenchville, ME $139,613

Grand Isle, ME $139,613 Island Falls, ME $139,613 Limestone, ME $139,613 Madawaska, ME $139,613 Mapleton, ME $139,613 Richmond, ME $146,786 South China, ME $139,613 South Gardiner, ME $146,786

Vienna, ME $143,192 Windsor, ME $143,192 Winthrop, ME $146,786 Bangor, ME $141,086 Abbot, ME $139,613 Aurora, ME $139,716 Bradford, ME $140,497 Bradley, ME $141,086

Brewer, ME $141,086 Brookton, ME $139,613 Brownville, ME $139,613 Brownville Junction, ME $139,613 Bucksport, ME $140,394 Burlington, ME $139,613 Greenbush, ME $140,202 Carmel, ME $140,792

Castine, ME $139,613 Charleston, ME $140,099 Danforth, ME $139,613 Dover Foxcroft, ME $139,613 Corinth, ME $140,792 Eddington, ME $141,086 Holden, ME $141,086 East Millinocket, ME $139,613

East Orland, ME $140,099 Etna, ME $140,600 Exeter, ME $140,306 Frankfort, ME $140,306 Greenville, ME $139,613 Greenville Junction, ME $139,613 Guilford, ME $139,613 Hampden, ME $141,086

Howland, ME $139,613 Hudson, ME $140,983 Kenduskeag, ME $141,086 Kingman, ME $139,613 Lagrange, ME $139,908 Lambert Lake, ME $139,613 Lee, ME $139,613 Levant, ME $141,086

Lincoln, ME $139,613 Mattawamkeag, ME $139,613 Medway, ME $139,613 Milford, ME $141,086 Millinocket, ME $139,613 Milo, ME $139,613 Monson, ME $139,613 Olamon, ME $140,011

Old Town, ME $141,086 Orono, ME $141,086 Orient, ME $139,613 Orland, ME $140,099 Orrington, ME $141,086 Passadumkeag, ME $139,613 Penobscot, ME $139,613 Rockwood, ME $139,613

Sangerville, ME $139,613 Sebec, ME $139,613 Shirley Mills, ME $139,613 Springfield, ME $139,613 Stetson, ME $140,394 Stillwater, ME $140,895 Topsfield, ME $139,613 Vanceboro, ME $139,613

Waite, ME $139,613 West Enfield, ME $139,613 Winn, ME $139,613 Winterport, ME $140,689 Wytopitlock, ME $139,613 Bath, ME $146,786 Alna, ME $146,786 Boothbay, ME $146,786

Boothbay Harbor, ME $146,786 Bristol, ME $146,786 Chamberlain, ME $146,786 Damariscotta, ME $146,786 East Boothbay, ME $146,786 Friendship, ME $146,786 Georgetown, ME $146,786 Isle Of Springs, ME $146,786

Bremen, ME $146,786 Newcastle, ME $146,786 New Harbor, ME $146,786 Nobleboro, ME $146,786 Edgecomb, ME $146,786 Pemaquid, ME $146,786 Phippsburg, ME $146,786 Cushing, ME $146,786

Round Pond, ME $146,786 Sandy Point, ME $139,805 Searsmont, ME $139,613 Searsport, ME $139,613 Shawmut, ME $139,613 Skowhegan, ME $139,613 Smithfield, ME $139,613 Solon, ME $139,613

Stockton Springs, ME $139,613 Stratton, ME $139,613 Strong, ME $139,613 Temple, ME $143,192 West Forks, ME $139,613 Thorndike, ME $139,613 Troy, ME $139,613 Unity, ME $139,613

Vassalboro, ME $139,613 West Farmington, ME $143,192 Berwick, ME $154,799 Cape Neddick, ME $155,005 Eliot, ME $155,137 Kittery, ME $155,137 Kittery Point, ME $155,137 North Berwick, ME $154,651

Ogunquit, ME $154,725 South Berwick, ME $155,005 York, ME $155,137 York Beach, ME $155,137 York Harbor, ME $155,137 Acton, ME $148,716 Alfred, ME $149,378 Bailey Island, ME $147,861

Bar Mills, ME $147,861 Biddeford, ME $147,567 Biddeford Pool, ME $147,670 Bowdoinham, ME $146,786 Bridgton, ME $146,786 Brownfield, ME $146,786 Brunswick, ME $146,978 Bustins Island, ME $147,965

Cape Porpoise, ME $150,174 Casco, ME $146,786 Center Lovell, ME $146,786 Chebeague Island, ME $148,259 Cliff Island, ME $148,259 Cornish, ME $146,786 Cumberland Center, ME $148,259 Denmark, ME $146,786

East Baldwin, ME $146,786 Lebanon, ME $149,644 East Parsonsfield, ME $147,405 Sebago, ME $146,786 East Waterboro, ME $148,951 Freeport, ME $147,773 Fryeburg, ME $146,786 Gorham, ME $148,259

Gray, ME $147,670 Harrison, ME $146,786 Hiram, ME $146,786 Hollis Center, ME $147,478 Kennebunk, ME $150,424 Kennebunkport, ME $150,351 Parsonsfield, ME $147,405 Limerick, ME $148,097

Limington, ME $147,699 Long Island, ME $148,259 Lovell, ME $146,786 Moody, ME $154,519 Naples, ME $146,786 Newfield, ME $148,333 North Bridgton, ME $146,786 North Waterboro, ME $148,642

Windham, ME $148,156 Ocean Park, ME $148,068 Old Orchard Beach, ME $148,156 Orrs Island, ME $147,567 Porter, ME $146,477 Pownal, ME $147,670 Scarborough, ME $148,259 Raymond, ME $147,272

Saco, ME $147,965 Sanford, ME $149,467 Sebago Lake, ME $146,978 Shapleigh, ME $148,775 South Casco, ME $147,375 South Freeport, ME $147,670 Harpswell, ME $147,567 South Windham, ME $148,259

Springvale, ME $149,305 Standish, ME $147,773 Steep Falls, ME $147,272 Topsham, ME $146,786 Waterboro, ME $149,158 Waterford, ME $146,786 Wells, ME $150,792 West Baldwin, ME $146,786

Westbrook, ME $148,259 Buxton, ME $147,567 West Kennebunk, ME $149,894 West Newfield, ME $147,994 Yarmouth, ME $148,259 North Yarmouth, ME $147,965 Mars Hill, ME $139,613 Monticello, ME $139,613

New Limerick, ME $139,613 New Sweden, ME $139,613 Oakfield, ME $139,613 Oxbow, ME $139,613 Patten, ME $139,613 Perham, ME $139,613 Portage, ME $139,613 Presque Isle, ME $139,613

Saint Agatha, ME $139,613 Saint David, ME $139,613 Saint Francis, ME $139,613 Sheridan, ME $139,613 Sherman, ME $139,613 Stacyville, ME $139,613 Sinclair, ME $139,613 Smyrna Mills, ME $139,613

Wallagrass, ME $139,613 Stockholm, ME $139,613 Van Buren, ME $139,613 Washburn, ME $139,613 Westfield, ME $139,613 Rockland, ME $139,613 Camden, ME $139,613 Glen Cove, ME $139,613

Hope, ME $139,613 Islesboro, ME $139,613 Lincolnville, ME $139,613 Lincolnville Center, ME $139,613 Matinicus, ME $143,192 Monhegan, ME $146,786 North Haven, ME $139,613 Owls Head, ME $139,613

Port Clyde, ME $146,786 Rockport, ME $139,613 South Thomaston, ME $139,613 Spruce Head, ME $143,192 Tenants Harbor, ME $146,786 Thomaston, ME $143,192 Union, ME $139,613 Vinalhaven, ME $139,613

Warren, ME $143,192 West Rockport, ME $139,613 Waterville, ME $139,613 Albion, ME $139,613 Anson, ME $139,613 Athens, ME $139,613 Belfast, ME $139,613 Belgrade, ME $143,192

Belgrade Lakes, ME $139,613 Bingham, ME $139,613 Brooks, ME $139,613 Burnham, ME $139,613 Cambridge, ME $139,613 Canaan, ME $139,613 Caratunk, ME $139,613 China Village, ME $139,613

Clinton, ME $139,613 Corinna, ME $139,805 Detroit, ME $139,716 Dexter, ME $139,613 Dixmont, ME $140,011 East Newport, ME $140,099 East Vassalboro, ME $139,613 Eustis, ME $139,613

Fairfield, ME $139,613 Farmington, ME $143,192 Garland, ME $140,011 Farmington Falls, ME $143,192

Software Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Designer'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 January 01, 2026

$132,756

Average $143,605/year

$153,183

$11,063

Average $11,967/month

$12,765

$2,553

Average $2,762/week

$2,946

$64

Average $69/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,183	$12,765	$2,946	$74
Average	$143,605	$11,967	$2,762	$69
25th Percentile	$132,756	$11,063	$2,553	$64

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