Software Developer Salary in Maine

How much does a Software Developer make in Maine?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Developer in Maine is $126,068 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $61.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $146,809
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,191 to $136,924
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,198

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Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$136,924	$11,410	$2,633	$66
Average	$126,068	$10,506	$2,424	$61
25th Percentile	$116,191	$9,683	$2,234	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Software Developer Salaries

A Software Developer'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 Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Developer'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): $79,484
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,285
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,269
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,938
Expert (over 8 years): $166,601

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Developer	$79,484
Software ... Level Software Developer	$102,285
Software ... Level Software Developer	$125,269
Software ... Level Software Developer	$144,938
Software ... Level Software Developer	$166,601

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

District of Columbia: $143,161.
California: $142,618.
Massachusetts: $140,717.

District of Columbia $143,161 California $142,618 Massachusetts $140,717 Washington $140,200 New Jersey $140,148 Alaska $139,967 Connecticut $138,183 New York $137,459

Hawaii $135,144 Rhode Island $134,058 Maryland $133,321 Minnesota $132,313 Colorado $131,925 Illinois $131,795 Oregon $131,304 Delaware $130,942

New Hampshire $130,715 Virginia $130,205 Pennsylvania $128,718 Nevada $127,968 North Dakota $127,723 Michigan $127,335 Wisconsin $127,192 Vermont $126,908

Texas $126,119 Maine $126,068 Arizona $125,990 Ohio $125,899 Georgia $124,710 Indiana $124,115 Wyoming $123,999 Utah $123,818

Iowa $123,740 Kansas $123,119 Louisiana $122,938 North Carolina $122,874 Missouri $122,848 Florida $122,344 Montana $122,072 Nebraska $121,814

Kentucky $121,671 South Carolina $121,154 Tennessee $120,831 Idaho $120,702 New Mexico $119,758 Oklahoma $119,551 Alabama $118,788 South Dakota $117,508

Arkansas $116,810 West Virginia $116,435 Mississippi $115,310

Top Paying Cities for Software Developers

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: $122,563
Harmony: $122,563
Hartland: $122,563

Freedom, ME $122,563 Harmony, ME $122,563 Hartland, ME $122,563 Hinckley, ME $122,563 Jackman, ME $122,563 Kingfield, ME $122,563 Liberty, ME $122,563 Madison, ME $122,563

Monroe, ME $123,081 Morrill, ME $122,563 Newport, ME $122,822 New Portland, ME $122,563 New Sharon, ME $122,563 New Vineyard, ME $122,563 Norridgewock, ME $122,563 North Anson, ME $122,563

North Vassalboro, ME $122,563 Oakland, ME $122,563 Oquossoc, ME $125,705 Palmyra, ME $122,563 Phillips, ME $125,705 Pittsfield, ME $122,563 Plymouth, ME $122,913 Rangeley, ME $125,705

Portland, ME $130,153 Falmouth, ME $130,153 South Portland, ME $130,153 Cape Elizabeth, ME $130,153 Peaks Island, ME $130,153 Cumberland Foreside, ME $130,153 Auburn, ME $128,860 Andover, ME $128,860

Bethel, ME $128,860 Bryant Pond, ME $128,860 Buckfield, ME $128,860 Canton, ME $128,860 Durham, ME $129,378 Danville, ME $128,860 Dixfield, ME $128,860 Dryden, ME $128,860

East Andover, ME $128,860 East Dixfield, ME $128,860 East Livermore, ME $128,860 East Poland, ME $128,860 Stoneham, ME $128,860 East Wilton, ME $125,705 Greene, ME $128,860 Hanover, ME $128,860

Hebron, ME $128,860 Jay, ME $128,860 Lewiston, ME $128,860 Lisbon, ME $128,860 Lisbon Falls, ME $128,860 Livermore, ME $128,860 Livermore Falls, ME $128,860 Greenwood, ME $128,860

Mechanic Falls, ME $128,860 Mexico, ME $128,860 Minot, ME $128,860 Monmouth, ME $128,860 New Gloucester, ME $129,209 Newry, ME $128,860 North Jay, ME $128,860 Leeds, ME $128,860

North Monmouth, ME $128,860 North Turner, ME $128,860 North Waterford, ME $128,860 Norway, ME $128,860 Oxford, ME $128,860 Paris, ME $128,860 Poland, ME $128,860 Roxbury, ME $128,860

Rumford, ME $128,860 Sabattus, ME $128,860 South Paris, ME $128,860 Turner, ME $128,860 Wayne, ME $128,860 Weld, ME $128,860 West Bethel, ME $128,860 Bowdoin, ME $128,860

West Minot, ME $128,860 West Paris, ME $128,860 Peru, ME $128,860 West Poland, ME $128,860 Sumner, ME $128,860 Wilton, ME $128,860 Augusta, ME $125,705 Coopers Mills, ME $125,705

Dresden, ME $128,860 East Winthrop, ME $128,860 Farmingdale, ME $128,860 Gardiner, ME $128,860 Randolph, ME $128,860 Hallowell, ME $128,860 Jefferson, ME $125,705 Kents Hill, ME $128,860

Litchfield, ME $128,860 Manchester, ME $128,860 Mount Vernon, ME $125,705 Whitefield, ME $128,860 Palermo, ME $122,563 Sebasco Estates, ME $129,119 Readfield, ME $128,860 Saint Albans, ME $122,563

South Bristol, ME $128,860 Squirrel Island, ME $128,860 Trevett, ME $128,860 Waldoboro, ME $128,860 Walpole, ME $128,860 Washington, ME $122,563 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $128,860 Southport, ME $128,860

Wiscasset, ME $128,860 Woolwich, ME $128,860 Ellsworth, ME $122,654 Addison, ME $122,563 Gouldsboro, ME $122,563 Bar Harbor, ME $122,563 Beals, ME $122,563 Bernard, ME $122,563

Birch Harbor, ME $122,563 Blue Hill, ME $122,563 Brooklin, ME $122,563 Brooksville, ME $122,563 Calais, ME $122,563 Cherryfield, ME $122,563 Columbia Falls, ME $122,563 Corea, ME $122,563

Cranberry Isles, ME $122,563 Cutler, ME $122,563 Deer Isle, ME $122,563 Dennysville, ME $122,563 East Blue Hill, ME $122,563 East Machias, ME $122,563 Eastport, ME $122,563 Franklin, ME $122,563

Frenchboro, ME $122,563 Grand Lake Stream, ME $122,563 Hancock, ME $122,563 Harborside, ME $122,563 Harrington, ME $122,563 Hulls Cove, ME $122,563 Isle Au Haut, ME $122,563 Islesford, ME $122,563

Jonesboro, ME $122,563 Jonesport, ME $122,563 Little Deer Isle, ME $122,563 Lubec, ME $122,563 Bass Harbor, ME $122,563 Machias, ME $122,563 Machiasport, ME $122,563 Meddybemps, ME $122,563

Milbridge, ME $122,563 Mount Desert, ME $122,563 Northeast Harbor, ME $122,563 Sullivan, ME $122,563 Pembroke, ME $122,563 Perry, ME $122,563 Princeton, ME $122,563 Prospect Harbor, ME $122,563

Robbinston, ME $122,563 Salsbury Cove, ME $122,563 Sargentville, ME $122,563 Seal Cove, ME $122,563 Seal Harbor, ME $122,563 Sedgwick, ME $122,563 Sorrento, ME $122,563 Southwest Harbor, ME $122,563

Steuben, ME $122,563 Stonington, ME $122,563 Sunset, ME $122,563 Surry, ME $122,563 Swans Island, ME $122,563 Wesley, ME $122,563 Whiting, ME $122,563 Winter Harbor, ME $122,563

Baileyville, ME $122,563 Houlton, ME $122,563 Ashland, ME $122,563 Benedicta, ME $122,563 Blaine, ME $122,563 Bridgewater, ME $122,563 Caribou, ME $122,563 Clayton Lake, ME $122,563

Crouseville, ME $122,563 Eagle Lake, ME $122,563 Easton, ME $122,563 Estcourt Station, ME $122,563 Fort Fairfield, ME $122,563 Fort Kent, ME $122,563 Fort Kent Mills, ME $122,563 Frenchville, ME $122,563

Grand Isle, ME $122,563 Island Falls, ME $122,563 Limestone, ME $122,563 Madawaska, ME $122,563 Mapleton, ME $122,563 Richmond, ME $128,860 South China, ME $122,563 South Gardiner, ME $128,860

Vienna, ME $125,705 Windsor, ME $125,705 Winthrop, ME $128,860 Bangor, ME $123,856 Abbot, ME $122,563 Aurora, ME $122,654 Bradford, ME $123,339 Bradley, ME $123,856

Brewer, ME $123,856 Brookton, ME $122,563 Brownville, ME $122,563 Brownville Junction, ME $122,563 Bucksport, ME $123,249 Burlington, ME $122,563 Greenbush, ME $123,081 Carmel, ME $123,598

Castine, ME $122,563 Charleston, ME $122,990 Danforth, ME $122,563 Dover Foxcroft, ME $122,563 Corinth, ME $123,598 Eddington, ME $123,856 Holden, ME $123,856 East Millinocket, ME $122,563

East Orland, ME $122,990 Etna, ME $123,430 Exeter, ME $123,171 Frankfort, ME $123,171 Greenville, ME $122,563 Greenville Junction, ME $122,563 Guilford, ME $122,563 Hampden, ME $123,856

Howland, ME $122,563 Hudson, ME $123,766 Kenduskeag, ME $123,856 Kingman, ME $122,563 Lagrange, ME $122,822 Lambert Lake, ME $122,563 Lee, ME $122,563 Levant, ME $123,856

Lincoln, ME $122,563 Mattawamkeag, ME $122,563 Medway, ME $122,563 Milford, ME $123,856 Millinocket, ME $122,563 Milo, ME $122,563 Monson, ME $122,563 Olamon, ME $122,913

Old Town, ME $123,856 Orono, ME $123,856 Orient, ME $122,563 Orland, ME $122,990 Orrington, ME $123,856 Passadumkeag, ME $122,563 Penobscot, ME $122,563 Rockwood, ME $122,563

Sangerville, ME $122,563 Sebec, ME $122,563 Shirley Mills, ME $122,563 Springfield, ME $122,563 Stetson, ME $123,249 Stillwater, ME $123,688 Topsfield, ME $122,563 Vanceboro, ME $122,563

Waite, ME $122,563 West Enfield, ME $122,563 Winn, ME $122,563 Winterport, ME $123,507 Wytopitlock, ME $122,563 Bath, ME $128,860 Alna, ME $128,860 Boothbay, ME $128,860

Boothbay Harbor, ME $128,860 Bristol, ME $128,860 Chamberlain, ME $128,860 Damariscotta, ME $128,860 East Boothbay, ME $128,860 Friendship, ME $128,860 Georgetown, ME $128,860 Isle Of Springs, ME $128,860

Bremen, ME $128,860 Newcastle, ME $128,860 New Harbor, ME $128,860 Nobleboro, ME $128,860 Edgecomb, ME $128,860 Pemaquid, ME $128,860 Phippsburg, ME $128,860 Cushing, ME $128,860

Round Pond, ME $128,860 Sandy Point, ME $122,732 Searsmont, ME $122,563 Searsport, ME $122,563 Shawmut, ME $122,563 Skowhegan, ME $122,563 Smithfield, ME $122,563 Solon, ME $122,563

Stockton Springs, ME $122,563 Stratton, ME $122,563 Strong, ME $122,563 Temple, ME $125,705 West Forks, ME $122,563 Thorndike, ME $122,563 Troy, ME $122,563 Unity, ME $122,563

Vassalboro, ME $122,563 West Farmington, ME $125,705 Berwick, ME $135,894 Cape Neddick, ME $136,075 Eliot, ME $136,192 Kittery, ME $136,192 Kittery Point, ME $136,192 North Berwick, ME $135,765

Ogunquit, ME $135,830 South Berwick, ME $136,075 York, ME $136,192 York Beach, ME $136,192 York Harbor, ME $136,192 Acton, ME $130,554 Alfred, ME $131,136 Bailey Island, ME $129,804

Bar Mills, ME $129,804 Biddeford, ME $129,546 Biddeford Pool, ME $129,636 Bowdoinham, ME $128,860 Bridgton, ME $128,860 Brownfield, ME $128,860 Brunswick, ME $129,028 Bustins Island, ME $129,895

Cape Porpoise, ME $131,834 Casco, ME $128,860 Center Lovell, ME $128,860 Chebeague Island, ME $130,153 Cliff Island, ME $130,153 Cornish, ME $128,860 Cumberland Center, ME $130,153 Denmark, ME $128,860

East Baldwin, ME $128,860 Lebanon, ME $131,369 East Parsonsfield, ME $129,403 Sebago, ME $128,860 East Waterboro, ME $130,761 Freeport, ME $129,727 Fryeburg, ME $128,860 Gorham, ME $130,153

Gray, ME $129,636 Harrison, ME $128,860 Hiram, ME $128,860 Hollis Center, ME $129,468 Kennebunk, ME $132,054 Kennebunkport, ME $131,989 Parsonsfield, ME $129,403 Limerick, ME $130,011

Limington, ME $129,662 Long Island, ME $130,153 Lovell, ME $128,860 Moody, ME $135,649 Naples, ME $128,860 Newfield, ME $130,218 North Bridgton, ME $128,860 North Waterboro, ME $130,490

Windham, ME $130,063 Ocean Park, ME $129,985 Old Orchard Beach, ME $130,063 Orrs Island, ME $129,546 Porter, ME $128,589 Pownal, ME $129,636 Scarborough, ME $130,153 Raymond, ME $129,287

Saco, ME $129,895 Sanford, ME $131,214 Sebago Lake, ME $129,028 Shapleigh, ME $130,606 South Casco, ME $129,378 South Freeport, ME $129,636 Harpswell, ME $129,546 South Windham, ME $130,153

Springvale, ME $131,071 Standish, ME $129,727 Steep Falls, ME $129,287 Topsham, ME $128,860 Waterboro, ME $130,942 Waterford, ME $128,860 Wells, ME $132,377 West Baldwin, ME $128,860

Westbrook, ME $130,153 Buxton, ME $129,546 West Kennebunk, ME $131,589 West Newfield, ME $129,921 Yarmouth, ME $130,153 North Yarmouth, ME $129,895 Mars Hill, ME $122,563 Monticello, ME $122,563

New Limerick, ME $122,563 New Sweden, ME $122,563 Oakfield, ME $122,563 Oxbow, ME $122,563 Patten, ME $122,563 Perham, ME $122,563 Portage, ME $122,563 Presque Isle, ME $122,563

Saint Agatha, ME $122,563 Saint David, ME $122,563 Saint Francis, ME $122,563 Sheridan, ME $122,563 Sherman, ME $122,563 Stacyville, ME $122,563 Sinclair, ME $122,563 Smyrna Mills, ME $122,563

Wallagrass, ME $122,563 Stockholm, ME $122,563 Van Buren, ME $122,563 Washburn, ME $122,563 Westfield, ME $122,563 Rockland, ME $122,563 Camden, ME $122,563 Glen Cove, ME $122,563

Hope, ME $122,563 Islesboro, ME $122,563 Lincolnville, ME $122,563 Lincolnville Center, ME $122,563 Matinicus, ME $125,705 Monhegan, ME $128,860 North Haven, ME $122,563 Owls Head, ME $122,563

Port Clyde, ME $128,860 Rockport, ME $122,563 South Thomaston, ME $122,563 Spruce Head, ME $125,705 Tenants Harbor, ME $128,860 Thomaston, ME $125,705 Union, ME $122,563 Vinalhaven, ME $122,563

Warren, ME $125,705 West Rockport, ME $122,563 Waterville, ME $122,563 Albion, ME $122,563 Anson, ME $122,563 Athens, ME $122,563 Belfast, ME $122,563 Belgrade, ME $125,705

Belgrade Lakes, ME $122,563 Bingham, ME $122,563 Brooks, ME $122,563 Burnham, ME $122,563 Cambridge, ME $122,563 Canaan, ME $122,563 Caratunk, ME $122,563 China Village, ME $122,563

Clinton, ME $122,563 Corinna, ME $122,732 Detroit, ME $122,654 Dexter, ME $122,563 Dixmont, ME $122,913 East Newport, ME $122,990 East Vassalboro, ME $122,563 Eustis, ME $122,563

Fairfield, ME $122,563 Farmington, ME $125,705 Garland, ME $122,913 Farmington Falls, ME $125,705

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

Understanding how a Software Developer'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 March 01, 2026

$116,191

Average $126,068/year

$136,924

$9,683

Average $10,506/month

$11,410

$2,234

Average $2,424/week

$2,633

$56

Average $61/hour

$66

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$136,924	$11,410	$2,633	$66
Average	$126,068	$10,506	$2,424	$61
25th Percentile	$116,191	$9,683	$2,234	$56

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