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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay in Maine and Montana
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other is $107,060 per year in Maine. It is $65,730 per year in Montana. Maine is 62.9% above Montana on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 17-3029 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 810 wage and salary jobs in Maine and 210 in Montana. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings