How much do sailors and marine oilers make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

What the Sailors and Marine Oilers median says in Portland-South Portland, ME

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Sailors and Marine Oilers median in Portland-South Portland, ME at $45,610 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 53-5011 and BLS area 38860.

BLS lists 100 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $48,970 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Portland-South Portland, ME's Sailors and Marine Oilers median is 11.5% below the U.S. Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $51,520 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 53-5011 with area 38860

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 53-5011 and area 38860. SOC 53-5011 names Sailors and Marine Oilers. Area 38860 names Portland-South Portland, ME. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 53-5011/38860 row has 100 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.34 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.66. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 53-5011/38860, the annual median is $45,610 per year, while the matching mean is $48,970 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 53-5011/38860 10th percentile: $39,550 per year.
• 53-5011/38860 25th percentile: $39,710 per year.
• 53-5011/38860 median: $45,610 per year.
• 53-5011/38860 75th percentile: $60,230 per year.
• 53-5011/38860 90th percentile: $61,120 per year.
• 53-5011/38860 employment RSE: 25.1%. Mean-wage RSE: 5.9%.
• 53-5011/38860 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 38860 facts behind this Sailors and Marine Oilers page

Area 38860 reports 288,480 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $70,020. Its annual median is $56,960. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 53-5011 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Portland-South Portland, ME runs from $36,100 at the 10th percentile to $112,760 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $43,350. The median is $56,960. The 75th percentile is $79,880. This is a place check, not a pay range for Sailors and Marine Oilers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 38860. They do not show related skills or a path into Sailors and Marine Oilers.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 38860. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 8,510. Yearly median: $37,320. Jobs per 1,000: 29.51. Location quotient: 1.18.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 38860. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 8,150. Yearly median: $38,580. Jobs per 1,000: 28.24. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 38860. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 8,040. Yearly median: $35,300. Jobs per 1,000: 27.87. Location quotient: 1.12.
• 4. General and Operations Managers. Area: 38860. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 7,160. Yearly median: $105,390. Jobs per 1,000: 24.83. Location quotient: 1.1.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 38860. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 6,970. Yearly median: $88,470. Jobs per 1,000: 24.15. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 38860. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 5,610. Yearly median: $36,210. Jobs per 1,000: 19.44. Location quotient: 0.98.

Read the Portland-South Portland, ME wage ladder for Sailors and Marine Oilers

The 10th percentile is $39,550 per year. The 25th percentile is $39,710 per year. The median is $45,610 per year. The 75th percentile is $60,230 per year. The 90th percentile is $61,120 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $39,710 per year to $60,230 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $21,570. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Portland-South Portland, ME with its state and the U.S.

Portland-South Portland, ME has a annual median of $45,610 per year. Maine has $46,800 per year. The U.S. row has $51,520 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Portland-South Portland, ME is 2.5% below Maine on the same published median. Portland-South Portland, ME is 11.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Portland-South Portland, ME sits for Sailors and Marine Oilers

Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 42 of 56 among metro areas with a published annual median for Sailors and Marine Oilers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 42 of 56 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 39. Baton Rouge, LA. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $47,520 per year. BLS estimates 1,310 jobs. The location quotient is 15.73.
• 40. Wilmington, NC. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $46,910 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 1.63.
• 41. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $45,630 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 2.61.
• 43. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $45,600 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 1.24.
• 44. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $44,880 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 0.26.
• 45. Corpus Christi, TX. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $44,520 per year. BLS estimates 270 jobs. The location quotient is 6.99.

Where Sailors and Marine Oilers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 53-5011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has the highest published median in this set, at $79,870 per year. Portland-South Portland, ME sits at $45,610 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Sailors and Marine Oilers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $79,870 per year, or $34,260 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 10.38.
• 2. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $76,330 per year, or $30,720 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 250 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 2.77.
• 3. Jacksonville, FL has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $75,530 per year, or $29,920 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 700 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 4.48.
• 4. Duluth, MN-WI has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $74,920 per year, or $29,310 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.96.
• 5. Anchorage, AK has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $73,320 per year, or $27,710 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 2.17.
• 6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $68,780 per year, or $23,170 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 7. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $68,740 per year, or $23,130 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 10.27.
• 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Sailors and Marine Oilers median of $68,740 per year, or $23,130 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,080 jobs there, compared with 100 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 2.55.

Where BLS counts the most Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has the largest published metro job estimate for Sailors and Marine Oilers in this same-source set, at 3,470 jobs. Portland-South Portland, ME has 100. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 3,470 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 3,370 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $55,610 per year, or $10,000 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 5.18.
• 2. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has 2,830 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 2,730 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $48,210 per year, or $2,600 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 18.24.
• 3. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has 2,140 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 2,040 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $48,500 per year, or $2,890 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 126.18.
• 4. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has 1,940 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 1,840 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $43,630 per year, or $1,980 below Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 21.42.
• 5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1,720 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 1,620 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $62,550 per year, or $16,940 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 6. Baton Rouge, LA has 1,310 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 1,210 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $47,520 per year, or $1,910 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 15.73.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,150 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 1,050 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $57,870 per year, or $12,260 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 2.
• 8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 1,080 estimated Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs, a gap of 980 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $68,740 per year, or $23,130 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 2.55.

Where Sailors and Marine Oilers takes the largest share of local jobs

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 126.18. Portland-South Portland, ME has 1.66. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Sailors and Marine Oilers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA has a location quotient of 126.18, a gap of 124.52 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 2,140 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $48,500 per year, or $2,890 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 2. Paducah, KY-IL has a location quotient of 104.67, a gap of 103.01 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,070 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $47,550 per year, or $1,940 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 3. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a location quotient of 21.42, a gap of 19.76 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,940 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $43,630 per year, or $1,980 below Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 4. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has a location quotient of 18.24, a gap of 16.58 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 2,830 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $48,210 per year, or $2,600 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 5. Baton Rouge, LA has a location quotient of 15.73, a gap of 14.07 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,310 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $47,520 per year, or $1,910 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 6. Lake Charles, LA has a location quotient of 14.44, a gap of 12.78 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 300 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $38,600 per year, or $7,010 below Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 7. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a location quotient of 10.38, a gap of 8.72 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 200 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $79,870 per year, or $34,260 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 8. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA has a location quotient of 10.27, a gap of 8.61 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 110 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs and a median of $68,740 per year, or $23,130 above Portland-South Portland, ME.

How common Sailors and Marine Oilers is in Portland-South Portland, ME

BLS lists 100 Sailors and Marine Oilers jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME. It also lists 0.34 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.66. A value of 1 means Sailors and Marine Oilers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Sailors and Marine Oilers beside other roles in Portland-South Portland, ME

The all-occupations median in Portland-South Portland, ME is $56,960 per year. The Sailors and Marine Oilers median is $45,610 per year. Sailors and Marine Oilers is 19.9% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Portland-South Portland, ME. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Sailors and Marine Oilers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $45,350 per year. BLS lists 2,520 jobs and a location quotient of 0.46.
• 2. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $46,560 per year. BLS lists 2,730 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
• 3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $46,670 per year. BLS lists 3,180 jobs and a location quotient of 1.8.
• 4. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $47,040 per year. BLS lists 4,310 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $44,070 per year. BLS lists 5,070 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
• 6. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $47,200 per year. BLS lists 2,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $47,910 per year. BLS lists 3,480 jobs and a location quotient of 0.72.
• 8. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $48,180 per year. BLS lists 3,380 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.

The largest detailed roles in Portland-South Portland, ME

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Portland-South Portland, ME table, at 8,510 jobs. Sailors and Marine Oilers has 100 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 288,480. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Sailors and Marine Oilers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 8,510 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 8,410 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $37,320 per year, or $8,290 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 8,150 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 8,050 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $38,580 per year, or $7,030 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 8,040 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 7,940 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $10,310 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has 7,160 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 7,060 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $105,390 per year, or $59,780 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 6,970 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 6,870 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $88,470 per year, or $42,860 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Cashiers has 5,610 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 5,510 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $36,210 per year, or $9,400 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses has 5,070 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 4,970 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $44,070 per year, or $1,540 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,950 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 4,850 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its median is $38,930 per year, or $6,680 below Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 0.94.

Published role medians around Portland-South Portland, ME

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Portland-South Portland, ME role table, at $105,390 per year. Sailors and Marine Oilers has $45,610 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $56,960 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $105,390 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $59,780 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 7,160 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $88,470 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $42,860 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 6,970 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 3. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $86,530 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $40,920 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,230 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $77,470 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $31,860 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,420 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,770 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $31,160 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,830 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $70,240 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $24,630 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,600 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 7. Carpenters has a median of $64,300 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $18,690 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,230 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 1.79.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $59,900 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $14,290 above Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 3,440 jobs, compared with 100 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Its location quotient is 0.9.

Roles with the largest local share in Portland-South Portland, ME

Childcare Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Portland-South Portland, ME role table, at 2.56. Sailors and Marine Oilers has 1.66. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Sailors and Marine Oilers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 2.56 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.90 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,460 jobs and a median of $36,620 per year, or $8,990 below Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.8 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.14 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 3,180 jobs and a median of $46,670 per year, or $1,060 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.79 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.13 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,230 jobs and a median of $64,300 per year, or $18,690 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.36 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.30 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,170 jobs and a median of $38,440 per year, or $7,170 below Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.26 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.40 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 3,380 jobs and a median of $48,180 per year, or $2,570 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.41 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a median of $55,550 per year, or $9,940 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.22 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.44 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 2,420 jobs and a median of $77,470 per year, or $31,860 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.2 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.46 from Sailors and Marine Oilers. BLS lists 3,170 jobs and a median of $48,770 per year, or $3,160 above Sailors and Marine Oilers.

What $45,610 may mean after the Portland-South Portland, ME price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Portland-South Portland, ME is 101.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.9% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $45,610 Sailors and Marine Oilers median by 101.9 divided by 100. The result is $44,778 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 105.2. Goods are 97.2. Utilities are 134.6. Other services are 103.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Portland-South Portland, ME row

The employment RSE for this Sailors and Marine Oilers row is 25.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 100 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $48,970 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Portland-South Portland, ME wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Sailors and Marine Oilers. It uses a Portland-South Portland, ME place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,610 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Sailors and Marine Oilers row for Portland-South Portland, ME does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 100 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.66 is not a growth score. Rank 42 of 56 is not a place score. The 101.9 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 53-5011 in BLS area 38860. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.