How much do sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make in Portland-South Portland, ME?

What the Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median says in Portland-South Portland, ME

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median in Portland-South Portland, ME at $68,370 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 41-3091 and BLS area 38860.

BLS lists 1,070 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 $76,920 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is 2.3% below the U.S. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $69,990 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 41-3091 with area 38860

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 41-3091 and area 38860. SOC 41-3091 names Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Area 38860 names Portland-South Portland, ME. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 41-3091/38860 row has 1,070 wage and salary jobs. There are 3.7 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.46. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 41-3091/38860, the annual median is $68,370 per year, while the matching mean is $76,920 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 41-3091/38860 10th percentile: $40,670 per year.
• 41-3091/38860 25th percentile: $48,640 per year.
• 41-3091/38860 median: $68,370 per year.
• 41-3091/38860 75th percentile: $92,830 per year.
• 41-3091/38860 90th percentile: $122,450 per year.
• 41-3091/38860 employment RSE: 16.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 7.2%.
• 41-3091/38860 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 38860 facts behind this Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 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 41-3091 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

• 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

The 10th percentile is $40,670 per year. The 25th percentile is $48,640 per year. The median is $68,370 per year. The 75th percentile is $92,830 per year. The 90th percentile is $122,450 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 $48,640 per year to $92,830 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $81,780. 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 $68,370 per year. Maine has $63,900 per year. The U.S. row has $69,990 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Portland-South Portland, ME is 7.0% above Maine on the same published median. Portland-South Portland, ME is 2.3% 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Portland-South Portland, ME ranks 56 of 391 among metro areas with a published annual median for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 56 of 391 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.

• 53. Springfield, MA. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $69,800 per year. BLS estimates 870 jobs. The location quotient is 0.54.
• 54. Casper, WY. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $68,750 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.
• 55. Raleigh-Cary, NC. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $68,560 per year. BLS estimates 8,970 jobs. The location quotient is 1.49.
• 57. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $68,050 per year. BLS estimates 3,060 jobs. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 58. Rochester, NY. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $67,400 per year. BLS estimates 3,510 jobs. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 59. Cedar Rapids, IA. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $67,360 per year. BLS estimates 790 jobs. The location quotient is 0.7.

Where Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 41-3091, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $116,510 per year. Portland-South Portland, ME sits at $68,370 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 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. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $116,510 per year, or $48,140 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 13,390 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.46.
• 2. Boulder, CO has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $99,990 per year, or $31,620 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 3,230 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 2.08.
• 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $96,960 per year, or $28,590 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 29,980 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.56.
• 4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $93,750 per year, or $25,380 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 91,680 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.2.
• 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $83,420 per year, or $15,050 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 25,310 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.16.
• 6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $82,540 per year, or $14,170 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 12,450 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 7. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $80,650 per year, or $12,280 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 24,480 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.88.
• 8. Midland, TX has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $80,460 per year, or $12,090 above Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,710 jobs there, compared with 1,070 in Portland-South Portland, ME. The location quotient is 1.74.

Where BLS counts the most Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in this same-source set, at 91,680 jobs. Portland-South Portland, ME has 1,070. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 91,680 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 90,610 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $93,750 per year, or $25,380 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 55,730 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 54,660 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $70,710 per year, or $2,340 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.53.
• 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 50,470 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 49,400 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $79,450 per year, or $11,080 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 43,560 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 42,490 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $63,280 per year, or $5,090 below Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 33,900 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 32,830 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $78,950 per year, or $10,580 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 30,300 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 29,230 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $62,090 per year, or $6,280 below Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 29,980 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 28,910 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $96,960 per year, or $28,590 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.56.
• 8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 29,300 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 28,230 jobs from Portland-South Portland, ME. Its median is $78,110 per year, or $9,740 above Portland-South Portland, ME. Its location quotient is 1.16.

Where Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel takes the largest share of local jobs

Boulder, CO has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.08. Portland-South Portland, ME has 0.46. 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 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. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 2.08, a gap of 1.62 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 3,230 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $99,990 per year, or $31,620 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 2. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 1.43 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 4,650 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $61,220 per year, or $7,150 below Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 3. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a location quotient of 1.88, a gap of 1.42 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 24,480 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $80,650 per year, or $12,280 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 4. Midland, TX has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 1.28 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 1,710 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $80,460 per year, or $12,090 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 5. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has a location quotient of 1.61, a gap of 1.15 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 18,340 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $58,870 per year, or $9,500 below Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 6. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX has a location quotient of 1.6, a gap of 1.14 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 16,700 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $62,900 per year, or $5,470 below Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a location quotient of 1.56, a gap of 1.10 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 29,980 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $96,960 per year, or $28,590 above Portland-South Portland, ME.
• 8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a location quotient of 1.53, a gap of 1.07 from Portland-South Portland, ME. BLS lists 55,730 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $70,710 per year, or $2,340 above Portland-South Portland, ME.

How common Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is in Portland-South Portland, ME

BLS lists 1,070 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME. It also lists 3.7 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 0.46. A value of 1 means Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel beside other roles in Portland-South Portland, ME

The all-occupations median in Portland-South Portland, ME is $56,960 per year. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $68,370 per year. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is 20.0% above 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $70,240 per year. BLS lists 2,600 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
• 2. Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $64,300 per year. BLS lists 2,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.79.
• 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $76,770 per year. BLS lists 2,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.
• 4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $59,900 per year. BLS lists 3,440 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $77,470 per year. BLS lists 2,420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $55,550 per year. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
• 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $54,610 per year. BLS lists 2,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Portland-South Portland, ME median of $52,580 per year. BLS lists 2,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.

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. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has 1,070 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel'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 7,440 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $37,320 per year, or $31,050 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 7,080 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $38,580 per year, or $29,790 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 8,040 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 6,970 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $33,070 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has 7,160 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 6,090 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $105,390 per year, or $37,020 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 6,970 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 5,900 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $88,470 per year, or $20,100 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Cashiers has 5,610 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 4,540 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $36,210 per year, or $32,160 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses has 5,070 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 4,000 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $44,070 per year, or $24,300 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 4,950 jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 3,880 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $38,930 per year, or $29,440 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has $68,370 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 $37,020 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 7,160 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $88,470 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $20,100 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 6,970 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $18,160 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,230 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $9,100 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,420 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $8,400 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,830 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $1,870 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,600 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 7. Carpenters has a median of $64,300 per year in Portland-South Portland, ME, or $4,070 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,230 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $8,470 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,440 jobs, compared with 1,070 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has 0.46. 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 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 2.10 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,460 jobs and a median of $36,620 per year, or $31,750 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.8 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 1.34 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,180 jobs and a median of $46,670 per year, or $21,700 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.79 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 1.33 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,230 jobs and a median of $64,300 per year, or $4,070 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.36 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.90 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,170 jobs and a median of $38,440 per year, or $29,930 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.26 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.80 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,380 jobs and a median of $48,180 per year, or $20,190 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.79 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a median of $55,550 per year, or $12,820 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 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 0.76 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,420 jobs and a median of $77,470 per year, or $9,100 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.2 in Portland-South Portland, ME, a gap of 0.74 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,170 jobs and a median of $48,770 per year, or $19,600 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

What $68,370 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 $68,370 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median by 101.9 divided by 100. The result is $67,123 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel row is 16.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 7.2%. 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 1,070 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $76,920 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. 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 $68,370 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 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 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 1,070 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.46 is not a growth score. Rank 56 of 391 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 41-3091 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.