Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Reliability Engineer pay in Portland-South Portland, ME

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Portland-South Portland, ME was $85,050 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $65,670 and $103,400.

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is $5,190 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Lead Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about portland-South Portland, ME?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Portland-South Portland, ME: median $85,050; published 25th to 75th percentile $65,670 to $103,400.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-South Portland, ME
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$52,400	$65,670	$85,050	$103,400	$124,600

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Portland-South Portland, ME: median $40.89; published 25th to 75th percentile $31.57 to $49.71.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-South Portland, ME
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.19	$31.57	$40.89	$49.71	$59.90

BLS estimated 1,210 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-South Portland, ME. Location quotient: 1.06.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Lead Reliability Engineer median is $85,050. The all-occupations median in Portland-South Portland, ME is $56,960. Ratio: 1.49 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.06 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Lead Reliability Engineer in Portland-South Portland, ME, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,590	$80,330	$98,450
May 2025	$65,670	$85,050	$103,400

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Portland-South Portland, ME. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$78,900	$61,900 to $95,230
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$91,030	$75,060 to $105,940

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