Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in Portland-South Portland, ME

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Portland-South Portland, ME was $105,530 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $82,980 and $129,030.

The Portland-South Portland, ME median is $3,210 above the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

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

Project Management Specialists in Portland-South Portland, ME: median $105,530; published 25th to 75th percentile $82,980 to $129,030.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-South Portland, ME
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$66,770	$82,980	$105,530	$129,030	$150,120

Project Management Specialists in Portland-South Portland, ME: median $50.73; published 25th to 75th percentile $39.90 to $62.03.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-South Portland, ME
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$32.10	$39.90	$50.73	$62.03	$72.17

BLS estimated 1,370 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-South Portland, ME. Location quotient: 0.69.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

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

The published Program Manager median is $105,530. The all-occupations median in Portland-South Portland, ME is $56,960. Ratio: 1.85 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.69 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?

Program Manager in Portland-South Portland, ME, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$76,050	$87,430	$110,590
May 2025	$82,980	$105,530	$129,030

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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, 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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Program Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$102,490	$77,440 to $131,240
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$90,180	$74,330 to $118,040

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