SALARY · PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION · MAINE

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Maine

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For preschool teachers, except special education in Maine, the middle of the field earned $43,890 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$43,890

$21 per hour at the median · That is $5,750 (15.1 percent) above the national median of $38,140 for this occupation.

$45,350Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$1,110People employed in this job in Maine

Salary range

25th: $37,560Median: $43,89075th: $48,430
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$37,560
Median (50th percentile)$43,890
75th percentile$48,430
Mean$45,350

The middle half of workers earned from $37,560 to $48,430 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$36,118 a year
$3,010 a month
Federal tax $3,087 · FICA $3,358 · State tax $1,328

Caveat: the Maine Revenue Services revised May 2026 rate schedule PDF returned HTTP 403 and was not retrieved directly. Brackets and the $5,300 exemption rest on the September 2025 MRS schedule as reported and consistent secondary reporting; the $15,700 standard deduction is settled by a directly retrieved August 2026 MRS alert.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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