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Accountants and Auditors in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as an Accountant or Auditor?

0.6% Jobs Projection
$63,150 Median Salary
440 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in Maine are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Accountants and Auditors in Maine is growing slower than average.

  • Accountants and Auditors in Maine earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Accountants and Auditors Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 4,640 people working as Accountants and Auditors in the year 2018.

There were 4,150 Accountants and Auditors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 490 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 13,650 Accountants and Auditors working in it, which means Maine has fewer Accountants and Auditors than average.

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Accountants and Auditors in this state are growing at a rate of 0.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.0%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 440 annual job openings, and 5,030 total jobs in 2026 for Accountants and Auditors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 141,800 annual jobs and 1,537,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Accountants and Auditors Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Accountants and Auditors ranged from $42,880 to $104,050 with $63,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.61 to $50.02. The median hourly rate was $30.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.6 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.76.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine Metros for Accountants and Auditors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Accountants and Auditors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME 2,150 $70,460
Portsmouth, NH-ME 730 $71,640
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 560 $58,630
Bangor, ME 410 $60,800
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 380 $67,360

Top States for Accountants and Auditors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Accountants and Auditors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 148,600 $75,690
Texas 115,270 $72,860
New York 110,780 $83,250
Florida 71,940 $62,270
Illinois 53,280 $71,470
Pennsylvania 51,720 $67,480
Ohio 45,670 $64,630
Virginia 41,230 $76,490
New Jersey 37,370 $81,190
Georgia 37,200 $68,870
Colorado 36,290 $72,940
Massachusetts 35,360 $74,890
Michigan 33,610 $65,850
North Carolina 33,020 $69,840
Washington 32,870 $70,600
Missouri 25,090 $63,640
Maryland 25,020 $74,030
Minnesota 22,960 $66,240
Wisconsin 22,610 $63,390
Indiana 20,100 $64,380

Below are the states where Accountants and Auditors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $91,890
New York $83,250
New Jersey $81,190
Rhode Island $76,770
Virginia $76,490
Connecticut $76,450
California $75,690
Alaska $75,590
Massachusetts $74,890
Maryland $74,030

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