Portland, ME
Modelled metroTake-home pay in Portland, ME: $5,813/mo
Take-home pay in Portland is $5,813 a month on $94,654 a year, for one adult, renting a 1-bedroom. Leftover after rent and the modelled month is $1,949. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. Local pay follows this metro's wage index. Portland is a modelled metro: rent, wages and prices come from Zillow, Census and BEA, not a hand-written city essay.
These figures start from one adult in a one-bedroom, on local pay of about $98,500. Change the job, the pay, or how many bedrooms you need, and leftover changes. This is a monthly budget, not a cost-of-living index.
This household's paycheck
Gross is $94,654 a year. Tax lines below are the annual bill; take-home and leftover are monthly. The Portland paycheck page is this leftover with the map.
| Gross, annual | $94,654 |
|---|---|
| Federal income tax | $12,438 |
| Payroll tax | $7,241 |
| State income tax | $5,215 |
| Local wage tax | $0 |
| Take-home / month | $5,813 |
| Leftover / month | $1,949 |
Take-home if you earn it here
One adult, one bedroom, salary paid in Portland so the wage is not rescaled. State tax is the annual bill. Leftover subtracts that one-bedroom rent and the modelled month.
| Salary | State tax | Take-home | Leftover |
|---|---|---|---|
| $60,000 | $2,810 | $3,953/mo | $89/mo |
| $80,000 | $4,168 | $5,042/mo | $1,178/mo |
| $120,000 | $7,028 | $7,145/mo | $3,281/mo |
| $160,000 | $9,888 | $9,185/mo | $5,321/mo |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. Change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms and the ranking is a different city. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Take-home pay in Portland
What is take-home pay in Portland?
On the default one-adult, one-bedroom household, take-home in Portland, ME is about $5,813 a month, and leftover after rent and modelled costs is about $1,949. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.
What is take-home on an $80,000 salary in Portland?
Earned in Portland, $80,000 leaves about $5,042 a month after tax and about $1,178 after a one-bedroom rent of $1,867. One adult, no children. State tax on that row is $4,168 a year.
Is Portland hand-reviewed or modelled?
Portland is a modelled metro: rent, wages and prices come from Zillow, Census and BEA, not a hand-written city essay.
Other Maine metros
Other metros in Maine, with leftover, rent, and day-to-day pages.