Insights / Behavioral health pay versus the U.S. median / Maine
Behavioral health pay in Maine
Quote Maine Family Therapists $71,680 before the calendar invite goes out.
Set Maine Family Therapists near $74,990 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
Match Maine Family Therapists to $66,940 and the intake can see the figure.
Brief Maine Social Workers as $71,610 so the huddle hears the cell.
Each occupation
1Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $71,680
- 75th percentile
- $74,990
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
- State employment
- 180
2Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $71,610
- 75th percentile
- $78,810
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.05
- State employment
- 790
3Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $59,970
- 75th percentile
- $73,410
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 1,930
4Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $58,300
- 75th percentile
- $66,990
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.91
- State employment
- 490
5Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $57,050
- 75th percentile
- $77,650
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 0.95
- State employment
- 1,860
6Community Health Workers
- State median
- $48,670
- 75th percentile
- $52,930
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 0.94
- State employment
- 360
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $45,320
- 75th percentile
- $48,640
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 620
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $71,680 | $74,990 | $66,940 | 1.07 | 180 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $71,610 | $78,810 | $67,880 | 1.05 | 790 |
| 3 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $59,970 | $73,410 | $59,350 | 1.01 | 1,930 |
| 4 | Health Education Specialists | $58,300 | $66,990 | $64,070 | 0.91 | 490 |
| 5 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $57,050 | $77,650 | $60,280 | 0.95 | 1,860 |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | $48,670 | $52,930 | $51,850 | 0.94 | 360 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $45,320 | $48,640 | $45,130 | 1.00 | 620 |
Takeaways
- Start Maine Social Workers from $78,810 rather than a statewide average.
- Anchor Maine Social Workers at $67,880 so finance sees the same cell.
- Keep Maine Substance Abuse near $59,970 so the handoff names the cell.
- Show Maine Substance Abuse wage $73,410 while the draft is still open.
For recruiters
- Name Maine Substance Abuse wage $59,350 and the req stops guessing.
- Park Maine Family Therapists beside $71,680 inside the Hiring Pack at intake.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Related hiring pages
Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Maine median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Healthcare Social Workers state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Maine is 18 of 51. A row links to the Maine metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $71,680 is stated as about $71.7K. $66,940 is stated as about $66.9K. a comparison of 1.07 is stated as 7 percent. $74,990 is stated as about $75.0K. $45,320 is stated as about $45.3K. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.