SALARY · POLICE AND SHERIFF'S PATROL OFFICERS · MAINE

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Maine

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Maine and found a median of $67,050 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$67,050

$32 per hour at the median · That is $9,160 (12.0 percent) below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation.

$69,830Mean annual salary
$34Mean hourly wage
$2,120People employed in this job in Maine

Salary range

25th: $61,230Median: $67,05075th: $76,550
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$61,230
Median (50th percentile)$67,050
75th percentile$76,550
Mean$69,830

The middle half of workers earned from $61,230 to $76,550 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

$53,152 a year
$4,429 a month
Federal tax $5,921 · FICA $5,129 · State tax $2,848

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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