Salaries in Portland.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.05x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$350,000

Chief Security Officer

Median of All Roles

$145,000

Senior Strategy Consultant

Entry Level

$36,000

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The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Portland, ME has a cost-of-living index of 1.05x the national average. The highest-paying role is Chief Security Officer at $350,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $145,000. Portland, Maine is a small but growing tech and creative economy hub.

About the Portland market

Portland, Maine is a small but growing tech and creative economy hub. The city attracts remote workers and small companies seeking quality of life on the New England coast. Healthcare, marine industries, and a craft food and beverage sector round out the local economy.

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Top 50 salaries in Portland

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief Security Officer	$350,000	$273,000 – $455,000
2	SVP of Technology	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
3	SVP of Engineering	$344,000	$292,000 – $446,000
4	SVP of Finance	$344,000	$292,000 – $447,000
5	Senior VP of Security	$343,000	$291,000 – $446,000
6	Senior VP of Product	$343,000	$268,000 – $446,000
7	SVP of AI Innovation	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
8	Chief Strategy Officer	$332,000	$259,000 – $432,000
9	VP of Partner Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
10	VP of Reliability Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
11	SVP of Product	$330,000	$280,000 – $429,000
12	SVP of Data	$330,000	$280,000 – $429,000
13	Senior VP of Design	$329,000	$257,000 – $427,000
14	VP of Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
15	VP of AI	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
16	VP of Field Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
17	VP of Core Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
18	VP of AI Product	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
19	Chief Architect	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
20	Chief Science Officer	$322,000	$252,000 – $419,000
21	VP of AI Research	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
22	VP of Mobile	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
23	VP of Solutions Engineering	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
24	VP of Quality	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
25	Chief AI Officer	$319,000	$237,000 – $412,000
26	VP of AI Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
27	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$318,000	$248,000 – $414,000
28	Senior Head of Product	$318,000	$249,000 – $414,000
29	VP of Developer Experience	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
30	VP of Risk	$318,000	$270,000 – $414,000
31	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
32	VP of Cybersecurity	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
33	Chief Design Officer	$316,000	$246,000 – $411,000
34	VP of Platform Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
35	VP of Cloud	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
36	VP of Support Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
37	VP of Security Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
38	Chief Technology Officer	$314,000	$233,000 – $411,000
39	Chief Commercial Officer	$313,000	$244,000 – $407,000
40	VP of Machine Learning	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
41	CTO	$312,000	$243,000 – $405,000
42	VP of IT	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
43	VP of Infrastructure	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
44	VP of Analytics	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
45	VP of Information Security	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
46	VP of Technical Support	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
47	SVP of People	$311,000	$264,000 – $405,000
48	Chief Data & AI Officer	$310,000	$231,000 – $404,000
49	VP of Data Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $401,000
50	VP of Data	$309,000	$263,000 – $401,000

Tax considerations

Maine's top income tax rate is 7.15%. Portland has no city income tax. The state rate is above average but offset by quality of life and access to rural New England.

Negotiating in Portland

Negotiate remote work flexibility. Portland employers know they compete with Boston and New York for talent and may offer location flexibility to attract top candidates.

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Salaries

Salaries in Portland.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.05x national average. Last updated August 2026.

3,445 roles tracked

Get your playbook.

Highest Paying

$350,000

Chief Security Officer

Median of All Roles

$145,000

Senior Strategy Consultant

Entry Level

$36,000

Home Health Aide

About the Portland market

HealthcareMarine & FishingTechnologyTourismFood & Beverage

Top 50 salaries in Portland

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief Security Officer	$350,000	$273,000 – $455,000
2	SVP of Technology	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
3	SVP of Engineering	$344,000	$292,000 – $446,000
4	SVP of Finance	$344,000	$292,000 – $447,000
5	Senior VP of Security	$343,000	$291,000 – $446,000
6	Senior VP of Product	$343,000	$268,000 – $446,000
7	SVP of AI Innovation	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
8	Chief Strategy Officer	$332,000	$259,000 – $432,000
9	VP of Partner Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
10	VP of Reliability Engineering	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
11	SVP of Product	$330,000	$280,000 – $429,000
12	SVP of Data	$330,000	$280,000 – $429,000
13	Senior VP of Design	$329,000	$257,000 – $427,000
14	VP of Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
15	VP of AI	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
16	VP of Field Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
17	VP of Core Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
18	VP of AI Product	$325,000	$276,000 – $422,000
19	Chief Architect	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
20	Chief Science Officer	$322,000	$252,000 – $419,000
21	VP of AI Research	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
22	VP of Mobile	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
23	VP of Solutions Engineering	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
24	VP of Quality	$321,000	$274,000 – $418,000
25	Chief AI Officer	$319,000	$237,000 – $412,000
26	VP of AI Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
27	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$318,000	$248,000 – $414,000
28	Senior Head of Product	$318,000	$249,000 – $414,000
29	VP of Developer Experience	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
30	VP of Risk	$318,000	$270,000 – $414,000
31	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
32	VP of Cybersecurity	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
33	Chief Design Officer	$316,000	$246,000 – $411,000
34	VP of Platform Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
35	VP of Cloud	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
36	VP of Support Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
37	VP of Security Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
38	Chief Technology Officer	$314,000	$233,000 – $411,000
39	Chief Commercial Officer	$313,000	$244,000 – $407,000
40	VP of Machine Learning	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
41	CTO	$312,000	$243,000 – $405,000
42	VP of IT	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
43	VP of Infrastructure	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
44	VP of Analytics	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
45	VP of Information Security	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
46	VP of Technical Support	$312,000	$265,000 – $405,000
47	SVP of People	$311,000	$264,000 – $405,000
48	Chief Data & AI Officer	$310,000	$231,000 – $404,000
49	VP of Data Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $401,000
50	VP of Data	$309,000	$263,000 – $401,000

Tax considerations

Maine's top income tax rate is 7.15%. Portland has no city income tax. The state rate is above average but offset by quality of life and access to rural New England.

Negotiating in Portland

Negotiate remote work flexibility. Portland employers know they compete with Boston and New York for talent and may offer location flexibility to attract top candidates.

Other cities

New York San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Seattle Austin Boston Denver Dallas Atlanta Miami Houston

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Salaries in Portland.

About the Portland market

Top 50 salaries in Portland

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Portland

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.

Salaries in Portland.

About the Portland market

Top 50 salaries in Portland

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Portland

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.