Maine · Accounting Manager Salary
Accounting Manager Salary in Maine
What accounting managers earn in Maine — an estimated median and range built on the verified BLS OEWS May 2025 wage for accountants and auditors in the state.
Estimate · verified BLS Maine wage ($77,480) → accounting manager role multiplier · updated June 2026
How much does a Accounting Manager make in Maine?
Verified: the BLS OEWS May 2025 Maine wage for Accountants & Auditors (SOC 13-2011). The accounting manager figure is a modeled Estimate layered on it — BLS publishes no role-specific wage.
Accounting Manager · estimated median
$110,000
Modeled median for a accounting manager in Maine, scaled from the verified BLS state wage.
Model your payMaine · verified BLS median
$77,480
The measured OEWS May 2025 median for accountants & auditors in Maine — the base every estimate here is built on.
All Maine payState rank (verified)
#36 of 51
Where Maine ranks on the BLS-measured median for accountants & auditors.
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The BLS measurement behind this page
BLS OEWS May 2025 reports wages for the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011) in Maine — not for accounting managers, and not for CPAs. These percentiles are direct measurements.
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $55,640 | $26.75/hr | Entry-level / lower pay |
| 25th percentile | $63,920 | $30.73/hr | Below median |
| Median (50th) | $77,480 | $37.25/hr | Typical pay |
| 75th percentile | $98,700 | $47.45/hr | Experienced / senior |
| 90th percentile | $125,130 | $60.16/hr | Top earners |
The Maine figures above, straight from the OEWS May 2025 release: a $77,480 median across 3,860 accountants and auditors employed in Maine.
Every accounting manager figure on this page — $110,000 median included. It is the verified state median scaled by this role’s multiplier (1.42×), because BLS publishes no accounting manager-specific wage.
Comparison
Accounting Manager pay in Maine vs. national
Maine's measured accountant median runs -7.4% versus the U.S. figure. The role rows are estimates built on those two verified benchmarks.
Accounting Manager — Maine
estimated median
$110,000
+42.0%Accounting Manager — national
estimated median
$118,800
+53.3%All accountants — Maine
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$77,480
baseAll accountants — national
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$83,680
+8.0%
The accounting manager estimate sits +42.0% above the verified Maine accountant median and -7.4% versus the national accounting manager estimate. Verified rows are BLS measurements; role rows are modeled.
Maine market
What shapes accounting manager pay in Maine
Maine’s economy runs on healthcare, tourism, and a forestry and specialty-manufacturing base, with most professional roles concentrated in the Portland area. Pay tracks near or below the national median, and cost of living is higher along the southern coast.
An accounting manager runs the day-to-day accounting team — owning the close, reconciliations, and reporting, and supervising staff and senior accountants. It is the bridge between senior accountant and controller.
Pay reflects team size, company scale, and industry. The CPA license and public-accounting experience accelerate the move into and beyond this role.
Role ladder
Accounting Manager vs. other roles in Maine
Each level's multiplier applied to Maine's verified BLS median. Estimates — the comparison is consistent because every row shares one measured base.
Estimated pay by role · Maine
On Maine's verified pay base, estimated pay spans $60,400 (Staff Accountant) to $302,200 (Chief Financial Officer). Accounting Manager sits at $110,000.
| Role / level | Low | Est. median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | $302,200 | ||
| Partner | $278,900 | ||
| Director of Finance | $189,800 | ||
| Senior Manager | $158,800 | ||
| Controller | $151,100 | ||
| Tax Manager | $120,100 | ||
| Audit Manager | $120,100 | ||
| Accounting Manager | $110,000 | ||
| Audit Senior | $85,200 | ||
| Tax Senior | $83,700 | ||
| Senior Accountant | $79,000 | ||
| Audit Associate | $64,300 | ||
| Tax Associate | $63,500 | ||
| Staff Accountant | $60,400 |
Role multipliers applied to the BLS national median for Accountants & Auditors. The low–high band is a modeled typical range, not a guaranteed offer.
By experience
Accounting Manager pay by experience in Maine
Maine's verified pay base scaled across experience bands at the accounting manager level. Estimate.
| Experience | Est. median | CPA-licensed (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 years | $94,600 | $106,000 |
| 2–4 years | $105,600 | $118,300 |
| 5–7 years | $118,800 | $133,100 |
| 8–12 years | $132,000 | $147,800 |
| 13–20 years | $145,200 | $162,600 |
| 20+ years | $156,200 | $174,900 |
Experience multipliers on the area median; CPA column adds a modeled +12% credential premium.
By employer
Accounting Manager pay by employer type in Maine
Big 4, national, regional, and local firms vs. industry — at this role's level on the verified state pay base. Estimate.
| Employer type | Est. manager-level pay | vs. industry |
|---|---|---|
| Big 4 firm | $123,200 | +7.7% |
| National firm | $115,500 | +1.0% |
| Regional firm | $107,800 | -5.8% |
| Local firm | $101,200 | -11.5% |
| Industry / corporate | $114,400 | — |
Employer-type multipliers applied at a manager-level base on the BLS national median.
By metro
Accounting Manager pay across Maine metros
BLS measures 3 metro areas for accountants and auditors in Maine. The measured median is verified; the accounting manager column applies this role's multiplier to it.
| Metro area | Accountants medianBLS verified | Accounting Manager medianEstimate |
|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland | $79,790 | $113,300 |
| Lewiston-Auburn | $75,980 | $107,900 |
| Bangor | $75,640 | $107,400 |
Metro medians are direct BLS OEWS May 2025 measurements. The accounting manager column is modeled from them.
Peer markets
States that pay like Maine
Ranked immediately around Maine (#36 of 51) on the verified BLS accountant median — the closest comparables for a accounting manager weighing a move.
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Accounting Manager pay in other states
Where accounting managers are estimated to earn the most, built on each state's verified BLS median — Maine ranks #36 of 51.
Accounting Manager salary in Maine — FAQ
- How much does a Accounting Manager make in Maine?
- A accounting manager in Maine earns an estimated $110,000 per year, typically ranging from $90,700 to $140,100+. That is -7.4% versus the national accounting manager estimate of $118,800. The figure is a modeled estimate: BLS publishes no accounting manager-specific wage, so we scale the BLS OEWS May 2025 verified Maine median for accountants and auditors ($77,480) by this role's multiplier.
- What do BLS figures actually say about Maine?
- BLS measures the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011), not CPAs or accounting managers specifically. For Maine, the verified OEWS May 2025 median is $77,480, with a 25th–75th percentile band of $63,920–$98,700 and 3,860 accountants and auditors employed in Maine. Everything role-specific on this page is layered on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate.
- Is Maine a good state to work as a Accounting Manager?
- Maine ranks #36 of 51 on the verified BLS median for accountants and auditors, running -7.4% versus the national median. Accounting managers are estimated to track that same gap. Weigh it against cost of living, the local mix of firms and industry employers, and remote roles that may pay to a national band.
- Does a Accounting Manager in Maine earn more than the average accountant?
- Yes — the accounting manager estimate of $110,000 runs +42.0% versus the verified Maine median for all accountants and auditors ($77,480). That gap is the modeled role premium, not a measured one: BLS reports one wage for the whole occupation, and senior and specialized roles sit above that broad-occupation midpoint.
- Which Maine metro pays accounting managers the most?
- On the verified BLS metro medians for accountants and auditors, Portland-South Portland leads Maine at $79,790 — about +5.5% versus Bangor ($75,640). Accounting Manager pay is estimated to follow the same metro ordering, since the role multiplier applies on top of each metro's measured base.
How to read these numbers
National, state, and metro pay comes straight from the federal wage measurement for accountants & auditors — direct and source-backed, not scaled from anything.
Role, experience, CPA-license, and employer figures are modeled on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate — the federal data does not break those out, so we never present them as measurements.
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