The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $179,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $79,590 | 0.87% | 8.68% |
| 2018 | $78,900 | 9.18% | - |
| 2017 | $71,660 | -2.39% | - |
| 2016 | $73,370 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $71,990 | 0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $71,790 | 0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $71,210 | -2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $72,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,590, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education administrators in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Bangor (median annual salary of $88,270). Compared with Bangor, the median annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bangor | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |