Highest-paying business jobs in Portland, Maine

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Portland, Maine

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Credit counselors

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $49,830
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#24. Tax preparers

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,000
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#23. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $55,110
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#22. Fundraisers

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $61,100
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#21. Training and development specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $62,480
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $64,690
- #284 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#19. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $68,660
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#18. Human resources specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $68,690
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#17. Cost estimators

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $70,050
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#16. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $71,700
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#15. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $72,910
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#14. Compliance officers

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $74,950
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#13. Financial risk specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $75,260
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#12. Accountants and auditors

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $77,350
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#11. Logisticians

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $78,810
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#10. Financial examiners

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $79,010
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#9. Financial and investment analysts

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $80,900
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#8. Budget analysts

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $81,270
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#7. Insurance underwriters

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $81,860
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#6. Credit analysts

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $84,500
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#5. Labor relations specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $86,640
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#4. Management analysts

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $87,680
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#3. Project management specialists

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $88,590
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 870

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#2. Loan officers

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $100,930
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Portland-South Portland, ME
- Annual mean salary: $142,260
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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