Millwright salary in Maine
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Millwrights in Maine earn a median of $68,220 a year, or $32.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $87,130 a year. That's 4% more than the national median of $65,700, 18th of 48 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.53/hr
- Jobs in Maine
- 350
- After cost of living
- $70,290
- Median hourly pay
- $32.80/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +4%
- Rank among states
- 18th of 48
Apprentice, journeyman and top millwright pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $51,030–$61,620$24.53–$29.63/hr | |
| Journeyman | $68,220$32.80/hr | |
| Top earners | $77,650–$87,130$37.33–$41.89/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median millwright wage in Maine rose 10.2%, from $61,890 in May 2021 to $68,220 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 7.7%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $61,890 | $29.76/hr |
| May 2022 | $63,990 | $30.76/hr |
| May 2023 | $62,440 | $30.02/hr |
| May 2024 | $64,500 | $31.01/hr |
| May 2025 | $68,220 | $32.80/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Maine compares
- Millwrights are more concentrated in Maine than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $87,130, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Rural Maine
- Southwest Maine$68,220
- Northeast Maine$66,080
Other trades in Maine
Questions
- How much do millwrights make in Maine?
- Millwrights in Maine earn a median of $68,220 a year, or $32.80 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $87,130 a year.
- How much do millwrights make an hour in Maine?
- The median hourly wage is $32.80. The middle half earn between $29.63 and $37.33 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice millwrights make in Maine?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.53 an hour ($51,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.63.
- Has millwright pay gone up in Maine?
- The median millwright wage in Maine rose 10.2%, from $61,890 in May 2021 to $68,220 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 7.7%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- How much does a journeyman millwright make in Maine?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $68,220 a year ($32.80 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $77,650–$87,130.
- Do millwrights in Maine earn more than the national average?
- The Maine median of $68,220 is 4% more than the U.S. median of $65,700. Prices in Maine run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $70,290 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9044 (Millwrights), area code 23. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed millwrights and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (97.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures