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H-1B Salary in Maine, 2026 LCA Data

DOL LCA disclosure data for all H-1B filings in Maine (FY2019–2026).1,775 certified petitions analyzed across all roles and employers.

$95K
Median Wage
$146K
Avg Wage
$78K
25th Pctile
$150K
75th Pctile

Prevailing Wage Levels

Wage level determines H-1B lottery selection odds in Maine.

Level I(1 entry in lottery)
22.9%
361 filings
Level II(2 entries in lottery)
34.0%
536 filings
Level III(3 entries in lottery)
18.1%
285 filings
Level IV(4 entries in lottery)
22.7%
357 filings
Higher wage levels = better lottery odds. See the 2026 wage-weighted lottery guide for full strategy.

Filing Volume Trend, Maine

$161K
21
$137K
22
$136K
23
$137K
24
$156K
25
$198K
26
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Top H-1B Roles in Maine

Role (SOC Title)FilingsAvg WageLCA Data
Software Developers259$107KME detail β†’
Physicians, All Other86$385KME detail β†’
Registered Nurses62$84KME detail β†’
Hospitalists58$297KSalary data β†’
Software Developers, Applications58$101KME detail β†’
Molecular and Cellular Biologists42$82KSalary data β†’
General Internal Medicine Physicians41$312KME detail β†’
Computer Systems Analysts36$89KSalary data β†’
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers35$97KSalary data β†’
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other32$382KME detail β†’
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists32$57KSalary data β†’
Family Medicine Physicians30$221KME detail β†’
Data Scientists28$98KME detail β†’
Validation Engineers28$100KSalary data β†’
Network and Computer Systems Administrators27$80KSalary data β†’

Top H-1B Sponsors in Maine

Employers by total certified LCA filings in Maine (FY2019–2026). For approval rates and full sponsor profiles, see the H-1B sponsor database.

Eastern Maine Medical Center
154 filings
$365K avg
University of Maine
99 filings
$74K avg
Colby College
64 filings
$77K avg
The Jackson Laboratory
64 filings
$80K avg
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
60 filings
$118K avg
Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC.
60 filings
$84K avg
MaineHealth
48 filings
$244K avg
SRI SAI LLC
46 filings
$88K avg
Bowdoin College
40 filings
$75K avg
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
35 filings
$102K avg
The Jackson Laboratory
34 filings
$90K avg
WEX Inc.
28 filings
$118K avg

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship in Maine

PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification step of the employment-based green card process, a separate DOL filing from the H-1B LCA data above. Real PERM filing counts for Maine, DOL disclosure data 2007–2026.

2,020
Total PERM Filings
1,716
Certified
$78K
Median Offered Wage
85%
Certification Rate
Worksite CityPERM FilingsCertifiedMedian Wage
Portland331295$78K
Bangor265244$225K
Old Town162119$27K
Lewiston121101$32K
Westbrook10391$95K
South Portland10384$81K
Orono7673$67K
Brunswick6740$70K

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Data sourced from DOL LCA public disclosure files (FY2019–2026). Certified petitions only. Wage ranges exclude outliers below $30K or above $1M. Prevailing wage levels per DOL OES definitions. Lottery entry weights reflect the DHS wage-weighted H-1B selection rule effective February 27, 2026; USCIS has not published official aggregate selection-rate percentages by wage level, so none are stated here.