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Data
Average annual pay in private manufacturing
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Maine
(statewide)
$44,512 $46,124 $46,280 $49,712 $50,232 $50,440 $51,480 $52,676 $53,924 $53,924
United States
(nationwide)
1
$41,974 $43,451 $44,137 $44,366 $44,720 $45,448 $46,696 $48,755 $50,669 $52,915
1 Based on hourly labor costs
2 Preliminary data
NOTE: Based on the average weekly wage for all establishment sizes; includes all manufacturing positions from support, production and management.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average annual pay in other private sector industries
Maine
(statewide) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Education and health
services
$36,556 $38,064 $39,052 $39,364 $40,352 $41,080 $41,652 $42,848 $44,096 $44,928
Financial activities $48,048 $49,036 $49,192 $50,960 $54,028 $55,900 $57,876 $59,696 $61,568 $62,452
Professional and
business services
$42,796 $45,032 $44,252 $45,136 $46,124 $47,892 $48,256 $49,920 $51,844 $53,768
Leisure and
hospitality
$15,704 $16,120 $16,172 $16,640 $16,848 $17,212 $17,784 $18,408 $19,292 $20,176
Construction $38,584 $40,248 $40,144 $40,248 $41,496 $42,432 $43,628 $44,980 $45,708 $46,540
Average annual manufacturing employment
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Maine
(statewide)
59,371 58,765 52,336 50,672 50,778 50,728 50,342 50,174 50,620 50,656
United States
(nationwide)
13,877,833 13,403,416 11,847,833 11,528,666 11,727,083 11,927,250 12,019,166 12,184,166 12,318,083 12,348,250
Manufacturing
by the numbers