Customer Service Representatives in Maine

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While jobs for Customer Service Representatives in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Customer Service Representatives in Maine is expected to decrease.

• Customer Service Representatives in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Customer Service Representatives Work in Maine?

There were approximately 11,590 workers employed as Customer Service Representatives in this state in 2018.

There were 11,680 Customer Service Representatives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 34,750 Customer Service Representatives working in it, which means Maine has fewer Customer Service Representatives than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Customer Service Representatives in this state are declining at a rate of 0.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.9%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,410 annual job openings, and 11,150 total jobs in 2026 for Customer Service Representatives in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 373,500 annual jobs and 2,920,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Customer Service Representatives Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Customer Service Representatives ranged from $24,370 to $48,970 with $32,650 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.72 to $23.54. The median hourly rate was $15.7.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.75 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.05.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Maine Metros for Customer Service Representatives

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Customer Service Representatives.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	4,100	$36,170
Portsmouth, NH-ME	1,560	$36,490
Bangor, ME	1,310	$31,180
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1,140	$29,890
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	760	$30,460

Top States for Customer Service Representatives Employment

The table below shows the states where most Customer Service Representatives work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	282,940	$31,730
Florida	251,790	$31,260
California	207,100	$38,100
New York	159,010	$37,470
Pennsylvania	124,320	$34,780
Illinois	120,270	$35,080
Georgia	109,940	$32,500
Arizona	101,290	$32,450
Ohio	100,500	$33,650
North Carolina	94,420	$32,910
Michigan	90,310	$33,180
Wisconsin	72,200	$35,740
Virginia	71,380	$32,400
New Jersey	68,260	$37,520
Massachusetts	65,010	$40,230
Tennessee	60,960	$31,450
Minnesota	58,710	$37,670
Washington	58,300	$37,960
Indiana	56,030	$33,590
South Carolina	54,050	$30,030

Below are the states where Customer Service Representatives get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$42,870
Massachusetts	$40,230
Connecticut	$38,660
California	$38,100
Washington	$37,960
Minnesota	$37,670
New Jersey	$37,520
New York	$37,470
Rhode Island	$37,300
Alaska	$37,020

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.