Maine’s minimum wage is $15.10 now and rises to $15.70 on January 1, 2027. Tipped wage, overtime threshold, Portland and Rockland rates for employers.
Maine's minimum wage is $15.10. A single adult needs $24.74 an hour to cover basic costs. Here's the wage floor by region, and why postings below it don't get applicants.
Maine's substance use testing law was rewritten effective July 29, 2026. What employers can still test for, what changed with marijuana, and what your policy now needs.
Maine licenses elevator mechanics through the Elevator and Tramway Safety Program. Two routes in, a four-to-five year apprenticeship, and one of the best-paying trades without a degree.
Maine has no single HVAC license. Licensing runs by fuel type through the Maine Fuel Board — here's which license you actually need, and what the work pays.
Maine's four plumbing license levels, the hours required for each, what the exams cost, and what plumbers actually earn in Maine.
Every Maine employment law in 2026: minimum wage, PFML, the new pay range requirement, non-competes, leave, and the five laws that took effect in July.
Three different problems get described as "bad applicants," and they have different fixes. A diagnostic guide for Maine employers.
Big news for job seekers in northern Maine: Irving Forest Products has finalized roughly $44 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to fund a $112.9 million modernization of its sawmill in Ashland (Nashville Plantation), Aroostook County. The project will nearly double the mill's output — from about 130 million to 250 million board feet of lumber per year — and support 220 permanent, full-tim
When Maine seasonal employers need to start hiring, how H-2B and J-1 deadlines work, and why housing decides more hires than pay does.
Maine's new pay transparency law took effect July 29, 2026. Employers with 10 or more employees must include a pay range in job advertisements.
The real cost of a Maine hire in 2026 — wages, PFML, unemployment insurance, and payroll taxes added up, with a worked example for a full-time employee.
How to post a job in Maine in 2026 — where to post, what each platform costs, how to write a listing that gets applicants, and how fast to respond.
How to hire in Maine in 2026: where to post jobs, what it costs, Maine's minimum wage and pay-transparency rules, new-hire reporting, and how to reach local candidates.
JobsInMaine vs ZipRecruiter compared for Maine employers: flat $199 transparent pricing vs ZipRecruiter's custom-quoted $299+/month, local reach vs national volume.
