Income Tax
Maine's top marginal individual income tax rate is 7.15%, one of the highest state income tax rates in the country.
Individual income tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED MEINCTAX).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Top marginal income tax rate (%) | 7.15 | 5 |
- •Maine's top income tax rate of 7.15% ranks among the ten highest in the United States.
Property Tax
Maine's effective property tax rate averages about 1.09% of home value, among the higher rates in the Northeast.
State-level property tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes (FRED MEPROPTAX).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate (%) | 1.09 | 0.9 |
- •Property taxes fund the majority of local government and school budgets across Maine's towns.
Sales Tax
Maine has a statewide sales tax rate of 5.5% and levies no local sales taxes, keeping its combined rate relatively low.
General sales tax collections
1990–2025Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED MESALESTAX).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Combined sales tax rate (%) | 5.5 | 7.1 |
- •Maine is one of the few states with a sales tax but zero local sales tax add-ons.
Tax Burden
Maine has one of the highest overall tax burdens in the U.S., at about 11.1% of income in 2023.
State tax collections per resident
1990–2025Census tax collections (METOTLTAX) divided by Census resident population (MEPOP).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Tax burden (% of income) | 11.1 | 9.9 |
- •Maine's overall tax burden ranks among the top 10 highest of all U.S. states.
Tax Revenue
Maine collected approximately $5.1 billion in state tax revenue in fiscal year 2023, led by individual income and sales taxes.
State tax collections
1990–2025Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, fiscal years (FRED METOTLTAX).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Total tax revenue (billions USD) | 5.1 | 2100 |
- •Individual income taxes make up nearly half of all Maine state tax revenue.