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Maine keeps income tax compact: three brackets. 5.8% on your first $27,450 of taxable income (single), 6.75% up to $65,450, and 7.15% above that. The state standard deduction is $14,600 single / $29,200 married — deliberately set at 90% of the federal deduction, which is higher than most states' standalone deductions.

A $76,000 single salary: taxable income after the $14,600 deduction is $61,400. The first $27,450 costs 5.8% ($1,592), the next $38,000 costs 6.75% ($2,565), leaving roughly $4,157 total — a 5.5% effective rate. Portland adds no city income tax. Maine has no local income taxes anywhere in the state.

Maine graduates its retirement relief by income: Social Security is exempt for households under $85,000 AGI (phasing out above), and pension income gets a $10,000 exclusion per person for those under the income caps. The state also runs a unique "Pension Income Deduction" schedule — worth reviewing if you're retiring to Maine.

Property tax runs 1.09% average, right at the national norm, while combined sales tax is 5.5% — bottom-10 nationally. Maine's total burden is moderate; the 7.15% top bracket matters mainly for six-figure earners, and the state's generous standard deduction helps everyone.

Filing in Maine: the resident return is Form 1040ME, due to Maine Revenue Services by April 15. Maine offers free e-file, and the 90%-of-federal standard deduction is applied automatically.