Jobs, pay and daily life in Kittery, from official statistics with source and year on every table.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Kittery is a city in Maine with 5,110 residents. The median household earns $84,730 a year and the median rent is $1,697 a month, which is 24.0% of the median household income. It is part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area, where BLS counts 288,480 jobs.
How Kittery compares. Among the 40 largest places in Maine, Kittery is #33 by population, #2 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #37 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #6 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, York County, is #3 of 16 counties for average pay ($61,811).
Kittery has 5,110 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.4% of the population of Maine. It covers 3 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,826 people per square mile. The median age is 39.4, 12% younger than the state median (39.4 against 44.8). It is a census-designated place: a community the Census Bureau counts as a unit, without a city government of its own, so services such as police, roads and zoning usually come from the county.
The median gross rent is $1,697 a month (rent plus utilities), 49% above the state median ($1,697 against $1,139). Over a year that is 24.0% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $461,400, which is 5.4 times the median household income ($84,730); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 55.3% of households own their home, 26% below the state average (55.3% against 74.3%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.
The Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area has 288,480 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $56,960 a year, 12% above the national median ($56,960 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (31,590 jobs, median $49,810); food preparation and serving related (26,880 jobs, median $38,170); sales and related (24,590 jobs, median $41,150). The area is most specialised in architecture and engineering (1.5 times) and personal care and service (1.3 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($113,880) and architecture and engineering ($99,200). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of York County was 2.8%. 55.1% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in York County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 51.8% drive alone, 0.0% use public transit, 13.4% walk, 21.2% work from home. 3.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 79% below the state average (3.1% against 14.5%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
47.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 31% above the state share (47.3% against 36.2%). 7.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 73% above the state share (7.0% against 4.1%). The poverty rate is 4.0%, 62% below the state rate (4.0% against 10.8%).
The warmest month is Aug, averaging 69°F (20.5°C), and the coolest is Jan at 29°F (-1.6°C). About 1,336 mm (53 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (144 mm) and Sep the driest (88 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Portsmouth (3 miles, rent 10% higher); South Eliot (4 miles, rent 27% higher); York Harbor (6 miles, rent 22% lower); Dover (10 miles, rent 5% lower). Rent differences are against Kittery; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | 8,510 | 1.18 | $37,320 | $32,950 | $51,330 | +5% |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 8,150 | 1.02 | $38,580 | $35,790 | $46,940 | +8% |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 8,040 | 1.12 | $35,300 | $31,190 | $42,990 | +13% |
| General and Operations Managers | 7,160 | 1.10 | $105,390 | $54,920 | $205,660 | -0% |
| Registered Nurses | 6,970 | 1.11 | $88,470 | $78,430 | $106,040 | -9% |
| Cashiers | 5,610 | 0.98 | $36,210 | $31,120 | $41,050 | +10% |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 5,070 | 1.20 | $44,070 | $31,130 | $87,790 | +25% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 4,950 | 0.94 | $38,930 | $33,190 | $55,080 | +4% |
| Office Clerks, General | 4,310 | 0.94 | $47,040 | $34,530 | $62,630 | +5% |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 3,820 | 0.93 | $40,460 | $35,940 | $53,610 | +10% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 3,480 | 0.72 | $47,910 | $36,780 | $64,930 | +7% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 3,440 | 0.90 | $59,900 | $43,780 | $72,800 | +2% |
| Nursing Assistants | 3,380 | 1.26 | $48,180 | $41,280 | $58,790 | +14% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,180 | 1.80 | $46,670 | $35,320 | $58,260 | +19% |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 3,170 | 1.20 | $48,770 | $38,490 | $60,210 | +33% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 2,930 | 0.92 | $52,000 | $42,180 | $68,910 | +9% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,830 | 1.10 | $76,770 | $48,600 | $95,590 | +20% |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 2,730 | 1.04 | $46,560 | $38,570 | $54,830 | +25% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 2,670 | 1.05 | $54,610 | $43,520 | $71,990 | +8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 2,610 | 1.25 | $55,550 | $43,200 | $77,110 | +14% |
| Occupation ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay (year) ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | 690 | 1.08 | $442,790 | $211,690 | $442,790 | +67% |
| Chief Executives | 600 | 1.59 | $176,000 | $79,760 | $510,100 | -18% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 700 | 0.56 | $167,100 | $106,330 | $226,730 | -5% |
| Pharmacists | 620 | 1.04 | $140,620 | $89,940 | $166,550 | -0% |
| Financial Managers | 1,550 | 0.99 | $138,590 | $85,340 | $261,690 | -17% |
| Marketing Managers | 860 | 1.18 | $135,380 | $98,060 | $229,660 | -19% |
| Managers, All Other | 710 | 0.61 | $135,130 | $83,640 | $210,490 | -5% |
| Nurse Practitioners | 720 | 1.21 | $130,240 | $107,820 | $165,090 | -2% |
| Lawyers | 1,360 | 0.97 | $129,990 | $78,990 | $226,030 | -19% |
| Software Developers | 1,460 | 0.47 | $128,710 | $83,760 | $185,130 | -5% |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,180 | 1.07 | $127,650 | $79,490 | $246,080 | +3% |
| Engineers, All Other | 510 | 1.78 | $123,780 | $80,290 | $155,150 | +1% |
| Construction Managers | 740 | 1.04 | $117,260 | $62,390 | $171,650 | +2% |
| Electrical Engineers | 650 | 1.77 | $113,760 | $80,740 | $161,230 | -6% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 570 | 0.70 | $113,760 | $72,850 | $172,490 | -2% |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 590 | 0.96 | $113,160 | $80,110 | $131,110 | +7% |
| Mechanical Engineers | 630 | 1.15 | $107,060 | $79,600 | $136,160 | +3% |
| Project Management Specialists | 1,370 | 0.69 | $105,530 | $66,770 | $150,120 | +3% |
| General and Operations Managers | 7,160 | 1.10 | $105,390 | $54,920 | $205,660 | -0% |
| Physical Therapists | 880 | 1.77 | $102,820 | $80,750 | $122,770 | +0% |
These figures are for the whole Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area, not the city alone.
Median pay across all occupations: $56,960 (US $50,980); unemployment 2.7% (2026M09).
| Industry (residents) ⇅ | Share of employed residents ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Education and health care | 14.0% |
| Retail trade | 12.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, accommodation, food | 11.8% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative | 11.1% |
| Manufacturing | 10.1% |
| Construction | 9.2% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 8.7% |
| Other services | 7.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining | 6.0% |
| Public administration | 3.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 2.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.2% |
| Information | 1.4% |
Cities have no official GDP or payroll count of their own. These figures are for the county where Kittery lies and cover the whole county, not only the city.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP (2024) ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs (QCEW 2024) ⇅ | Employer sites ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Job change vs 2023 ⇅ | Unemployment rate ⇅ | Labour force ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County | 216,731 | $13,650 million | $62,981 | 79,378 | 8,870 | $61,811 | +1.7% | 2.8% | 119,821 |
| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 10,952 | 17.5% | $34,803 | 1.52 |
| Health care and social assistance | 10,240 | 16.3% | $59,472 | 0.90 |
| Retail trade | 10,037 | 16.0% | $39,395 | 1.27 |
| Manufacturing | 8,800 | 14.0% | $73,663 | 1.35 |
| Construction | 4,315 | 6.9% | $69,632 | 1.04 |
| Professional and technical services | 3,182 | 5.1% | $105,670 | 0.58 |
| Administrative and waste services | 2,364 | 3.8% | $52,238 | 0.51 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 2,014 | 3.2% | $44,197 | 0.84 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,594 | 2.5% | $86,756 | 0.49 |
| Educational services | 1,576 | 2.5% | $60,206 | 0.96 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,490 | 2.4% | $35,332 | 1.12 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,486 | 2.4% | $90,823 | 0.48 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,404 | 2.2% | $54,894 | 0.42 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 885 | 1.4% | $43,775 | 1.38 |
| Management of companies | 752 | 1.2% | $136,811 | 0.56 |
| Information | 680 | 1.1% | $79,371 | 0.46 |
| Real estate and rental | 678 | 1.1% | $54,568 | 0.55 |
| Utilities | 141 | 0.2% | $120,106 | 0.47 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 81 | 0.1% | $81,791 | 0.27 |
QCEW counts jobs covered by unemployment insurance; sectors with too few employers are withheld by BLS. Latest-month unemployment is preliminary.
| How residents get to work ⇅ | Share ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Drive alone | 51.8% |
| Public transit | 0.0% |
| Walk | 13.4% |
| Work from home | 21.2% |
| Commute of 45 minutes or more | 3.1% |
Shares are of workers aged 16 and over; they describe residents, wherever they work.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $84,730 |
| Income per person | $49,557 |
| Median gross rent per month | $1,697 |
| Yearly rent as share of median household income | 24.0% |
| Median home value | $461,400 |
| Homeowners | 55.3% |
| Poverty rate | 4.0% |
| Price level of the metro area (US = 100) | 101.9 |
| Metro median pay, all occupations | $56,960 |
Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; graduated states show 0 until you enter your own estimate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.
State tax: Graduated, top rate 7.15%.
| Indicator ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 39.4 |
| High school or higher (25+) | 94.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 47.3% |
| Born abroad | 7.0% |
| Labour force participation (16+) | 55.1% |
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| Month ⇅ | Mean temperature (°C) ⇅ | Mean temperature (°F) ⇅ | Precipitation (mm) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.6 | 29 | 104 |
| Feb | -1.2 | 30 | 107 |
| Mar | 1.6 | 35 | 122 |
| Apr | 6.4 | 44 | 118 |
| May | 11.5 | 53 | 101 |
| Jun | 16.5 | 62 | 116 |
| Jul | 20.3 | 69 | 91 |
| Aug | 20.5 | 69 | 94 |
| Sep | 17.3 | 63 | 88 |
| Oct | 11.8 | 53 | 135 |
| Nov | 6.4 | 44 | 116 |
| Dec | 1.7 | 35 | 144 |
Satellite-reanalysis climatology on a grid of roughly 50 km, so it smooths local effects (hills, coast, city heat). It is not a weather-station record.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Distance (straight line) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | NH | 3 mi | 22,545 | $106,219 | $1,869 |
| South Eliot | ME | 4 mi | 4,203 | $99,299 | $2,155 |
| York Harbor | ME | 6 mi | 4,240 | $100,625 | $1,322 |
| Dover | NH | 10 mi | 33,364 | $94,829 | $1,607 |
| Durham | NH | 10 mi | 10,681 | $112,070 | $1,302 |
| Newmarket | NH | 10 mi | 5,679 | $87,196 | $1,701 |
| Hampton | NH | 11 mi | 10,101 | $97,163 | $1,654 |
| Hampton Beach | NH | 13 mi | 2,605 | $82,557 | $1,375 |
| Exeter | NH | 13 mi | 9,964 | $87,346 | $1,711 |
| Somersworth | NH | 14 mi | 12,111 | $74,504 | $1,477 |
Straight-line distance in miles, not driving distance.
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