Maine · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Maine

BLS publishes no wage for web developers in Maine, so this page uses the US rate: about $55–$90 an hour for a freelancer.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,000–$1,600

About 18 hours at $55–$90 an hour, the freelance rate in the US. Plus $50–$110 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Maine

What to charge for a website in Maine

At $55–$90 an hour (the US rate). Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Maine employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$110
Five-page business site$1,000–$1,600$50–$110
Five pages with online booking$1,200–$2,000$50–$110
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,150–$3,500$50–$110
Small online shop$1,700–$2,800$50–$110

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

Web design rates in Maine's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for one metro area in Maine:

  • Portland — $33.03 an hour (median web designer wage)

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Web design rates in other states

Questions

How much do web designers make in Maine?+

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish a wage for web developers or designers in Maine, because too few are surveyed there. The US median is $44.54 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Maine?+

About $55–$90 an hour, at the national rate: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Maine?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Maine freelancer costs about $1,000–$1,600, plus $50–$110 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Maine?+

BLS counts 170 employed web developers and 380 web and digital interface designers in Maine. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.