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Bangor Councilors Earn $2,000 a Year While Portland Pays $9,580
The stipend hasn't changed since 2001, and councilors are split on whether a raise, which needs voter approval, would draw more candidates.
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Maine Business Wire reported on Bangor City Council on October 3, 2026.
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October 3, 2026
Bangor Councilors Earn $2,000 a Year While Portland Pays $9,580
The stipend hasn't changed since 2001, and councilors are split on whether a raise, which needs voter approval, would draw more candidates.
- City
- Bangor
- Councilor stipend
- $2,000 a year
- Last raise
- 2001
- Portland councilor pay
- $9,580
- Lewiston councilor pay
- $4,000
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