Exactly 330 of Maine's 1,020 criminology professionals work in Portland. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of criminology professionals in Portland has grown by 120%. As the number of criminology professionals in Portland has increased, overall employment in Portland has also increased.

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Salaries for criminology professionals in Portland have decreased. In 2010 Portland criminology professionals earned an average yearly salary of $53,455. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for criminology professionals in Portland was $55,480 per year. The decline in the salary of criminology professionals in Portland is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Criminology professionals make a median salary of $46,315 per year in Portland. The difference in pay between the criminology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 123%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,890 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $82,170 per year.

Criminology professional salaries in Portland are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Portland's criminology professionals are graduates of the only accredited criminology school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in criminology offered by Portland's criminology school.

In 2010 approximately 30 students graduated from criminology courses.