Bangor’s councilors are among the lowest paid of Maine’s biggest cities

Bangor’s councilors are among the lowest paid of Maine’s biggest cities

Bangor’s councilors are the lowest paid out of Maine’s five largest cities despite governing the state’s third largest municipality. For decades, Bangor city councilors have been paid $2,000 a year. The council chair gets an extra $500. Stipends for Bangor councilors lag far behind those in the state’s other major cities, with councilors in Portland and Lewiston making $9,580 and $4,000, respectively. Portland’s councilors also get health benefi…