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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Lewiston, ME

The median butchers and meat cutters in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $38,640 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,560 a month.

10th percentile
$34,830
25th percentile
$35,010
Median percentile
$38,640
75th percentile
$50,060
90th percentile
$57,630

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,640
Federal income tax−$2,457
Social Security + Medicare−$2,956
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,512
Monthly take-home$2,560
Every two weeks$1,181

Does it go far here?

$40,787Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,010 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lewiston, ME

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,730
Registered Nurses$85,870
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,110
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,900
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,230
Nursing Assistants$48,570
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$47,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,780

All butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Maine