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Childcare Workers salary in Lewiston, ME

The median childcare workers in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $34,570 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,309 a month.

10th percentile
$31,560
25th percentile
$33,120
Median percentile
$34,570
75th percentile
$36,430
90th percentile
$46,020

Based on 460 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

$27,710 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,570
Federal income tax−$1,968
Social Security + Medicare−$2,645
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,247
Monthly take-home$2,309
Every two weeks$1,066

Does it go far here?

$36,491Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
44%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

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