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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Lewiston, ME

The median cooks, fast food in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $35,470 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,365 a month.

10th percentile
$31,720
25th percentile
$32,150
Median percentile
$35,470
75th percentile
$37,810
90th percentile
$42,120

Based on 120 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

$28,375 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,470
Federal income tax−$2,076
Social Security + Medicare−$2,713
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,306
Monthly take-home$2,365
Every two weeks$1,091

Does it go far here?

$37,441Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
43%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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