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Dental Assistants salary in Lewiston, ME

The median dental assistants in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $57,650 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,730 a month.

10th percentile
$48,250
25th percentile
$49,400
Median percentile
$57,650
75th percentile
$60,420
90th percentile
$62,540

Based on 100 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

$44,755 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,650
Federal income tax−$4,738
Social Security + Medicare−$4,410
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,747
Monthly take-home$3,730
Every two weeks$1,721

Does it go far here?

$60,853Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
27%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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