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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Lewiston, ME

The median elementary school teachers, except special education in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $59,110 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,819 a month.

10th percentile
$43,830
25th percentile
$47,020
Median percentile
$59,110
75th percentile
$73,740
90th percentile
$79,470

Based on 670 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

$45,833 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,110
Federal income tax−$4,913
Social Security + Medicare−$4,522
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,842
Monthly take-home$3,819
Every two weeks$1,763

Does it go far here?

$62,394Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
26%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
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
Office Clerks, General$42,840

All elementary school teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Maine