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Firefighters salary in Lewiston, ME

The median firefighters in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $52,930 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,439 a month.

10th percentile
$43,880
25th percentile
$45,400
Median percentile
$52,930
75th percentile
$59,920
90th percentile
$74,420

Based on 190 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

$41,269 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,930
Federal income tax−$4,172
Social Security + Medicare−$4,049
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,440
Monthly take-home$3,439
Every two weeks$1,587

Does it go far here?

$55,871Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
29%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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