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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Lewiston, ME

The median kindergarten teachers, except special education in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $49,500 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,228 a month.

10th percentile
$45,080
25th percentile
$47,040
Median percentile
$49,500
75th percentile
$73,600
90th percentile
$77,570

Based on 50 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

$38,736 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,500
Federal income tax−$3,760
Social Security + Medicare−$3,787
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,218
Monthly take-home$3,228
Every two weeks$1,490

Does it go far here?

$52,250Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
31%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

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