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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Lewiston, ME

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $63,090 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,064 a month.

10th percentile
$47,960
25th percentile
$50,880
Median percentile
$63,090
75th percentile
$74,270
90th percentile
$78,630

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

$48,772 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,090
Federal income tax−$5,391
Social Security + Medicare−$4,826
Maine income tax (approx.)−$4,101
Monthly take-home$4,064
Every two weeks$1,876

Does it go far here?

$66,596Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
25%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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Maine