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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Lewiston, ME

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $54,750 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,551 a month.

10th percentile
$40,200
25th percentile
$46,400
Median percentile
$54,750
75th percentile
$62,400
90th percentile
$68,870

Based on 40 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

$42,613 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,750
Federal income tax−$4,390
Social Security + Medicare−$4,188
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,559
Monthly take-home$3,551
Every two weeks$1,639

Does it go far here?

$57,792Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
28%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Maine