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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Lewiston, ME

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $66,530 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,276 a month.

10th percentile
$56,980
25th percentile
$61,710
Median percentile
$66,530
75th percentile
$79,850
90th percentile
$99,610

Based on 140 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

$51,309 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,530
Federal income tax−$5,807
Social Security + Medicare−$5,090
Maine income tax (approx.)−$4,324
Monthly take-home$4,276
Every two weeks$1,973

Does it go far here?

$70,227Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
24%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Maine