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Registered Nurses salary in Lewiston, ME

The median registered nurses in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $85,870 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,305 a month.

10th percentile
$73,930
25th percentile
$81,580
Median percentile
$85,870
75th percentile
$96,900
90th percentile
$105,440

Based on 1,280 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

$63,658 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,870
Federal income tax−$10,061
Social Security + Medicare−$6,569
Maine income tax (approx.)−$5,582
Monthly take-home$5,305
Every two weeks$2,448

Does it go far here?

$90,641Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
19%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
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
Office Clerks, General$42,840

All registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Maine