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

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $64,110 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,127 a month.

10th percentile
$47,080
25th percentile
$49,870
Median percentile
$64,110
75th percentile
$78,050
90th percentile
$79,420

Based on 420 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

$49,525 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,110
Federal income tax−$5,513
Social Security + Medicare−$4,904
Maine income tax (approx.)−$4,167
Monthly take-home$4,127
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$67,672Median 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Maine