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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Lewiston, ME

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $48,880 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,190 a month.

10th percentile
$39,580
25th percentile
$43,530
Median percentile
$48,880
75th percentile
$55,550
90th percentile
$61,610

Based on 460 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

$38,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,880
Federal income tax−$3,686
Social Security + Medicare−$3,739
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,177
Monthly take-home$3,190
Every two weeks$1,472

Does it go far here?

$51,596Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Maine