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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Lewiston, ME

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $60,700 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,917 a month.

10th percentile
$45,970
25th percentile
$49,940
Median percentile
$60,700
75th percentile
$76,300
90th percentile
$80,490

Based on 80 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

$47,007 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,700
Federal income tax−$5,104
Social Security + Medicare−$4,644
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,946
Monthly take-home$3,917
Every two weeks$1,808

Does it go far here?

$64,073Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
26%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

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