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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Lewiston, ME

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Lewiston-Auburn, ME earns $47,120 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,082 a month.

10th percentile
$37,870
25th percentile
$39,620
Median percentile
$47,120
75th percentile
$49,410
90th percentile
$57,180

Based on 820 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

$36,978 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,120
Federal income tax−$3,474
Social Security + Medicare−$3,605
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,063
Monthly take-home$3,082
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$49,738Median pay in Lewiston, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
33%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
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,780
Office Clerks, General$42,840

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maine