Home / Wages / Lewiston-Auburn Lewiston-Auburn salaries The median worker in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area earned $48,070 a year in 2024, about $23.11 an hour. That ranks #136 of the 391 metro areas published here, 2.9% below the national median.
Maine
Median pay $48,070 $23.11 per hour
Vs national -2.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 48,280 wage and salary
Metro rank #136 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Lewiston-Auburn pays 2.8% less than Maine as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.79× 1,160 $53,250 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1.78× 770 $40,610 Nursing Assistants 1.58× 690 $47,450 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1.44× 1,790 $37,390 Stockers and Order Fillers 1.35× 1,180 $39,960 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1.33× 610 $47,440 Registered Nurses 1.23× 1,270 $82,860 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.22× 1,440 $33,550 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1.21× 530 $48,490 Office Clerks, General 1.12× 880 $41,600 Cashiers 1.11× 1,090 $34,320 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.09× 750 $37,360
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Lewiston-Auburn Occupation Median Hourly Employed Financial Managers $134,650 $64.74 200 General and Operations Managers $92,310 $44.38 880 Registered Nurses $82,860 $39.84 1,270 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $78,580 $37.78 250 Accountants and Auditors $76,450 $36.75 330 Electricians $75,990 $36.54 330 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $67,500 $32.45 270 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $65,790 $31.63 410 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $65,630 $31.55 200 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,830 $30.69 370 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,880 n/a 430 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $62,200 $29.90 240 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,330 n/a 270 Carpenters $55,120 $26.50 240 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $53,250 $25.60 1,160 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $51,400 $24.71 440 Medical Assistants $49,990 $24.04 360 Human Resources Specialists $49,710 $23.90 310 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $49,550 $23.82 250 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,180 $23.64 330 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $48,900 $23.51 430 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $48,490 n/a 530 Nursing Assistants $47,450 $22.81 690 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $47,440 $22.81 610 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $46,990 $22.59 250 Customer Service Representatives $46,930 $22.56 630 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,650 $22.43 500 Social and Human Service Assistants $46,540 $22.38 430 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $46,250 $22.24 300 Billing and Posting Clerks $46,230 $22.23 210 Construction Laborers $45,640 $21.94 290 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $45,060 $21.66 290 Cooks, Restaurant $44,100 $21.20 260 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $42,620 $20.49 240 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $42,600 $20.48 660 Office Clerks, General $41,600 $20.00 880 Receptionists and Information Clerks $41,450 $19.93 320 Light Truck Drivers $41,310 $19.86 480 Sewing Machine Operators $40,910 $19.67 220 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $40,610 n/a 770 Stockers and Order Fillers $39,960 $19.21 1,180 Waiters and Waitresses $38,740 $18.63 420 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $37,390 $17.98 1,790 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,360 $17.96 750 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,810 $17.70 220 Retail Salespersons $36,450 $17.52 1,260 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,630 $17.13 200 Bakers $35,190 $16.92 260 Cashiers $34,320 $16.50 1,090 Food Preparation Workers $34,310 $16.49 400 Fast Food and Counter Workers $33,550 $16.13 1,440 Childcare Workers $32,100 $15.43 360
Where most people work Largest occupations in Lewiston-Auburn by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,790 $37,390 $17.98 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,440 $33,550 $16.13 Registered Nurses 1,270 $82,860 $39.84 Retail Salespersons 1,260 $36,450 $17.52 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,180 $39,960 $19.21 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,160 $53,250 $25.60 Cashiers 1,090 $34,320 $16.50 General and Operations Managers 880 $92,310 $44.38 Office Clerks, General 880 $41,600 $20.00 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 770 $40,610 n/a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 750 $37,360 $17.96 Nursing Assistants 690 $47,450 $22.81 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 660 $42,600 $20.48 Customer Service Representatives 630 $46,930 $22.56 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 610 $47,440 $22.81 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 530 $48,490 n/a Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 500 $46,650 $22.43 Light Truck Drivers 480 $41,310 $19.86 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 440 $51,400 $24.71 Social and Human Service Assistants 430 $46,540 $22.38
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Lewiston-Auburn pay: common questions What is the average salary in Lewiston-Auburn? The median across all occupations is $48,070 , or $23.11 an hour, covering 48,280 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,500, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Lewiston-Auburn pay more than the rest of Maine? No. The metro median of $48,070 is 2.8% below the Maine median of $49,440. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Lewiston-Auburn? Financial Managers ($134,650), General and Operations Managers ($92,310), Registered Nurses ($82,860). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Lewiston-Auburn unusually full of? Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, at 1.79× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.