Electrician · Lewiston, ME
Electrician in Lewiston: $1,609/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Lewiston at $78,430 a year. About 410 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.75). The 10th percentile is $54,470 and the 90th is $98,790. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,289/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,609 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 178 miles away, at $1,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,609
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,430
$54,470 to $98,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.75
Pay rank
68th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $78,430.
- Taxes$1,577
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$1,609
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,869
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,000
- State income tax (ME)
- −$4,055
- Take-home pay
- $59,506
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,289
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,350
Left over each month
$6,536 gross, minus $1,577 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$1,609
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $1,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Lewiston?
$78,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Lewiston?
$1,609 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Glens Falls, about 178 miles away, leaves $1,746 a month, more than Lewiston.