Firefighter · Lewiston, ME
Firefighter in Lewiston: $170/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lewiston at $52,930 a year. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.78). The 10th percentile is $43,880 and the 90th is $74,420. Pay ranks 176th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× 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 $170 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 178 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$170
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,930
$43,880 to $74,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 1.78
Pay rank
176th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $52,930.
- Taxes$891
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$170
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,930
- Federal income tax
- −$4,313
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,049
- State income tax (ME)
- −$2,333
- Take-home pay
- $42,235
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
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
$4,411 gross, minus $891 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$170
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Lewiston?
$52,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lewiston?
$170 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 178 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Lewiston.