Lawyer · Lewiston, ME
Lawyer in Lewiston: $3,021/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Lewiston at $105,240 a year. About 150 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $73,660 and the 90th is $207,480. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× 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 $3,021 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Haven, about 239 miles away, at $5,970 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,021
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,240
$73,660 to $207,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
280th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $105,240.
- Taxes$2,399
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$3,021
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,240
- Federal income tax
- −$14,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,051
- State income tax (ME)
- −$5,972
- Take-home pay
- $76,450
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
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
$8,770 gross, minus $2,399 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$3,021
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Haven, $5,970/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Lewiston?
$105,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Lewiston?
$3,021 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
New Haven, about 239 miles away, leaves $5,970 a month, more than Lewiston.