Mechanical engineer · Lewiston, ME
Mechanical engineer in Lewiston: $2,873/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Lewiston median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Maine median, $102,430 a year. Maine has about 890 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $78,440 and the 90th is $137,280. On the pay used here, Lewiston ranks 135th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.6× 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 $2,873 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsfield, about 196 miles away, at $3,340 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,873
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,430
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
135th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $102,430.
- Taxes$2,313
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$2,873
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,430
- Federal income tax
- −$14,149
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,836
- State income tax (ME)
- −$5,771
- Take-home pay
- $74,674
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
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
$8,536 gross, minus $2,313 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$2,873
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsfield, $3,340/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Lewiston?
$102,430 a year. That figure is the Maine median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Lewiston?
$2,873 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Pittsfield, about 196 miles away, leaves $3,340 a month, more than Lewiston.