Nurse practitioner · Lewiston, ME

Nurse practitioner in Lewiston: $4,593/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Lewiston at $135,630 a year. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.81). The 10th percentile is $109,670 and the 90th is $172,920. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× 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 $4,593 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterbury, about 234 miles away, at $4,931 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,593

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,630

$109,670 to $172,920

Rent (1 bd)

$1,289

$1,535 (2 bd)

Employment

180

Location quotient 1.81

Pay rank

87th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $135,630.

Taxes$3,360
Rent$1,289
Other living costs$2,061
Left over$4,593

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,630
Federal income tax: −$21,798
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,376
State income tax (ME): −$8,145
Take-home pay: $95,311
Effective tax rate: 29.7%

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

$11,303 gross, minus $3,360 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.

$4,593

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterbury, $4,931/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Lewiston?

$135,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Lewiston?

$4,593 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Waterbury, about 234 miles away, leaves $4,931 a month, more than Lewiston.