Physician · Lewiston, ME
Physician in Lewiston: $8,983/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Lewiston. Pay is estimated at $218,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Lewiston ranks 155th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.1× 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 $8,983 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 115 miles away, at $11,844 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$8,983
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$218,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
155th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $218,500.
- Taxes$5,876
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$8,983
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $218,500
- Federal income tax
- −$42,183
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,253
- State income tax (ME)
- −$14,070
- Take-home pay
- $147,994
- Effective tax rate
- 32.3%
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
$18,208 gross, minus $5,876 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$8,983
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $11,844/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Lewiston?
$218,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Lewiston?
$8,983 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 14.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Manchester, about 115 miles away, leaves $11,844 a month, more than Lewiston.