Police officer · Lewiston, ME
Police officer in Lewiston: $978/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Lewiston at $66,530 a year. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $56,980 and the 90th is $99,610. Pay ranks 227th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× 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 $978 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterbury, about 234 miles away, at $1,815 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$978
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,530
$56,980 to $99,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,289
$1,535 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
227th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $66,530.
- Taxes$1,216
- Rent$1,289
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$978
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,530
- Federal income tax
- −$6,251
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,090
- State income tax (ME)
- −$3,251
- Take-home pay
- $51,939
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
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
$5,544 gross, minus $1,216 in tax and $3,350 in living costs.
$978
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterbury, $1,815/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Lewiston?
$66,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Lewiston?
$978 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,289, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Waterbury, about 234 miles away, leaves $1,815 a month, more than Lewiston.