Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Lewiston-Auburn, ME

Each occupation's median wage in Lewiston-Auburn, ME compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Lewiston-Auburn, ME pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Lewiston-Auburn, ME run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a Lewiston-Auburn, ME salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Lewiston-Auburn, ME · vs. national

1Bartenders$45,040
No formal educational credential
$30,830 – $94,760+31.2%
2Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $76,680+28.5%
3Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$59,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $72,320+28.5%
4Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$47,120
Some college, no degree
$37,870 – $57,180+28.1%
5Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $64,800+28.0%
6Tutors$54,960
Some college, no degree
$33,780 – $79,530+26.8%
7Loan Officers$96,990
Bachelor's degree
$57,050 – $144,380+26.5%
8Electricians$78,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,470 – $98,790+24.1%
9Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,010
Associate's degree
$35,930 – $71,870+23.3%
10Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$57,000
No formal educational credential
$40,240 – $62,100+22.8%
11Waiters and Waitresses$43,130
No formal educational credential
$30,470 – $80,540+22.4%
12Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$90,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,050 – $103,860+22.3%
13Sewing Machine Operators$44,670
No formal educational credential
$32,760 – $48,060+21.8%
14Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$51,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,120 – $58,630+20.3%
15Parts Salespersons$46,400
No formal educational credential
$31,630 – $59,710+20.1%
16Dental Assistants$57,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,250 – $62,540+19.9%
17Cooks, Restaurant$44,510
No formal educational credential
$38,420 – $48,490+19.0%
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640 – $76,960+17.8%
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,650 – $75,720+17.5%
20Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$43,680
No formal educational credential
$33,090 – $49,400+17.1%
21Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,730
No formal educational credential
$35,730 – $70,340+17.0%
22Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,730
No formal educational credential
$36,280 – $48,660+16.8%
23Helpers--Production Workers$45,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,850 – $50,030+15.4%
24Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,180
No formal educational credential
$33,800 – $51,930+15.4%
25Nursing Assistants$48,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,480 – $60,230+14.9%
26Cooks, Fast Food$35,470
No formal educational credential
$31,720 – $42,120+14.8%
27Security Guards$43,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,450 – $49,250+14.0%
28Light Truck Drivers$50,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,240 – $93,830+13.4%
29Loan Interviewers and Clerks$56,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $68,990+12.8%
30Medical Assistants$51,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,310 – $55,310+12.6%
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,850 – $72,800+11.4%
32Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,720
No formal educational credential
$30,780 – $41,090+11.3%
33Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $57,890+11.1%
34Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$86,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,080 – $117,080+10.9%
35Counter and Rental Clerks$45,730
No formal educational credential
$31,210 – $58,430+10.7%
36Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$67,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,130 – $86,910+10.1%
37Helpers--Electricians$46,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,360 – $58,520+10.0%
38School Bus Monitors$38,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $47,510+9.4%
39Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,390 – $73,350+9.4%
40Stockers and Order Fillers$40,680
No formal educational credential
$32,630 – $59,790+9.0%
41Crane and Tower Operators$74,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500 – $87,570+8.8%
42Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,780
No formal educational credential
$34,980 – $52,200+8.8%
43Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$52,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,290 – $75,230+8.6%
44Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,140
No formal educational credential
$33,140 – $43,770+7.9%
45Cashiers$35,280
No formal educational credential
$31,290 – $37,600+7.3%
46Paramedics$64,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,840 – $83,250+7.2%
47Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $45,180+6.8%
48Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$38,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,470 – $60,280+6.7%
49Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$36,190
No formal educational credential
$30,800 – $65,680+6.5%
50First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850 – $78,420+6.0%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLewiston-Auburn, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$45,040	$30,830 – $94,760	+31.2%
2	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$40,670 – $76,680	+28.5%
3	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,580	$46,010 – $72,320	+28.5%
4	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$47,120	$37,870 – $57,180	+28.1%
5	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,300	$45,760 – $64,800	+28.0%
6	TutorsSome college, no degree	$54,960	$33,780 – $79,530	+26.8%
7	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$96,990	$57,050 – $144,380	+26.5%
8	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,430	$54,470 – $98,790	+24.1%
9	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$47,010	$35,930 – $71,870	+23.3%
10	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,000	$40,240 – $62,100	+22.8%
11	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$43,130	$30,470 – $80,540	+22.4%
12	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,880	$64,050 – $103,860	+22.3%
13	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$44,670	$32,760 – $48,060	+21.8%
14	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,980	$40,120 – $58,630	+20.3%
15	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$46,400	$31,630 – $59,710	+20.1%
16	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,650	$48,250 – $62,540	+19.9%
17	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$44,510	$38,420 – $48,490	+19.0%
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,010	$42,640 – $76,960	+17.8%
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,160	$41,650 – $75,720	+17.5%
20	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$43,680	$33,090 – $49,400	+17.1%
21	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$41,730	$35,730 – $70,340	+17.0%
22	Cooks, Institution and CafeteriaNo formal educational credential	$43,730	$36,280 – $48,660	+16.8%
23	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,070	$35,850 – $50,030	+15.4%
24	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$45,180	$33,800 – $51,930	+15.4%
25	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,570	$41,480 – $60,230	+14.9%
26	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$35,470	$31,720 – $42,120	+14.8%
27	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,340	$31,450 – $49,250	+14.0%
28	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,870	$31,240 – $93,830	+13.4%
29	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,430	$45,140 – $68,990	+12.8%
30	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,460	$41,310 – $55,310	+12.6%
31	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,370	$37,850 – $72,800	+11.4%
32	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,720	$30,780 – $41,090	+11.3%
33	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,750	$38,020 – $57,890	+11.1%
34	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,530	$58,080 – $117,080	+10.9%
35	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$45,730	$31,210 – $58,430	+10.7%
36	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,180	$49,130 – $86,910	+10.1%
37	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,920	$38,360 – $58,520	+10.0%
38	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,410	$30,470 – $47,510	+9.4%
39	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,530	$38,390 – $73,350	+9.4%
40	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$40,680	$32,630 – $59,790	+9.0%
41	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,040	$46,500 – $87,570	+8.8%
42	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$43,780	$34,980 – $52,200	+8.8%
43	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,010	$38,290 – $75,230	+8.6%
44	Food Servers, NonrestaurantNo formal educational credential	$38,140	$33,140 – $43,770	+7.9%
45	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$35,280	$31,290 – $37,600	+7.3%
46	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,970	$54,840 – $83,250	+7.2%
47	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,240	$35,130 – $45,180	+6.8%
48	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,200	$30,470 – $60,280	+6.7%
49	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersNo formal educational credential	$36,190	$30,800 – $65,680	+6.5%
50	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,440	$39,850 – $78,420	+6.0%

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