SOC 43-5111 · Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Lewiston, ME

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Lewiston, Maine is $57,420 a year ($27.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,580: half of the 40 people in this job in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$57,420average per year

$27.60 / hourMedian $59,580Take-home ≈ $46,119

  • $46K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+21%vs U.S. average
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Lewiston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,320 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Lewiston earn between $51,120 and $59,580.

  • $46K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,420$4,785$27.61
Median$59,580$4,965$28.64
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,120$4,260$24.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,580$4,965$28.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Lewiston vs. Maine and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Lewiston earn 8% more than the Maine average ($53,310) and 21% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +28% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lewiston$57,420$59,580$46,010$72,32040
Maine$53,310$51,120$46,660$62,360240
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Lewiston

On the average salary of $57,420, a single filer in Lewiston takes home about $46,119 a year, or $3,843 a month and $1,774 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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Is Lewiston a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lewiston area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $57,420 buys what about $60,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lewiston ($49,540). A typical home costs $333,850, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in nearby metro areas

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Lewiston: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Lewiston?

$27.60 an hour on average, and $28.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Lewiston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Lewiston?

About $46,119 a year ($3,843 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,420. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Lewiston than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Lewiston-Auburn, ME (30340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.39, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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