Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Lewiston, Maine

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August 29, 2022
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Highest and lowest paying education jobs in Lewiston, Maine

Whether you picture hard-working teachers buying school supplies for their students or genius professors shaping future leaders, it's fair to say education encompasses a wide variety of jobs. So much so that there's room to specialize and pursue your passion.

Historically, teachers' pay is a rather contentious topic. The average teacher salary is about $2,000 less than a decade ago after adjusting for inflation. Despite this, many of these jobs are rewarding in more ways than one. In other words, education can be very lucrative—particularly within specialty fields.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying education jobs in Lewiston-Auburn, ME using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Keep reading to discover the highest and lowest paying education jobs in your city.

#13. Substitute teachers, short-term

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $29,190
- #287 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 374,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Prescott, AZ ($64,310)
--- Appleton, WI ($63,310)
--- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($58,770)

#12. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $35,150
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,760
- Employment: 1,187,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($46,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,820)

#11. Library technicians

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $37,530
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,070
- Employment: 73,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($61,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,950)
--- Napa, CA ($57,890)

#10. Tutors

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $37,810
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,780
- Employment: 147,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Pittsfield, MA ($82,910)
--- Santa Fe, NM ($68,440)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($60,110)

#9. Preschool teachers, except special education

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $38,860
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 391,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
--- Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)

#8. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $52,970
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,490
- Employment: 120,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($95,420)
--- Kingston, NY ($92,160)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,490)

#7. Elementary school teachers, except special education

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $53,300
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)

#6. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $53,500
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 187,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($102,210)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,730)
--- Chico, CA ($88,430)

#5. Librarians and media collections specialists

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,320
- #293 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- Employment: 127,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,990)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($89,220)

#4. Special education teachers, secondary school

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,570
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,100
- Employment: 145,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($110,320)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($106,590)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($103,540)

#3. Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $55,530
- #340 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- Employment: 1,020,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,010)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($101,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($97,490)

#2. Special education teachers, middle school

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $56,080
- #193 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- Employment: 79,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,940)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($94,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($94,140)

#1. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
- Annual mean salary: $56,510
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- Employment: 592,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bakersfield, CA ($109,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,280)
--- Yuba City, CA ($94,480)

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