Electrician salary in Lewiston, ME
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Electricians in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $78,430 a year, or $37.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,790. Across all of Maine, the median is $75,380, so Lewiston pays 4% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $26.19/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 410
- After cost of living
- $82,790
- Median hourly pay
- $37.71/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +24%
- vs Maine median
- +4%
Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $54,470–$62,000$26.19–$29.81/hr | |
| Journeyman | $78,430$37.71/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $92,730–$98,790$44.58–$47.50/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Lewiston, ME compares
- Lewiston has the highest electrician median of the 3 Maine metro areas with published pay.
- Electricians are more concentrated in the Lewiston area than nationally: 8.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $98,790, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $54,470: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do electricians make in Lewiston, ME?
- Electricians in the Lewiston–Auburn, ME area earn a median of $78,430 a year, or $37.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $98,790.
- How much do electricians make an hour in Lewiston, ME?
- The median hourly wage is $37.71. The middle half earn between $29.81 and $44.58 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice electricians make in Lewiston, ME?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.19 an hour ($54,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.81.
- How much does a journeyman electrician make in Lewiston, ME?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $78,430 a year ($37.71 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $92,730–$98,790.
- Do electricians make more in Lewiston or Portland?
- Lewiston pays more: the median is $78,430 in Lewiston and $71,660 in Portland, a 9% difference.
- How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Maine?
- The Lewiston median of $78,430 is 4% more than the Maine median of $75,380.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 30340 (Lewiston-Auburn, ME). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures