The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lewiston-Auburn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,630 | 10.86% | 23.30% |
| 2021 | $49,590 | -0.06% | - |
| 2020 | $49,620 | 1.37% | - |
| 2019 | $48,940 | -3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $50,810 | 8.40% | - |
| 2017 | $46,540 | 8.47% | - |
| 2016 | $42,600 | 0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $42,550 | -1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $43,020 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $42,650 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $42,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,630, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $58,510). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lewiston-Auburn is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |