The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social and human service assistants 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 | $33,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants 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 $47,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,920 | 4.28% | 25.93% |
| 2021 | $38,210 | 3.32% | - |
| 2020 | $36,940 | 1.84% | - |
| 2019 | $36,260 | 3.06% | - |
| 2018 | $35,150 | 3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $33,900 | 9.88% | - |
| 2016 | $30,550 | 3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $29,610 | -3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $30,650 | -0.62% | - |
| 2013 | $30,840 | 4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $29,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,920, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $41,310). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Lewiston-Auburn is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area |